Portland, OR asked in Landlord - Tenant for Oregon

Q: My landlord notified me via text message of a 5% rent increase on 7/5/21 to start 9/1/21.Despite me requesting for

Written Notification twice since then he has not responded.This is in the city of Portland.We have no written contract, I've been here over 10 years,paying month-to-month. Is this legal and what is my recourse?

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

A: You may wish to just stay quiet - and stop pushing for a written notice - since the notice is invalid both because it provides less than 90 days advanced notice and because it was not a written notice. The sooner the landlord realizes his error, the sooner he will correct it - and the sooner you will have to start paying increased rent. If he tries to enforce the notice, you may have claims against him. If you happen to be within the Portland city limits, you likely already have claims against the landlord, possibly up to three months rent, plus attorney's fees and court costs; perhaps even more. So definitely document everything as fully as you can and then consider reviewing everything with a local landlord-tenant attorney to determine what, if any, claims you may have and how to best proceed. Good luck.

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