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While dealing with car issues on the side of the road, I was approached by a police officer who insisted I provide identification, even after I explained my situation and requested him to move his vehicle. When I declined, stating I hadn't committed a crime, he arrested me for disorderly... View More 
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answered on Apr 26, 2025
I am very sorry that you were forced to endure this event. There may be facts to this event that would change my answer, and if you want to pursue any legal action, you will need to discuss this with an attorney, as you know this is intended to give you a broad idea of what your issue(s) involves.... View More
In Oregon, my landlord often shows up, sometimes without notice, to work on the outside of the house for excessive amounts of time—up to 20 days in a month. The jobs, which could take just a couple of hours, are being dragged out across several days, and it seems like a way to monitor my... View More
answered on Apr 22, 2025
You may or may not have claims for his visiting without at least 24 hrs advanced notice depending upon the exact details. As for frequency, a landlord may enter your property for maintenance and a variety of purposes, normally only with at least 24 hours advanced notice, as often as necessary to... View More
I own a triplex in Gresham, OR, with two tenants. One tenant, currently on a month-to-month lease, will be signing a new lease with a roommate. We've agreed on the rent and security deposit, but I want to specify that the washer, dryer, dishwasher, and blinds are provided "as-is" due... View More
answered on Mar 7, 2025
The general rule is that a landlord has no obligation to provide appliances to a tenant. But if they do, they are obligated to maintain the appliances throughout the term of the rental agreement. Presumably a dwelling rents for more with appliances than without so part of a tenant's rent is... View More
I have lived in my apartment for three years under a fixed-term lease. My current lease ends at the end of this month, and I informed the property management today that I won't be renewing. The lease states that if the ending date falls within the first year of occupancy, I must provide at... View More
answered on Feb 13, 2025
It depends upon what your lease says about termination and whether you are terminating a fixed term lease or a month to month tenancy. Regardless, read your lease. The norm, however, is to require at least 30 days written notice (written means written - NOT email, text, verbal, etc.) and you would... View More
My 12 month lease ended on 12/19 with that months rent being already paid. I provided a 30 day notice on 11/19. I vacated on 12/16 and so I’ve been charged an additional lease break fee and the remaining rent due from between the 17th and the 19th. I had provided a 30 day notice and mentioned... View More
answered on Jan 27, 2025
If your lease terminated 12\19, and you gave written notice you would be out then, you owed rent through 12\19 (assuming your lease doesn't have different termination requirements - check it). But you don't owe any lease break fee and he still owed you a written accounting for your... View More
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
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
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
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
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
To clarify, I'm asking about video recording with audio.
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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... View More
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
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
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... View More
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
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
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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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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
at my apartment.how would she know is she monitoring my mail? the person rivers ocean is my email address not a person I do I go about correcting her.why is she in my mail I never got the mail she sent it back
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answered on Apr 16, 2024
It sounds like there's been a misunderstanding regarding your email address being mistaken for a person. This is not uncommon when email addresses contain names. To clarify this issue with your landlord, the first step would be to communicate directly and explain that "Rivers Ocean"... View More
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