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1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: Can I break my lease without being penalized?

Regarding my current situation with my rental property in Oregon, I submitted a maintenance request on March 3rd concerning a leak I suspect is coming from the toilet in my bathroom. Despite almost three weeks passing, I have not received any contact from management. The situation has worsened to... View More

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answered on Mar 26, 2024

In Oregon, tenants have rights when it comes to habitable living conditions. If your rental property has severe issues like leaks leading to sewage exposure, this could be considered a violation of habitability standards. Document the problem thoroughly, with photos and records of communication... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law, Civil Litigation and Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: How and when do I make my case for 2x damages? And was does it mean to file my judgement?

I won a retaliatory eviction cames against my landlord on appeal. The judges decision was to return property to me.

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answered on Mar 26, 2024

To make your case for 2x damages, you should present evidence and arguments at the appropriate stage in your legal proceedings, often during the damages phase after liability has been established. This typically involves submitting detailed documentation of your losses and arguing how they meet the... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights, Elder Law and Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: I have a friend who has uninvited people staying in a trailer in his back yard. Two barrels of human wasted sitting,

garbage bags left. His blind and confined to a wheelchair. They will not leave.. do not pay rent. What can he do. He is renting.

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answered on Mar 15, 2024

Your friend should contact the landlord or property manager immediately to report the unauthorized occupants and the unsanitary conditions. It's the landlord's responsibility to ensure that the property is safe and habitable, and they may need to take action to remove the uninvited... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant and Libel & Slander for Oregon on
Q: I rent a room. Was served restraining order removing me from home. How do I respond? Only have 30 days. I live in Dayton

Respondent says I tried to push her down stairs, causing her to fear for her safety. She told me" all I have to do is say you hit me and you will be forced to move".

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: What tenant rights does my ex wife have or her roommates have after I buy her out?

My ex wife is living in the family home and reimbursing me for the mortgage. She has two roommates that have been there for over a year. One pays weekly rent. The other may be some kind of trade. I don’t think there is a formal rental agreement either.

I am planning on buying her out in... View More

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

Your concerns are likely justified. If she is a part owner, she is not a tenant and has no tenant rights (at unless you give them to her by allowing her to stay past the statutory period. The others sound to be valid tenants - but whose? If you co-own the house, then yes you already are a landlord... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: Ptld OR:Tenants refusing to entry to yard for necessary maintenance to main plumbing pipe replacement. What can I do?

There is only entrance to the main plumbing supply pipe. To replace 47 years old end of life pipe, the only way to anccess is digging underneath the unit from exterior side of tenants porch. It took approximately 2-3 days to dig for 20 ft creating clawl spaces, access and replace the 6 ft the main... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: I live in Portland Oregon. I would like to evict a tenant.

Can I have my processor/attorney attache the eviction notice to the main public entry door to the apartments, or do I have to have it put on the tenants front door to their apartment within the actual apartment complex?

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Q: I own a private home. July 2023 I let a friend to move in because no job & DUII. We have no contract. Can I evict him.

We met in Nov 2020. He has lived with me off and on. I finding it difficult maintaining the home. I’m 71, he is 36.

I agreed to help him with some of his bills totaling $395 per month. He works 18 hrs per week, attends a diversion class 3 nights s week for his DUII. He can become... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant and Legal Malpractice for Oregon on
Q: What to do if your attorney lied to u and did not realy did nothing for u when land lord turned off power for 3 days &6

Months no hot water leagal aid did this to me & bar association is ran by leagal aid .. where to turn to niw

Theressa Hollis
Theressa Hollis
answered on Mar 13, 2024

The Oregon State Bar Association is not run by Legal Aid. You can use this webpage to submit a complaint about your attorney's conduct: https://www.osbar.org/secured/cao_attorneycomplaints.asp

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: Is a voluntary vacate agreement the same as an eviction notice?

My grandmother's house was recently obtained by Fannie Mae after the foreclosure of the property. They sent us a Voluntary vacate agreement that we signed; however, due to the shortage of housing in the area, we probably won't be able to make it out of the due date, and we were worried... View More

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answered on Feb 23, 2024

A voluntary vacate agreement and an eviction notice serve different purposes in the context of housing laws. When you sign a voluntary vacate agreement, you're agreeing to leave the property by a specified date, usually in exchange for certain benefits, such as a waiver of owed rent or a cash... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: What was the allowed rent increase for homes within the city of Portland, Oregon for 2023?..

Ive been told it was 14% and then went down to 10% about July of that year statewide.. however, the city of Portland had its own guidelines which made it 10%.. im within the city of Portland and mine was raised 14%..

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Feb 13, 2024

Actually, Portland uses 10% not as a rent cap but rather if more than 10% rent increase, a tenant could refuse, move out and force the landlord to pay relocation assistance. It also required the landlord to include a variety of notices of tenants rights with the rent raising notice.

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: I am being threatened and illegally being evicted , it's a good case but I don't know what to do

I have police that will testify and lots of evidence to support my case.

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Feb 13, 2024

You make an appointment and review everything with a local landlord-tenant attorney. If you can show financial need, contact the Oregon Law Center for free or reduced cost legal advice.

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: Can my landlord say that you have to have our papers filled by a doctor to verify you have an ESA animal? Illegal?
Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Feb 10, 2024

An emotional support animal is "prescribed" by a doctor. So yes, you can be required to produce a letter from your doc prescribing the ESA. It does not have to say why or details of your case.

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: We own rental house in Portland Oregon and would like to end our fixed-term lease with the current tenant.

This is the first year of the lease, which expires 3/31/24. Can we terminate the lease without cause, and if not, what are the reasons we can terminate a lease during the first year of tenancy without having to pay relocation fees? Thank you!

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Jan 29, 2024

You need to start with what the written lease says about termination and/or renewal of the tenancy. Some leases automatically renew unless one of the parties provides notice of their intent to not renew - usually with a minimum advanced time period for such notice (30 days, 60 days, etc.). Under... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant and Real Estate Law for Oregon on
Q: Can a person that had power of attorney have control after death?( without filing paperwork for executor of estate)
Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Dec 25, 2023

Yes, if separately given. A Power of Attorney expires the moment the person it is for expires. It automatically terminates at the moment of death.

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: My land lord and I have no contract but he is over charging me for utilities and won't show me the bill .

Paying$600 for utilities now he's kicking me out. He's now charging me for storage.can he do that

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Dec 20, 2023

You need to review everything with a local landlord-tenant attorney. He may or may not have the right to charge you for utilities (separately metered?) and cannot just start charging you for other, non-agreed to charges.

1 Answer | Asked in Real Estate Law and Landlord - Tenant for Oregon on
Q: I paid a 1200.00 deposit. Gave 30 day notice I was leaving. I cleaned everything. I have pictures and I receive 100.00

Also landlord sent me a letter stating I left things ɓehind. I have witnesses. How should I dispute this.

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Dec 13, 2023

If you dispute the amount taken from your deposit, you are free to sue the landlord for twice the amount wrongfully withheld

You can do this in small claims court if it totals less than $10,000 or in regular circuit court for any amount though you likely want an attorney for that.

2 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant and Personal Injury for Oregon on
Q: I'm in a ongoing evuction from a landlord whos daughter asultes my son who is under age habe an restraining order on her

One side is hers one sidr is mine can I rent out a unoccupied room On my side if its unoccupied

Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
answered on Dec 8, 2023

You most likely cannot rent out any part of your leased rental dwelling without the landlord's express permission - almost every residential lease contains a no subletting clause. If you are in danger of being evicted, for any reason, you wouldn't want to rent or sub-let anything at the... View More

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