Querin Law

Answer:  If the tenant has left the home, this does not mean that the landlord’s non-payment of rent notices must follow the tenant around the country in order to be effective.  Rather, in cases where the tenant apparently abandons the home (or at least is ignoring his/her space rent responsibilities while gone), the landlord should send the 72-hour notice t

Answer.  Under the current law,[1]a landlord may unilaterally amend a rental agreement to convert to submetering by giving the tenant not less than 180 days’ written notice.

Answer:  Below is the relevant statute. Note it is NOT found in the landlord-tenant law (ORS Chapter 90), so many managers don’t see them; they are found in ORS Chapter 91.

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.&

UPDATE: Thanks to John VanLandingham for reminding me that pursuant to the recently enacted Senate Bill 970, ORS 90.303 was amended to provide that when evaluating an applicant for tenancy, the landlord may not consider: (a) A criminal conviction for possession of marijuana; nor (b) Possession of a medical marijuana card, or status as a medical

Answer: ORS 90.530 (Pets in Facilities) provides as follows:

Screening Criteria