Q: In a month to month rental, single family home, what constitutes legal notification of eviction?Is an e-mail sufficient?
A: Absolutely not. To be enforceable, there must be a written notice, containing all the legally required information and which provides the legally minimum amount of notice, and it must be properly and legally served on the tenant. Landlord-tenant law in Oregon is highly technical and any error in either law or procedure risks any eviction law suit being tossed out of court, with the landlord being liable for the tenant's court costs and attorney's fees (potentially thousands of dollars), as well as leaving the tenant in possession and presumably emboldened. Thus a landlord that is not VERY familiar with all the laws and processes is likely to be best off, and likely to save money in the end, by retaining a landlord-tenant attorney to guide them through the process. If you are a tenant instead and only got an email termination of tenancy notice, you likely are free to simply ignore it if you wish. It will most likely be unenforceable. If the landlord attempts to enforce it in court, simply review everything with a landlord-tenant attorney. He/she may well represent you on a contingency where they get paid by the landlord instead of by you. Good luck.
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