Happy Valley, OR asked in Landlord - Tenant for Oregon

Q: My son needs an land lord/ tenet attorney. He got a text message saying he had to move or they would move his stuff.

The landlords have brought people to my sons rental to strong arm him, damanded to enter, left people on the property to intimidate him till all hours of night . My son does not have alot of money need some help now.

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Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
Answered
  • Landlord Tenant Lawyer
  • Portland, OR
  • Licensed in Oregon

A: Text messages are NOT lawful notice of termination of a tenancy nor can a landlord lawfully remove a tenant's personal property until after the tenant has vacated and the landlord has provided written notice and opportunity for the tenant to come claim said property. Nor are landlord's allowed to harass tenants at unreasonable hours. The biggest thing your son can do at the moment is to record all the details of any questionable actions - dates, times, witnesses, what was said/done, etc. Pictures if relevant are good too. That all aside though, it does sound as if your son could benefit from reviewing everything with a local landlord-tenant attorney. An initial interview session will likely establish his options and/or a game plan for how to best go forth. While there may be a charge for the initial interview, IF the landlord's actions are as egregious as you make them sound to be, then an attorney may be willing to take the case on a contingency wherein your son would not owe anything further as attorney's fees but rather the attorney would rely upon collecting his fees from the landlord upon either prevailing in court or settling outside of court. All that is likely to be covered in the initial interview as well. Good luck.

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