Q: Is there a time limit on this where the tenant can recover damages?
He was only out of his unit for 2 days and was living under a temporary occupancy agreement, It involved a domestic dispute where the defendant was shoving the other tenant.
A: There is always a time deadline for filing a claim. What it is depends upon what violation is being claimed and against who. 1 year is the statute for claims arising out of a residential rental agreement or Oregon's Residential Landlord Tenant Act. But negligence is 2 years. Other causes of action will each have their own.
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