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Landlords, and others subject to the Oregon Landlord-Tenant Act, should consult or retain an Oregon attorney for advice on abandoned property, probate, guardianship or conservatorship, and other legal issues that may arise when a tenant dies.

Short Checklist:

1) Read the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) sections on abandoned tenant property, notification of authorities and family, etc. (E.g. Sample index terms: “Landlord and Tenant”, “Dead Bodies”, and “Death”). (Make sure you also check for laws enacted since the last ORS compilation.)

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If you have a fixed-term lease and are wondering if you have to give notice to your landlord that you will move out at the end of the lease term, the most important resource available to you likely is the lease itself.  The Oregon Residential Landlord Tenant Act spells out notice requirements for month-to-month leases and has information on fixed-term leases turning into month-to-month tenancies, but may not be as clear about termination notice requirements for fixed-term leases.  So, take a good look at your lease; the information you need will likely be included there. 

The Fair Housing Council of Oregon has a neat, interactive sample Metro Multifamily Rental Agreement with tips and explanations for different parts of the lease: http://www.fhco.org/rent_agmt.htm.  Oregonlawhelp.org has information on moving out, as does the Oregon State Bar’s public information site. The Oregon Legal Research website has a run-down of landlord-tenant resources, including tenant hotlines that may be helpful with this topic. For more landlord tenant law resources, click on the subject tag at the bottom of this post to see applicable blog posts.

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Did you know there is an Oregon State Mobile Home Ombudsman? There is tons of information at their website and a toll-free number to call if you have more questions. Wowsers!

There is also a Manufactured Housing / Oregon State Tenants Association (MH/OSTA), also with loads of useful information. Double-wowsers!

Mobile home park disputes can also involve contract, criminal, public and personal records, estate, contractor, land use, local, and many other Oregon legal subjects.

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OSPIRG has updated their Oregon Renters’ Handbook.

There is not a date to be found in the Handbook itself, but the OSPIRG Oregon Renters’ Handbook webpage says, 10th edition, updated 8/8/12, and that’s good enough for me in this instance.

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We came across another useful legal research resource for those frequently asked couch-potato questions:

* Can I throw my brother-in-law out of my apartment?

* My sister tells me that under the 3-days-on-the-couch rule, she’s now a tenant and I can’t throw her sorry self out and change the locks.

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The Washington County (Oregon) Department of Housing Services is hosting a free event for landlords, property owners, and property managers to discuss the value of inspecting rental property on May 23, 2012 at the Shirley Huffman Auditorium in the Washington County Public Services Building, 155 N. 1st Avenue, Hillsboro, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.

“The 2 hour informational session will cover: reasons to inspect, key items to look for, who should perform inspections, and optimum inspection times. The evening will include information on the inspection process for properties rented through the Housing Choice Voucher program, but the main focus of the event will be discussing how landlords can boost their bottom line by implementing a solid inspection program….” [Link to website.]

Link to other OLR blog posts on Oregon landlord-tenant law.

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Law librarians are asked lots of landlord-tenant questions by public librarians and by law library patrons.  Here is our latest list of contacts:
IF YOU HAVE Oregon Landlord-Tenant Law QUESTIONS:

We BLOG about Oregon landlord-tenant law and on a wide range of related issues: renting to relatives, Landlord School, service animals, renting a room in someone’s house, etc.  Click on the landlord-tenant law tags below or on the right-hand sidebar.
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Are you interested in becoming a landlord? Several resources are available to help prepare you before taking the plunge and then support you after you have. To find not only landlord training and classes but also current forms, tenant screening services, updates on relevant legislation, and much more, look into the various professional associations for property owners and managers, such as the Oregon Rental Housing Association. Other Oregon landlord associations throughout the state can be found in the listing here.

In the Portland metropolitan area, two important organizations are the Rental Housing Association of Greater Portland and the Metro Multifamily Housing Association. Also, the City of Portland’s Bureau of Development offers a “Landlord Training Program” for Portland-area property owners and managers. Watch for upcoming spring training sessions, or call 503-823-7324 to provide your email contact information; they will notify you when those spring dates are scheduled.

Both potential and current Oregon landlords may find the following publications useful as well:

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The intranets, and agony aunt columns (e.g. Ask Amy), are filled with tales of roommate woe:

My roommate won’t pay his share of the rent on time.
Our roommate is driving us crazy – with cleanliness.
My roommate never locks the front door.
My roommate ….
My roommate …. (I’m sure there’s a song in there somewhere ….)

There may be legal solutions in some instances, e.g. if you all signed the lease or if the conduct is illegal, but in many instances, the problems fall into the “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” or “you should have thought of this ahead of time” category.

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