He can try but you ultimately get to decide who can be in your house. This assumes that your grandson is not a "renter" as defined by Oregon's landlord tenant law. I don't do landlord tenant law so if you might want to consult with a landlord tenant lawyer to see if your... View More

I assume you are asking about evicting a tenant without being liable for the Relocation Assistance Payments required of some landlords with properties within the city limits of Portland, If the landlord is not exempt from having to make those payments, they only apply if the landlord gives the... View More

Why raise the potential issue? It would be cleaner and easier to simply rent to all at the lower price and rent parking places to those that want for an additional rental amount. You would presumably need to patrol or enforce it but issue parking tags or permits and contract with a tow company to... View More

No one can give you specific advice without reviewing the document itself. That said, the general rule is that it does not matter what the lease says if the provision otherwise violates Oregon's Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, the Act controls over lease provisions. But landlords and... View More

Yes, he can do it - and you can contest the charges if you wish. The big question, at least from your posting, is how much cleaning needed to be done and whether it, combined with the other items, is really worth $400?

Assuming the landlord is withholding it from a security deposit... View More

Yes, your landlord is correct that you would be required to provide 30 day notice if you intended to vacate prior to the 60 day notice date that he served you. He told you to be out on that specific date, NOT to be out anytime up until that date. If you wanted to be out earlier, you owed him at... View More

I am a bit confused when you say you have lived there 19 years; the rent was raised effective last April; and you have been on a month to month since. Were you not on a month to month prior to that? Regardless, as long as he provides properly worded rent increase notices, legally served, that... View More

Potentially. Property owners use agents such as property managers all of the time and vest in those people the power to evict.

It obviously depends upon the exact facts and circumstances but ordinarily yes, a landlord can require you to sign a lease or get out. Why would it be otherwise - you would argue that a tenant has a right to force the landlord to let the tenant live in the landlord's house, according to... View More

Your best solution is to get bids to fix the problems. Adding soffits and vent fans is not extremely expensive. Oregon has statutes of limitation which prevent lawsuits after certain time periods and while there are many different time periods the statute of ultimate repose, which is the end all... View More

Much depends upon the exact details and wording of the now expired lease. You may (or may not) be able to give tenant's a 30 day for cause termination of tenancy unless they execute a new lease within 14 days. Again, depending upon the wording of your expired lease, its terms may still... View More

Well, you have hit upon a quagmire here. Much depends upon the exact details, both between him and her and you and him and how long you have known of her having moved in. One main issue will be if there is a landlord-tenant relationship between her and either you or him, or if she is essentially... View More

There is no one defining item that determines a landlord-tenant relationship per se. Rent is obviously a huge characteristic and hard to think how one could pay rent and not have it a landlord-tenant relationship but no rent does not necessarily mean such a relationship does not exist. A written... View More

It is unclear exactly what has happened or the relationship between the parties. It also is unclear what you mean by ABC allowed DE to sign onto the lease so they didn't have to pay a deposit. Are you saying all 5 were on the same lease, secured by the original security deposit? Or did DE... View More

This is a dispute that has to be worked out between you and the father-in-law. The property managers simply are not doing their job and all owners should be concerned if damage is being done without consequences. You don't say who owns the other 25% but regardless, let the property managers... View More

Unless your landlord had some reason to believe that in your particular case 12 a.m. was a reasonable time (such as you work 2nd shift and just get home at midnight, etc.), I strongly doubt a Judge would find midnight to be a reasonable time for them to enter - and if they did, that could be a... View More

You may be in a squeeze unless you have an "out" in your application or lease with the new tenant (some, but certainly not all, do). If the existing tenant does not leave, your only option is to file for eviction in court. Until he ultimately "voluntarily" leaves, or the... View More

"Paperwork" is not required to establish a landlord-tenant relationship and verbal rental agreements are fully enforceable, albeit difficult to prove the exact agreed upon terms sometimes. Yes, you are wise to review everything with an attorney since all three potential areas of law here... View More

Nothing that you have posted supports your allegation that ORS 90.305 has been violated. An owner typically hires a property manager precisely so he won't have to deal with the tenants complaints, etc. and that is all perfectly lawful. That said, if you check out the Washington County Tax... View More

Yes, their tenant can theoretically be grabbed by ICE and deported, leaving the landlord with no tenant to pay rent and with no 30 day notice, and having to deal with the tenant's personal property that is left behind. Of course they face the same possibility with any tenant, albeit perhaps... View More