Of course. The statutory moratoriums are on eviction for failure to pay rent during the pandemic - a tenant is still obligated to pay - or for no-cause terminations. There is no prohibition on raising rent as long as the minimum 90 day notice period is followed, the rent increase does not violate... View More

It depends upon the exact wording in the lease. Many leases allow the landlord the OPTION of assessing 1 1/2 months rent as a "fixed" penalty for breaking a lease early, but also allow them to go with actual damages instead. You just have to carefully read your lease. Generally... View More

First, roommates have no authority to terminate another roommates tenancy unless they are also the landlord. Currently, during Covid 19, landlords may not issue termination notices or otherwise attempt to evict with specified cause and proper For Cause notices. IF the tenant gave a termination... View More

First, you should fully document the landlord's actions - dates, times, witnesses, what was said, etc. You may well have claims against the landlord for the unlawful entries and/or the WiFi. Beyond that, no, neither text nor email messages are valid forms of issuing a termination of tenancy... View More

As long as they do not raise the rent more than the statutory cap, certainly a landlord may raise rent with 90 days prior written notice. Covid protections prohibit evicting a tenant for failure to pay rent during the pandemic; they say nothing about prohibiting rent increases.

You need to fully review everything with a local landlord-tenant attorney. You are extremely limited in what you can do. You SHOULD have made getting rid of the tenant a condition of closing the sale. If you are intending to use the dwelling as your primary residence, the seller would have had... View More

Yes, generally speaking a landlord can require a tenant to sign a new lease with proper notice. Many of the changes are likely possible anyway if the landlord issues them as Rules and Regulations with proper notice. Whether smoking changes is material enough to avoid being changed in a Rules and... View More

No, no fee and no notice required. Nothing changes except who you pay your rent to (they will have to give you notice of that when the time comes). If the buyer wants to use your dwelling as their own primary residence, then the seller has to give you at least 90 days advanced notice and copies of... View More

You need to be VERY careful - and likely are already exposed to a lawsuit by your tenant and are likely liable to him for statutory damages if the rental dwelling is within the City of Portland city limits. Did you include written notice of his tenant's relocation assistance rights? Did you... View More

IF you currently are residential landlord-tenant and IF you have been there more than a year, then a landlord may not even issue a no cause termination notice until after the Covid-19 crisis is declared over (currently scheduled for September 30th but subject to change as the time comes closer) and... View More

I also question the legality of trying to charge you a "Covid deep cleaning fee". As for the window repair, I understand and also would ask for a copy of the receipt (though there may not be much if the landlord or one of their already employees did the repair work) but understand the... View More

There is a ban on terminating a tenancy without cause and for non-payment of rent during the pandemic. There is no ban on raising rent so long as the other requirements are met - at least 90 days prior written notice, the raise does not violate the statutory maximum, etc.

A 90 day notice is a no cause termination notice (but which can now only be issued for a "permitted reason". They are currently banned from even being issued due to Covid-19 until at least September 30 and possibly later. You are free, however, to provide a tenant with incentive to... View More

A tenant can rely upon a 6 month grace period to re-pay rent owed and accrued, but unpaid, during the Covid emergency and cannot be terminated/evicted because they have not paid rent during that emergency. A tenant does NOT have a 6 month grace period from being terminated/evicted for any other... View More

This is all very confusing. First no termination notice - either from or to a tenant - is valid or enforceable if only sent by text or email. Second, if he is giving notice, why would you send a 90 day notice? Third, issuing a 90 day no cause notice during the Covid crisis is generally unlawful.... View More

A landlord won't be able to evict for failure to pay rent until 6 months after the Covid crisis. Currently, a landlord will be able to issue a no cause termination notice after Sept. 30, 2020. No cause is just that - it has nothing (legally) to do with whether the tenant is current on their rent.

Ask? Of course. Require? Not a chance. Do you want others going through your home when you are not there? Neither do most tenants. Further the tenant has an absolute right to deny you entry as long as they do not do so unreasonably - and good luck in getting a Judge to say a tenant is being... View More

Certainly as long as they provide at least 90 prior written notice and are otherwise in compliance with the rules. The Covid-19 emergency has gotten tenant protections against being evicted for non-payment of rent and for no-cause termination of tenancy notices but there is no prohibition against... View More

No worries - while your landlord won't like it, and you will still owe rent for the additional days, the only thing the landlord can legally do is file to evict you in court. Not only does that cost him money, but your first court appearance cannot be before 7 days after he files (and no... View More

It may be a permitted reason under ORS 90.427 (5) to issue a no cause termination (though if they have been there less than a year, you do not need a permitted reason) but it is expressly banned during the Governor's moratorium and technically is a potential misdemeanor if you do so. Further,... View More