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Answer: One issue is accepting rent from a possessor after the legal tenant has gone. This can occur, for example, where someone is residing at the space under a Temporary Occupancy Agreement, but the approved tenant, no longer resides there. Alternatively, the person could be a lawful visitor, who has overstayed their permitted time, and the legal resident has left.
Update: Last week the MHCO Board decided unanimously to make a major contribution to "Say No To Rent Control". This coalition will be working to overturn the new Portland City Code. The MHCO Board believes that any trespassing on landlord's ability to raise raent needs to be strongly rebuked.
Answer. ORS 90.531 - 90.543 consists of a series of statutes that permit landlords to convert utility charges from base rent to a program passing them on directly to residents.
Answer: You are right that it can't continue - this is your business and you need to treat it as a business. However, there is a chance that you can give this tenant an opportunity to redeem himself, yet still protect your interests as well.
Answer. Admittedly, this area of Oregon landlord-tenant law is not my strong suit. But here is what I understand. For more detail, go to this excellent article by Sybil Hebb, of the Oregon Law Center, here.
Earlier this week the 2015 Oregon Legislative Session adjourned. This session was notable for two reasons - the first for passing MHCO's long awaited changes eliminating past due taxes on abandoned homes and the second for the tenacity of rent control to raise it's head in floor debates, a legislative work group proposal and amendments.
This morning the Oregon State Senate passed the 2015 Landlord-Tenant Coalition Bill on a vote of 29-0 with one Senator absent. The bill now moves on to Governor Kate Brown's desk for signature.