You not only have leverage, you win the argument if things are as you represent. A landlord may only charge fees which are specifically listed in Oregon law - all others are unlawful. Rather than fight about it now, you may wish to simply ignore the issue until they attempt to actually charge... View More

Your landlord is either bluffing in an attempt to intimidate you or simply does not know what he is talking about at all. First, if you have ever paid rent to the landlord for that dwelling, they can ONLY legally get rid of you through a court order. Once you have established a residency, you are... View More

Go get the stuff.Ask friends, family for help. Legally you have an argument to make but your stuff get's taken you don't want to be tied up making arguments--spend the time getting a ride. A cab if you have some money. Free rent that long means she's going to get the sympathy.

The exact details are crucial here. IF you have formed a legal and valid tenancy, then you are entitled to all the rights of any tenant. If, for any reason, the landlord subsequently wants you gone, they must go through all the required hoops of providing you lawful Notice and the appropriate... View More

A landlord can enter as needed or desired, as long as they give at least 24 hours advanced notice or have your permission, and as long as it is not so frequently as to disrupt a tenant's right of quiet enjoyment of their tenancy. 4 days a week for non-repair related entrances? Likely too... View More

Month to month tenancies require at least 90 days advanced written notice to raise rent - but rent increases during the first 12 months of the tenancy are unlawful. Fixed term leases normally specify within them the terms and/or events that happen upon expiration. Usually a lease either... View More

No, a landlord can only charge a lease break fee if it is specified in a written rental agreement and the tenant abandons or relinquishes the rental unit without cause - see ORS 90.302(2)(e).

Month to month tenancies cannot have their rent raised during the first 12 months of the tenancy. After that, rent can be raised as frequently and as much as the landlord wishes, so long as at least 90 days prior written notice is provided to the tenant. If the rental is within the city limits of... View More

It depends - we're you on a fixed term lease and broke it early? Or were you on a month to month tenancy? If so, did you provide at least 30 days prior written notice to the landlord that you were terminating your tenancy? If you lawfully terminated your tenancy, it likely also legally... View More

You may or may not have had technical defenses, such as the written notices you were served by the landlord might not have contained all the required wording or have been served improperly but it is too late for that now. If you did not make an agreement with the landlord at your first court... View More

IF there is to be an early termination fee, then it MUST be a fixed term lease and not a month to month. Fixed term leases MUST be in writing, signed by the parties. Only month to month tenancies can be by verbal agreement alone. Now you may still have problems with unhappy tenant(s) and it is a... View More

You should have been at least listed on the lease as permitted occupants - but that is behind you now. As long as they accepted rent for 3 or more months knowing you were there, they likely have waived their right to terminate your son's lease or evict you directly. However you don't... View More

You can file to obtain a FAPA Restraining Order against her if you believe you have grounds. If it is granted, then you may have rights to have your landlord change the locks or otherwise remove her but as represented, at the moment, she is still a co-tenant and you have no more right to lock her... View More

First, a verbal termination of tenancy notice is invalid and unenforceable. It MUST be written (not email, text, verbal, etc.); contain all the required specific information; and delivered to you either in person (NOT slipped under your door, etc.) or mailed to you regular first class mail (not... View More

Assuming you have a written lease agreement, it should specify when it expires - presumably May 31st but check it. Then it depends upon what your lease says happens upon expiration. Some leases simply terminate and you are expected to be out by the end of it or make other arrangements ahead of... View More

First, are you on a month to month tenancy? If so, have you been there for a year or more? If you are on a term lease rather than a month to month tenancy, the landlord has no right to terminate your tenancy until after your lease term has expired. Any termination of tenancy notice MUST be in... View More

In principle, a tenant owes rent for every day they are in possession of the dwelling, assuming their tenancy has been otherwise properly terminated. However, you may be entitled to a reduction in rent for the habitability violations and/or other possible violations of the landlord-tenant laws by... View More

While there is no law which clearly concerns mold exposure in rental buildings, the landlord is responsible with providing tenants with adequate living conditions under the warranty of habitability, which includes taking care of mold contamination. You should not have to pay for having this issue... View More

Assuming the Notice is technically valid and contains all the required information, provided at least 94 days notice, including the day it was mailed (count it out on the calendar - 1 day off and it is unenforceable), and was properly served (first class mail only, NOT certified, return receipt,... View More

Oregon landlord-tenant law specifies minimum habitability requirements for any residential rental dwelling. You are entitled to force the landlord to comply and you are generally entitled to pay reduced rent until he does fully comply if he delays at all. To the extent that you need to sue for... View More