Q: My landlord gave me a 10 day no cause eviction notice. LL locked me out of the house. Landlord then packed up
The remainder of my belongings and requested i come get my stuff and remove it from her property. I still have 5days left and inwas given a 24hr notice
A: Assuming you are referring to residential landlord-tenant in Oregon, there IS no such thing as a 10 day no cause termination of tenancy notice - you are entitled to 90 days prior written notice and even then only for a permissible reason. Locking you out is not lawful and likely entitles you to recover up to 2 months rent, plus your court costs and attorney's fees. You may wish to retrieve your property when you can to protect it. But the landlord has no right to dispose of your property without having gone through all the notices and procedures required by ORS 90.425 - and that only starts after the tenant has restored possession to the landlord. So consider reviewing everything with a local landlord-tenant attorney. Good luck.
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