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

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

It all depends. First, did the deceased own the home? If so, by himself with no one else on the Deed? If so, the next question is whether his estate has been probated or submitted to administration through the court. If not, no one, including the Brother in Law, has legal authority to do... View More

Look at your lease - most leases provide for a limit on how often a guest can stay before it violates the lease and potentially subjects you both to termination. IF it does have such a limitation, and your roommate won't abide by it, then you need to consider the potential impact if you call... View More

Hi there. Well, your former landlord is not exactly wrong on this. When you breach a lease you do owe the amount you would have paid on the entire lease. The landlord has the duty to mitigate his damages by attempting to re-rent. If he were to sue you then he could potentially recover the... View More

Most real estate is sold with no warranties. Both parties have the opportunity to inspect a property before the sale closes and the buyer is expected to do their due diligence. Unless you have some warranty written into your sales agreement then you have no legal obligation to pay to fix their... View More

If only the deceased spouse's name is on the deed to the home, the surviving spouse must initiate a court probate proceeding to have ownership of the home transferred. The surviving spouse has certain claims to a deceased spouse's estate, but the deceased spouse's estate will have... View More

Just humor your mother. Pay for the carpet and the padding. You got free rent. Do the right thing. Besides, it probably won't cost you any more then your first trip to talk to an Attorney. And I agree with your mom. If you are going to put in new carpeting you should also change the... View More

Yes, as long as they do not do so with such frequency as to interfere with your right to quiet enjoyment (while there is no firm rule, I would argue that showing it more than 2X a week is excessive - and that may even be excessive - but in the end, it is up to the Judge) and they provide you at... View More

Unfortunately, no one can definitively answer your question without reviewing all the facts and details in person; seeing you 90 day notice etc. BUT if they truly abandoned their tenancy; AND you have fully complied with the abandoned property notice requirements specified in ORS 90.425; then you... View More

This is the type of situation where you will need to talk to a lawyer in a private consultation. After hearing all the facts the lawyer will be better able to help you sort out your legal options. There is a way a part owner of a house can try to force a sale but whether or not they will be... View More

The lender does not put you on the deed, typically, the sellers’ attorney prepares a deed, the seller executes it and has it acknowledged, you are named as the grantee, and the deed gets recorded. Seemingly, someone is ill advising you.

Not at all. A landlord must disclose in writing to a potential tenant, before the execution of a rental agreement, if the dwelling is the subject of an existing lawsuit such as it is being foreclosed upon or potentially being forfeited, but landlord's are free to sell the rental dwelling all... View More

No, you are entitled to a minimum of 30 days notice, assuming you have been there less than a year and are not within the city limits of Portland. More than a year is 60 days; and if you are within the city limits of Portland, 90 days regardless of how long you have been there. If you are in... View More

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

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

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

You’re going to need to add a lot more facts about how a previous debtor is involved at all to answer this question.

I am having a really hard time understanding what happened because it would require looking at all the documents involved. You are simply going to have to make an appointment with a real estate Attorney and show them the documents to see if this is going to be easy or hard to fix. Because the... View More

A single rental within the city limits used to be an exemption but the Portland City Council made major changes in the ordinance last March, including removing that exemption. Any notice of a rent increase in Portland of 5% or more requires the landlord to include a written notice of your rights,... View More