The first question is whether there is any sort of landlord-tenant relationship between the "guest" and the home owner. If there is, then yes, all landlord-tenant laws apply. If however, the guest has never paid rent and never agreed to pay rent or to otherwise provide service in lieu... View More

You don't say HOW you received it. The date on the Notice does not matter - what matters is when it was served to you. It could only have lawfully been served to you, assuming it is otherwise a lawful notice with the required information, by personally handing it to you (that would then be... View More

Management companies work for owners so I am not understanding your posting in general. Owners are not required to take security deposits. Regardless, if it is a no cause termination notice it cannot currently be legally issued to you and should be unenforceable as well as it's issuance being... View More

I am not quite clear what you are asking regarding your now being on a lease. IF there is a landlord-tenant relationship between you (regardless of whether the landlord also has another form of relationship with you - parent, lover, friend, etc.), then only the landlord has the right to try to... View More

IF you have been there for more than a year, then the landlord MUST provide you at least 90 days advanced written notice that they do not intend to renew your lease and then only for a statutorily permitted reason. It sounds as if you have not gotten at least 90 days advanced notice; any... View More

It is not clear why the City "took over the house" or why you "lost everything" and were left homeless or particularly why you would return to such an environment after having been removed. Nor is it clear why the virus situation means you "are stuck with them". The... View More

Relax - the Governor has banned enforcing any evictions until at least after June 20, with that date subject to change as the pandemic develops. After that, it is currently unclear how the courts will treat tenants in your situation, though since there are at least hundreds of them across the... View More

Simply thank her for her efforts but tell her you have made your own plans. Then ignore her and any further intrusions.

You don't say where in Oregon you are; nor the permitted reason for the termination of your tenancy; nor the date you were served. All could arguably make a difference. That said, no one can be kicked out by the court until after June 20 per the Governor's Order (with the date subject... View More

First, no, any sort of valid termination of tenancy notice has to be in writing (as in on paper), contain all the mandatory information and be lawfully served. Depending upon the exact details, you may be owed at least 90 days advanced written notice.

On top of this, it currently is not... View More

No, if you provide a valid and enforceable notice of termination, you only need to pay rent through that last day. In this case, that would mean you need only pay June rent on a pro-rated basis (presumably through June 14 if served on May 15 and is for exactly 30 days).

IF it is a 90 day notice, for doing renovations, it is a no cause notice and if it was served to you anytime in April, it is both unlawful and unenforceable. No such notice can be given between April 1st and June 20, with the ending date being subject to change as the pandemic becomes clearer.... View More

The simple answer is you don't. First, who does he pay his rent to? You or the landlord directly? If to the landlord, it is between him and the landlord. If to you, you may legally be his landlord - with all the duties and obligations of any landlord. Next, only a landlord can seek to... View More

Sure they can as long as they give you at least 24 hrs advanced notice before entering. You, however, are also free to say "no, please do not enter" and they have to respect that. Any tenant can always refuse entry to a landlord (or anyone else except police with a warrant) by simply... View More

First, be sure you have documented everything - the habitability violations and your requests for maintenance and yes, document EVERY request you have made (and put future maintenance requests in writing). Try calling your city building code inspectors to see whether they will come inspect and... View More

At the moment, the courts are essentially closed for civil cases until at least April 30th, subject to extension. The Governor has prohibited law enforcement from evicting anyone for non-payment of rent or without cause until at least June 20, 2020. You say your agreement to move out is based... View More

IF you can prove that utilities are included in the rent, and that they are shut off because of the landlord, tell the landlord to immediately fix the problem and/or consider reviewing everything with a local landlord-tenant attorney. That simply is not right. Nor is it lawful.

Landlords are not required to state a reason for entry when giving 24 hr. notice. You are not required to allow them entry so long as you are not unreasonable in denying it to them. I do not believe any Judge would consider it unreasonable to deny non-emergency entry during the Covid-19 pandemic.... View More

First, understand that you have arguably committed a criminal misdemeanor by violating the Governor's moratorium on residential evictions. Secondly, ANY error in the contents or service of a 72 hr notice will likely render it defective, void, and unenforceable. If you try, and the tenant or... View More

First, a landlord is NOT exempt from paying relocation assistance unless and until he obtains an exemption letter from the Portland Housing Bureau and serves you a copy of it with whatever termination notice he thinks appropriate. Second, IF the rental dwelling is within the City of Portland... View More