IF you are allowed to also pay in cash or check, without a surcharge, and the credit card processing company charges the landlord $50 to process your payment, it may (or may not) be legal (the law specifies it may be legal under the above circumstances for the landlord to pass along charges for... View More

You will likely be evicted if you fail to pay a valid increased rent. IF there are serious repairs that need doing, or other such maintenance, you need to document your situation and lean on the landlord. If that does not solve the problem, consider reviewing it all with a local landlord-tenant... View More

It all depends upon the details. Are you talking residential or commercial? Who is evicting you - the master landlord or your landlord, the guy that rented you the building to begin with?

What does your lease say about subletting? Is this residential or commercial? Is there a question here?

Not clear why your landlord was paying you relocation money in May if you are still there, nor the reason the check bounced - one would presume that it was not for insufficient funds if the landlord was the Clackamas Housing Authority. It sounds as if the Housing Authority, for whatever reason,... View More

In Oregon, monthly rent is pro-rated by the day - by law. Sometimes landlord's like to charge a new tenant a full month's rent upon move-in and then pro-rate the next month's rent for the the actual number of days the new tenant was in possession during their first partial month.... View More

First, there is no such thing as a non-refundable deposit. If it is non-refundable, it is a fee. If it is refundable under any conditions, then it is a deposit, but the two are mutually exclusive. That said, you don't say exactly what the $500 was for. Legally it could be for screening or... View More

Of course he can claim it - his problem is likely to be proving it if there are no written terms to refer to. These appear to be separate issues. A landlord can terminate your month to month tenancy with 30 days notice during your first year of occupancy (assuming you are not inside Portland city... View More

You may wish to just stay quiet - and stop pushing for a written notice - since the notice is invalid both because it provides less than 90 days advanced notice and because it was not a written notice. The sooner the landlord realizes his error, the sooner he will correct it - and the sooner you... View More

You need to review everything with a local landlord-tenant attorney. First, rent cannot be increased during your first year of tenancy, nor can it be increased more than 9.2% over any 12 month rolling period - both of which sound to be violated. Plus any rent increase requires at least 90 days... View More

It depends upon whether the landlord needs to enter your space. If so, at least 24 hrs advanced notice is required. Otherwise, no. Not clear what your point is re AC - of course your apartment was excessively hotter in July than in June. It was hotter outside and triple digit temperatures tend... View More

If the landlord shut off your hot water, unless it was for repairs, you may have claims. Lying under oath generally is a crime - one that happens everyday in every court but which is very rarely prosecuted. If you can prove the hot water shut off, you may want to review everything with a local... View More

It is unclear what, if anything, you are asking. You apparently already have an attorney and they are the person to talk with - they know your case better than anyone reading a few paragraphs in an on-line forum. If you no longer trust your attorney, fire them and get a new one that you do trust.

Your posting does not begin to provide enough information to even understand what is going on, let alone analyze the legal positions. Subleasing is usually prohibited in most - but not all - residential leases, at least without the true landlord's written permission. Beyond that, landlords... View More

You do not have to let prospective tenants tour your home - but be sure to tell your landlord no and be able to prove it. If they enter anyway, document it since it likely is worth a month's rent to you. If you have no signed, written lease, you are on a month to month tenancy. You have to... View More

Your landlord's actions appear to be highly suspect but more exact details are needed to know much. Charging a late fee in June 2020 may or may not have been legal (it became unlawful to charge late fees during Covid but I don't recall the effective date off the top of my head). Any... View More

Assuming you are talking about residential landlord-tenant in Oregon, and assuming there was no actual emergency justifying entry, a landlord or their representative has to provide you at least 24 hrs advanced notice of their intent to enter. You are free to deny entry so long as you do not do so... View More

The first thing to check is your written lease - most leases have a abandonment clause terminating a tenancy after 7 or 14 days of being gone without having provided advanced notice to the landlord. Regardless, if they have obtained a new primary residence, I would argue that is proof positive... View More

Generally it is unlikely to matter given that the owner can designate anyone to represent them and be their agent in managing a rental property. And that person can also delegate part or all of the job to someone else, and so on. So even if wife was originally designated as Manager, she can pass... View More

A landlord has to provide at least 24 hr notice of his intent to enter - which it sounds as if he has. You should be free to deny entry to any specific person as long as you notify the landlord before or at the time of their arrival.