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 A : First, the MHCO Lease cited above addresses this. Not fixing the leaks, which are their responsibility to do, is a violation. Secondly, ORS 90.740(f) requires that tenants "(u)se electrical, water, storm water drainage and sewage disposal systems in a reasonable manner and maintain the connections to those systems.
Answer: I think the first order of business would be to research the different types of security cameras, and their range of use. You need to know what features they all have.
Answer: ORS 90.530 (Pets in Facilities) provides as follows:
Answer: ORS 90.100 (Definitions) provides as follows:
Answer: RVs are not treated the same as manufactured homes. They are subject to the general landlord-tenant law (as opposed to the manufactured housing side of that law). This means that if an RV tenant is renting the space on a month-to-month basis, you cannot increase the rent during the first year, and after that only with the issuance of a 90-day written notice.