Q: We are renting a home for 3 years in Josephine County. My adult children live there full time and I am there part time.
I just received an email that states she plans to evict us if we do not giver her 30 days notice. There are some other very uncomfortable issues. Rent has always been paid on time. She did an inspection in May took some pictures and now is telling us to get out and not to repair the minor items that need repair. She has refused to provide pest control for the ants. I am looking at the laws and this seems very unreasonable. She is accusing my son and his fiancé of using illicit drugs and they are not using drugs. She saw some spoons, forks and a napkin in a box in a bedroom, and accused them of being drug paraphernalia.
A: You don't say the basis she alleges for being able to evict you. IF you give her 30 days notice it will be enforceable against you and you cannot retract it without her permission. IF you do NOT give her 30 days notice, she likely cannot evict you (since you have been there more than a year) without cause (unless she has permitted reason - only 4 and unlikely). Even then, she has to give you at least 90 days advanced written notice - and written means written, not text, email, etc. If she alleges for cause, such as for drug use, she will have the burden of proving it in court and nothing you have posted comes even close to constituting such proof. You can also go to court and ask the Judge to order her to eradicate the ant problem.
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