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Phil Querin Article: Oregon Legislature Changes Eviction Process to Include Squatters

Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin

A squatter is a person occupying a dwelling unit, or any other portion of the property, and using it for dwelling purposes, “who is not so entitled under a rental agreement or who is not authorized by the tenant to occupy that dwelling unit.” A squatter does not include “holdover tenants,” i.e., persons occupying under a lease or rental agre

Phil Querin Q&A: Security Camera Stolen - 30 Day Notice or 24 hour Notice

Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin

Answer:  This is really a 24-hour notice issue.  The applicable statute, ORS 90.396, gives you the right to issue a non-curable 24-hour notice.  The theft constitutes (in my opinion) "outrageous conduct,” for which the notice may issue.[1]  However, it is true that the statute states that a landlord should not issue a 24-hour notice if a 30-day curable notice would suffice.&