Q: Am I protected under landlord retaliation laws if landlord threatens to raise rent because I wont sign year lease?
Landlord threatened to raise rent, which cannot happen because I'm within the first year of month to month lease. If he tries to evict me and my family because I will not sign year lease, am I protected under landlord retaliation laws? Thanks!
A: Everything is very case and fact specific so all I can tell you is that 1) retaliation cases are very difficult for a tenant to win, and they have the burden of proof; 2) in general, a landlord has a perfect right to require a tenant to sign a fixed-term lease or to terminate their month to month tenancy if they do not. You are correct however that they cannot raise rent during the first 12 months of a month to month tenancy and even thereafter, they must comply with all the statutory requirements for proper notice and, if you are within the city limits of Portland, the relocation assistance payment rules.
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