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Q: How long do I have to file a case against my landlord?

I was incarcerated on the 5 th October 2024 while I was you jail .my personal property was stolen out of my private room . My

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Nov 12, 2024

It is not clear to me whether you have valid claims but if so, the likely most important thing you can do right now is to document everything as fully as you can. Notices, documents, witnesses, pictures, etc as well as proof of what you lost and its value. You have 1 year after the event to sue... View More

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Q: Oregon, can landlord deduct $1000 repairs from security deposit instead of Billing tenant directly while living there?

Oregon tenant law, Landlord completed $1000 worth of repairs to property deducted the total from security deposit instead of billing tenant directly. Now he says tenant needs to repay the $1,000 to fill up the security deposit again. Tenant is on a 1 year lease until 1/1/25. Is it legal for the... View More

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Nov 6, 2024

The security deposit is to cover the costs of damages that the tenant is responsible for. A landlord is free to charge against it anytime and to require the tenant to restore the deposit's balance. You can request proof of the charges but this means the landlord doesn't have to advance... View More

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Q: If I co-own my house with someone else, can they make my roommate sign a rental agreement to pay them rent?

My roommate has lived with me for years. The house was signed over to us by my step dad after my mom died. My moms wishes were for me to get the house, but he added my aunt because she helped him out after her death. I continue to live in the house, with my step dad and my roommate who was there... View More

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Q: Can a person I lived with until a no contact order was placed against me, legally say that my car and personal belonging

We're abandoned by me and give them away even though I was not allowed on the property without a civil officer which I was in process of obtaining within 48 hrs of being kicked out ? What are my right?

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answered on Oct 6, 2024

In your situation, the person you lived with cannot legally declare your car and personal belongings abandoned just because you're under a no-contact order. Being barred from the property doesn’t mean you’ve given up your rights to your possessions. You still have legal ownership over your... View More

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Q: I need some help My step son rented my home from 1999 to 2008.. He now says I used the rental for illegal enrichment.

The rent was $500 per month. Around 2004 he asked if he do lease to buy. I did not agree verbally or written contract. I said if I see improvements I would not raise the rent. In the spring of 2008, he was getting behind on the rent and had two people move in. In July he decided to move out. And... View More

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Sep 21, 2024

I'm not clear what he alleges, why he thinks he has claims against you, or what they may be. However it sounds as if 16 years have passed since any claim he might have arose. That far exceeds any statute of limitations that could apply. It's very unlikely that he can win any legal claims... View More

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Q: Can my building force me to pay for and use a trash service that was not included in my original lease addendum?

My building has a valet trash service that picks up trash outside our doors each evening. I signed an addendum for that service when I signed my lease. They changed the service now requiring tenants to schedule a pick up time and hand their trash directly to the pickup person. I always carry my... View More

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answered on Sep 19, 2024

Are you month to month or under a long term lease? If the lease addendum lays out the specific service that they provide (leave trash outside your apt and we pick it up each night, or some such) then that's what they need to provide for the term of your lease. If they aren't able to... View More

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Q: In oregon, can I record my landlord in my bedrooms, kitchen, and livingroom without their knowledge or permission?

To clarify, I'm asking about video recording with audio.

Calvin A. Knickerbocker III
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answered on Sep 15, 2024

In Oregon, the law regarding recording conversations or activities in private areas like bedrooms, kitchens, and living rooms without the consent of all parties involved is complex due to recent legal developments:

General Law: Oregon law traditionally required the consent of all parties...
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Q: set to move out on Sept 23rd. Gave our landlord 30 day notice on aug 22nd. Rent is due on the 1st. will it be prorated?

We move out by the 23rd of September, gave our 30 day notice on the 22nd. Rent is due the 1st of each month. Will we have to pay for all of September, or just through the 23rd? We are moving because we have had bed bugs for 6 months and they have done little to nothing to solve the problem(they... View More

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Sep 4, 2024

First, depending upon the details, notice given to the landlord, etc., you may have claims back at the landlord for failing to remedy the bedbug issues. If you want to consider that, review things with a local landlord-tenant attorney.

As for pro-rating the rent, yes, if you have noticed...
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Q: Is it legal for my landlord to charge me for water and sewer when my neighbor provides me water with his well
Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Sep 4, 2024

What does your lease say? Your landlord's water is presumably metered and hooked up to your pipes. How is the neighbor's water acquired? Do you have septic or does your neighbor provide some sort of sewer service as well? Since water and sewer are frequently billed together by the... View More

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Q: My landlord told me tonight that I am evicted because I had somebody over here to help me do yard work

I have no lease and I've been here a year in August and my rent is paid through July and when he comes here he never gives me no notice and then he stays here in the home but I told him that he can no longer do that I need a 24-hour notice before he shows up and he can't stay here anymore... View More

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Jun 24, 2024

You don't post anywhere near enough information to be able to meaningfully advise you. What type of tenancy - month to month or fixed term? How long have you been renting there? Regardless, he can't even start to evict you without serving you with written notice terminating your tenancy.

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Q: May a landlord use word of mouth to coerce tenants into moving out?

Is it alright for a landlord to declare to tenants an intent to place their home up for sale at an unknown year in the future, so they will begin moving out as soon as possible?

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Jun 12, 2024

Of course a landlord may share their anticipated plans with a tenant. It can help everyone plan. The landlord must still issue the correct written notice etc when the time comes.

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: In Oregon state, if breaking a lease (90+ days before move-in), what is the landlord's obligation to find a new tenant?

Rental is an apartment building, whose manager claims there is a waitlist to get in. However, they will not advertise nor communicate lease takeover availability to the waitlist, because they are charging higher rent than what's in the lease. Lease was signed 10 months before move-in date.... View More

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Jun 11, 2024

Much depends upon what the lease says. IF it contains an early termination penalty clause, the landlord is free to assess up to a 1 1/2 mo rent penalty for early termination, according to the written lease provisions. If there is no such pre-payment penalty, the existing tenant can be on the hook... View More

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Q: I moved in on 10/01/21 got rental agreement on 12/12/23. How many months can they go back

I kept asking for the agreement Never got one until12/12/24.cityof mcminnville won't Put into name. Requested for over a name

How mony moths can they go back to colle beforect

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answered on Jun 15, 2024

If you moved in on October 1, 2021, and did not receive a rental agreement until December 12, 2023, the landlord's ability to retroactively collect rent can depend on local and state laws. Generally, without a signed rental agreement, the landlord may still be entitled to collect rent for the... View More

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Q: Can my lanord start eviction process on the weekend- multnomah county oregon

I live in portland, oregon and am on section 8. On the 5th of this month, my landlord informed me section 8 did not pay my rent this month and when she called they told her my recertification was 6 mnths late. She then told me I was responsible for the entire rent amount or she would start... View More

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Jun 9, 2024

No worries. Eviction suits can only be filed Mon-Fri. Plus they can't file without first having given you a 10 day (no longer just 72 hr) written notice, containing all the required information and having it lawfully served. Even then, once an eviction suit is filed, your first court... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: Is it legal to terminate due to unpaid utilities if utilities is not in name that is on apartment.
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answered on Jun 10, 2024

Terminating a tenancy due to unpaid utilities when the utilities are not in the tenant's name can be complex and often depends on the lease agreement and local laws. If the lease explicitly states that the tenant is responsible for paying utilities, then failing to pay them could be considered... View More

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Q: My 1-year lease expires on 7/31. Have not received notice or renewal offer yet. Can they raise rent on new lease offer?

City: Gresham, OR (Multnomah County), have been in unit for more than 5 years already, no violations or late payments, - If they don't send renewal by 6/1, what should I do?

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on May 21, 2024

You need to carefully read your lease regarding renewal and termination. Some leases terminate automatically unless the parties have agreed to renew it. Most automatically roll into becoming a month to month if there's no agreed renewal of the fixed term lease. Still others require at least X... View More

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Q: Can a landlord deny heat, not give copy of lease agreement ,favor other tenants, not reply to emails, 90.392(3) ?

These people are boldly lawless. They have lied to us many times, allowed their friend/tenant to stalk my daughter, never clean up his messes, said his stalking wasn’t illegal & his messes aren’t lease violations. The situation escalated & we argued with Ben, he told my daughter he... View More

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on May 19, 2024

If you are out tomorrow, the on-going problems sound to be resolved. You may or may not have claims against them so once you are out and resettled, consider reviewing everything with a local landlord-tenant attorney. You have up to a year after an event occurs to bring suit before the statute of... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant and Banking for Oregon on
Q: was offered sum of money to help relocate within 30 days. If the bank defaults on that agreement, do i have rights?

they said it would be paid to me 15 days prior to the 30 day date. That would give us 2 weeks put that money down as a deposit and move out of a house we have been living in for 7 years. (That is a lot of stuff!) But it is now 2 days past that promised date...Should we be granted an extension of... View More

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answered on May 27, 2024

If the bank has defaulted on their agreement to provide relocation funds, you do have rights. It's important to review any written agreement or correspondence you have with the bank regarding this promise. Documentation will be essential if you need to take legal action or negotiate an... View More

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Q: Landlord's lawyer constantly demanding records, landlord hasn't instructed me to talk to lawyer no lease.

We moved in with the understanding "Rick" is our landlord. After living here a year, Rick's brother "Jim" and Jim's wife "Stacy" started playing the role of landlords too. Then Jim and Stacy's lawyer also begins emailing me constantly demanding our out... View More

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on May 5, 2024

You ignore an attorney at your own peril and they could be risking the loss of their law license if they told you that they represent someone when they don't. Without a written lease, you have to be on a month to month tenancy. So if you have been there less than a year, and are not within... View More

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Q: Can a landlord to take pictures, drive around and park near rental property and spy on tenants? Is that harassment?
Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Apr 29, 2024

Just like any other person on the planet, yes.

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