You need to protect yourself by sending your notice/complaint to the landlord in WRITING - yes, on paper, not just electronically, with a date and signature on it, saving a copy and delivering it either personally or by mail. If mail, it MUST be sent by regular first class mail, NOT certified or... View More

You may have a claim but it is a bit unclear. The statute requires that the dwelling have "effective waterproofing and weather protection of roof and exterior walls, including windows and doors". Does weather protection mean just keeping the rain out or does it include drafts as well?... View More

Asking again doesn't change the answer - IF you are responsible for introducing the bugs to the dwelling, the landlord can charge you to eradicate the vermin. If not, no. But they can only charge the actual cost incurred and not as a "fee" but as damages. If you do not timely pay,... View More

Unless you either requested a repair or agreed to the entry, the landlord must provide at least 24 hours advanced notice before entering your home. Further, unless there is a specific provision in your written lease allowing it, email is likely not a valid way to give you 24 hr notice anyway.... View More

First, anything "extra" a landlord charges you is NOT rent and if not paid is not subject to a 72 Hr. Termination of Tenancy Notice for failure to pay rent. It may be subject to a 30 day for cause termination notice if legitimately owed and not timely paid. Second, a landlord can charge... View More

Only if the landlord was somehow involved. But, if I am reading you right, the person just lived there, and in that case, no. You also cannot sue the state because he made money and paid taxes.

You simply haven't provided enough information to be able to meaningfully comment. IF both tenants are on the same rental agreement, then the deposit most likely (subject to the actual language in the rental agreement) covers both tenants and is refundable normally only when the last of the... View More

He should see a local landlord-tenant attorney immediately. Yes, he has rights and no, step-mother had no legal right to either dispossess him of his property or to oust him from her home without first obtaining a court order.

Not as long as they have not violated any of their landlord duties to you. If and when they do, however, then you may have claims against them.

There is no where near enough information here to be able to advise you of your rights. Like most things legal, the exact details and facts make all the difference since in law you can be 99% right and still lose. Have the roommates given you any sort of written notice? If you are within the... View More

Portland's tenant protection laws are kind of nuts right now. You can read about them here.

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/phb/74544

I believe in your situation that you need to follow the notice provisions to be exempt from paying Relocation Assistance.

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Assuming your rental was in Oregon, the new owner is both liable for, and entitled to, the security deposit just the same as the old owner was. To the extent that he alleges damages beyond ordinary wear and tear, he may charge you for it and deduct it from your security deposit, so long as he... View More

If you have been a tenant at the same place for more than a year, you are entitled to at least 60 days notice to have their no cause termination of tenancy be enforceable (90 days if in Portland city limits). You may or may not have other claims against your landlord but the are not likely to be a... View More

Consider reviewing everything with a local landlord-tenant attorney. He can't evict you for failing to pay rent without first issuing you a 72 hour notice - and he has to accept rent if paid within that 72 hrs. Further, if he has accepted rent for 3 or more months knowing that your wife was... View More

I don't know that there is case law on the subject but my guess is that a Judge would rule yes, the purpose of the notice is to alert the tenant to the landlord's entry in case the tenant wishes to be present. Presumably the tenant can legally limit the scope of the inspection but must... View More

Your local city or county may have a building inspection program - if so, you might try filing a complaint and seeing if they will send an inspector out to document the habitability violations and potentially fine the landlord until compliance is achieved.

As for withholding rent - bad idea... View More

It depends upon the exact wording but if the required information is included, it would seem to be adequate notice. The rule is at least 90 days prior written notice; here they arguably provided 1 year prior written notice.

It depends upon whether you pay, or ever agreed to pay, rent and thus have a landlord-tenant relationship with the owner. If so, you have all the rights of a tenant meaning he cannot remove you without providing at least 60 days prior written notice and then, if you have not vacated, he has to go... View More

You cannot start an eviction until after the deadline passes and the tenant still remains. Then you must file to evict and evict through the court process or be liable to the tenant for a variety of potential damages, none of them cheap. A court eviction is a technical process that must be... View More

Well, yes, a landlord can bring claims against you for up to one year after the claim arose. That said, however, it sounds as if you may have multiple claims against the landlord. First, they were obligated to either refund or provide a written accounting for why they were keeping your security... View More