Q: What is considered a substantial change on a lease?
For Portland, Oregon relocation fee ordinance one way to offset the landlord paying the relocation fee is a substantial change in the lease.
I can't find anything information what substantial changes would be. Can anyone give me some clarification?
A: Actually, if you are otherwise subject to the relocation assistance requirements, the payment obligation is triggered if the landlord refuses to renew a lease on substantially similar terms - so any substantial changes in lease terms would make a landlord liable for the payment. As to what constitutes a substantially different term, there is no specific list or definition. In the end, it is up to a Judge or Jury to decide and thus, like many if not all things in the civil legal world and life, you make your best guess and are subject to the consequences. There are no guarantees.
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