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Notice was given mid month or only 11 prorated days?
all greenery, what form could be used to give notice of non compliance with an option to correct? I see notice of non compliance but I don't see where there's a fixed time period to correct?
answered on Sep 7, 2018
It may be more a claim for damages but arguably you can also use a 30 day for cause termination of tenancy notice.
...to deal with this for 2 weeks. Landlord is sending text notifications to enter house, move my stuff around and take photos for a quick sudden sale, so she can buy another property with the funds. What are my rights?
answered on Sep 6, 2018
Assuming your dwelling is in Oregon (your posting indicates Seattle), a text message notice is likely only lawful if your written rental agreement expressly provides for it. Even if it is lawful, you have the right to deny her entry as long as you do not do so unreasonably. Give her notice back... View More 
asking for September rent, but another person is living in my unit. The landlord claims this is another tenant being sheltered after a plumbing incident in their unit. Am I still obligated to pay rent when the landlord is housing another person in my old apartment? What legal ramifications would I... View More
answered on Sep 5, 2018
If the landlord is using your old dwelling unit for his purposes, then I believe a Judge (if it came to that) would find you no longer owed rent on that unit, at least for the time that it was being so used. If it becomes vacant again before your lease term would have been up, you may resume owing... View More
We put in our 30 day notice August 9th, we were on a month-to-month lease, for a move-out date of September 9th. The landlord says we have to pay full months September's rent instead of the nine days of the month. Do we have to pay the full month?
answered on Sep 3, 2018
No, you only owe rent through the termination of your tenancy, assuming you vacate on time. If you don't, you will owe rent through the day you restore possession. Simply pay the pro-rated rent. He either keeps it or returns it. Either way, he can't do a thing about it until after the... View More
I'm trying to get out of said lease but having a difficult time doing so.
Thank you,
answered on Aug 31, 2018
It depends - were the existing dates simply mis-entered or a "typo" in an otherwise mutually agreed lease term or are they accurate from one parties understanding and somehow agreed to in writing but a mistake according to the other party? I am unclear what you mean by "written over... View More
I want to get my remaining things (including our sons birth certificate for his preschool paperwork) out of his house and he has been very resistant in letting me in for them. I want to be sure I can enter the home legally while he is not there to get them, or be able to call a sheriff to assist me... View More
answered on Aug 30, 2018
If it is no longer your residence, you are no longer a tenant. You do, however, have a legal right to recover your personal property. Whether you can legally enter without your husband's permission may depend upon a variety of exact details. The safest approach is to sue him for return of the... View More
I got approved for an apartment and while discussing my pet, my future landlord said that everyone has an emotional support animal and that I have still have to pay an extra $25 regardless if I have a letter or not.
answered on Aug 29, 2018
No, as long as it is a valid support animal, a landlord cannot charge additional rent or deposit because of it.
answered on Aug 28, 2018
A landlord can terminate a month to month tenancy with a properly worded 30 day (60 day if you have been there more than a year) advanced written notice (no email, text message, etc.) that is lawfully served. If you do not vacate by the notice deadline, the landlord then has to file in court to... View More
There was a deposit of about $3K. One of the tenants received an itemized paper bill in the mail which covered a handful of repair costs. (This was just recently, after all tenants had vacated the premises.) Many of the smaller repairs had been put in as maintenance requests- archives of these have... View More
answered on Aug 26, 2018
If reasoning with your landlord won't work, then it depends upon how you think are legitimate charges. If you agree you are liable for at least the $3000, but not for everything the landlord is seeking, then there is not much for you to do but wait and see if the landlord sues you for the... View More
She wouldn't evict him said it was too much $ to do so.He is suing over the cost of work he has done.No records of labor,materials.It has been over a year,I need the money-what can I do?
answered on Aug 23, 2018
If your sister is the court appointed Personal Representative of someone's probate estate, and it is in Oregon, then if it has been a year+ since filing of the probate, it likely is nearing a conclusion unless there are serious complications. One such complication may be if the estate is... View More
Landlord goes through and steals my belongings and food while I'm gone. He takes rent payments but refuses to sign receipts. He demands things be done to cook for and clean up after him. He returned mail without notifying me, causing the loss of medical benefits and food stamps because he... View More
answered on Aug 23, 2018
You should contact a landlord-tenant attorney in your area to discuss potential defenses.
I live in Portland, OR. Haven't heard from new landlord yet, even though previous one says the sale was official 8/14/18 (today is 8/23/18) and to NOT send September rent to her... We don't have new leases or anything, and no information about what happened to our deposits, etc. We are... View More
answered on Aug 23, 2018
Your lease and deposits simply are now under the new owner with the same terms and conditions as before. No new lease is required. If you are in the city limits of Portland (don't always believe the address) they have to give you 90 days notice on rent increases and the same as to any no cause... View More
He has come on the property 4 times this summer without notice and has taken many pictures and then emails me if he wants something. I live in a triplex and I know for sure that the other residents have not given permission. Just recently he saw that I have an above ground pool in my back yard and... View More
answered on Aug 22, 2018
Much depends upon the exact wording of your lease. As a general rule, the landlord has to give a 24 hr notice if they enter an area which the tenant has a right to exclude others from. Applying that can become complicated if there are common areas, such as a shared yard. As for the water bill,... View More
the landlord said that they used the money order for august rent. can they still evict me?
answered on Aug 20, 2018
Assuming you are in Oregon, I am not clear about the situation. You paid July rent at the end of July and have not paid August rent? They gave you a 72 hr. notice for not paying Aug rent, on or after Aug 8th, you did not pay rent by the 72 hr. deadline, and they have now filed to evict you? IF... View More
answered on Aug 14, 2018
A tenancy is ended when a tenant voluntarily (as in not done pursuant to a court order or Judgment of Restitution) vacates and restores possession to the landlord. An eviction occurs when a Judge issues a Judgment of Restitution to a landlord, ordering the tenant to vacate by a certain date. If... View More
If landlords changes and the new landlord dont have you sign a new lease can they still end your tentacy?
answered on Aug 14, 2018
Your obligations to a new landlord are the same as to the old landlord unless and until a new lease or rental agreement is entered into that has different terms - then it governs. Yes, a new landlord can end your tenancy, just like the old one could, under the same processes. Either you or your... View More
answered on Aug 14, 2018
Absolutely. A tenant owes rent through every day they occupy the property or their tenancy terminates, whichever comes last. Stop paying before then and you may be subject to being evicted before the 90 days are up and having an eviction on your rental record.
My aunt moved into a bedroom in my home last year. She pays a small amount of money each month to contribute towards utilities. There is no lease or contract. My 80 year old mother also lives with me.
I want my aunt to move and when I tried talking to her about it she refused. She is... View More
answered on Aug 13, 2018
IF she won't go voluntarily, your only other option is to file in court to have her removed. The exact details control exactly what/how you file but essentially it is either for an eviction or an ejection. The goal of both is similar but how you get there legally is very different, as if the... View More
I got a notice of a 70% rent increase from my landlord. I sent them a letter notifying them of my intent to vacate and requested relocation assistance. They are telling me that I have to provide a move out date prior to receiving the relocation assistance. Is that true? Everything I've read... View More
answered on Aug 11, 2018
I would say you are correct, as technically you can take the money and then stay, you then just have to pay it back later: "If, within 45 calendar days after a Tenant receives an Increase Notice indicating a Rent increase of 10 percent or more within a rolling 12:month period and a Tenant... View More
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