Q: On month to month tenancy in Oregon how many times can landlord raise rent with proper notice?
I'm on month to month tenancy in the dalles Oregon. My landlord has raised the rent 3 times within a years time. Rent is being increased again starting April 2018.
A: A landlord may not raise rent within the first 12 months of a month to month tenancy. After that, they can raise it as frequently, and as high, as they wish so long as they provide at least 90 days prior written notice before the raise becomes effective. If you are within the city limits of Portland, and the landlord raises the rent a total of 10% or more over a rolling 12 month period, and the tenant elects to move instead of paying it, you may be entitled to recover a relocation assistance payment from the landlord IF you give timely notice and jump through the hoops and IF the landlord is not exempt. He is generally exempt if he only owns or has any ownership interest in only one rental unit within the city limits or if the landlord resides in the same dwelling (rents out rooms in his house), etc. Questions? Review it all with a local landlord-tenant attorney.
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