I know of no requirement that a tenant's address be on the rent increase notice per se, assuming you only rent one dwelling unit from that landlord. Other issues, however may or may not invalidate the notice - amount of increase; when and how much any previous rent raise occurred; how long... View More

It depends upon how large the prior rent increase was - a landlord cannot increase rent more than 10% over a rolling 12 month period without incurring the relocation assistance payment obligation in Portland. That said, if the last rent increase was 10 months ago, and they are giving a 90 day... View More

Assuming Mom is on a month to month tenancy and not within the Portland city limits, the landlord likely has the right to do exactly what you say they have done IF the tenancy is being terminated because the landlord intends to undertake repairs or renovations to the dwelling unit within a... View More

Yes, I think you do owe them the month's rent payment, assuming you are not exempt from having to pay it to begin with. The statute reads that you were supposed to include that payment with your termination notice which, as I understand your posting, occurred before they responded with their... View More

Assuming you are on a month to month tenancy, a minimum of 30 days advanced WRITTEN notice (NOT email, text, etc.). If served by mail, it must be mailed regular first class mail - not Certified - and you must add an additional 4 days, including the day of mailing.

Rodent's are a habitability issue, thus the landlord needs to as a general proposition.

No, I would not consider wiping out the fridge and removing a few screws (how MANY screws are we talking about?) to justify charging you $1000. That said, one would need to do a careful analysis of the landlord's accounting to determine whether it is worth suing over in court. Consider... View More

It all depends upon what you mean. Neither your's not your landlord's verbal termination of tenancy notice is valid or enforceable. You would owe a minimum of 30 days prior WRITTEN (not email, text, etc) notice to him and he owes you at least 90 days prior written notice to terminate your... View More

It depends upon what sort of a late fee he is assessing - once a month; 5 days late at a time or part thereof; daily; etc. Regardless, in order to charge any late fee, it must be specified in your written rental agreement along with the method and/or amount to be charged and starting upon what... View More

Your solution should have been to force the manager to comply with his obligations to correct the problem, not break your lease terms to try to do the job yourself. Perhaps a Judge will let you off the hook if it comes to that but that is a true gamble and one which could end up with you being... View More

Assuming you are talking about being in landlord-tenant court, be sure the Judge knows you are already out. As long as that is true, the case against you should be dismissed (all landlord-tenant court does is decide who is entitled to possession - the tenant or the landlord. If you are already out... View More

Ultimately it would be up to the Judge to determine but I think the better argument is that rent is defined to mean "any payment to be made to the landlord under the rental agreement, periodic or otherwise, in exchange for the right of a tenant and any permitted pet to occupy a dwelling unit... View More

It depends - there are a variety of legal methods of computing and charging late fees. All, however, require that they first be specified in written rental agreement or they are not valid. Check your lease to see what it says and then, if you still have questions, consult a local landlord-tenant... View More

First, it depends if your rental dwelling is within the Portland city limits. If so, with the 90 day no cause termination notice should have come not only notice of your rights but also notice of how much you specifically have coming. The amount depends upon how many bedrooms you are renting.... View More

It sounds as if the landlord is trying to charge a per day late fee - which is only legal if that is explicitly specified in the written lease. Even then, a per day late fee charge cannot exceed 6% of a reasonable once a month late fee - i.e. if a reasonable monthly late fee is $100, then the... View More

It is unclear whether this is still in an informal state of resolution or if you are being sued in court. Either way, you likely do indeed need the aid of a landlord-tenant attorney. Simply make an appointment to review everything with a local one and see where you go from there.

Assuming your 60 day notice was otherwise fully valid and lawfully served, the new landlord-tenant bill signed by the Governor on Feb. 28 does not invalidate your notice - it applies to those notices issued on Feb 28 or later only.

No one can tell you whether the notice is valid without seeing it but first, the governor signed the bill into law, and it became effective, Thursday, Feb. 28, so if your notice was postmarked on Feb 26, it is not defective because of the date it was issued. If you want to know for sure, you need... View More

You need to review everything in detail with a landlord-tenant attorney to determine exactly what remedies you may qualify for and how to best implement them. IF you truly are owed back rent, the remedy is service of a 72 hr notice and evict if not paid or vacated. That is all the a 72 hour... View More

The new law went into effect immediately upon signing today but do realize that it is a 7% plus inflation cap on rent increases.