Answer: Oregon case law says that holding a check an "unreasonable period of time" is deemed to be acceptance. What is a "reasonable" vs. "unreasonable" period of time? The answer is based on the facts of each case, prior conduct of the parties, and a host of other variables.
Answer: All good questions, and ones that I have not addressed for some time. There are several statutes that come into play:
90.514 Disclosure to prospective tenant of improvements required under rental agreement.
We are now in day 9 of the 2016 Oregon Legislative Session. Today is a major milestone for the session - after today House Bills NOT passed out of House Committees (and likewise Senate Bills in Senate Committees) are considered dead and will have to be reintroduced in the 2017 Legislative Session.
Good morning! We are now on day 7 of the 2016 Oregon Legislative Session - 28 days left.
MHCO has been monitoring several bills. The most significant is HB 4143, now referred to as the renter protection bill". This bill is the legislature's response to the Portland housing crisis that has been the focus of the media over the past 6 months.
Editor's Note: Earlier this year MHCO passed significant changes to Oregon's abandonment law in the Oregon Legislature.
The short" session of the legislature begins this coming Monday
Answer: As to your question regarding the assessment of a late fee, here is what ORS 90.260(1) provides:
(1)A landlord may impose a late charge or fee, however designated, only if:
Answer: First things first. If you simply want to get rid of Kris, you can immediately serve him with a no-cause eviction notice. Since it seems like he has been there far longer than a year, Oregon law requires a 60-day notice to evict. MHCO form 43 C is the form for you.