Oregon Landlord-Tenant Law UPDATED

This program has been updated to include changes resulting from the passing of House Bill 2001. The update begins at 0:00 and the original program starts at 17:11 .
Lawyers from Legal Aid Services of Central Oregon talk about current Oregon landlord-tenant law.
Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) is a statewide non-profit organization that provides access to legal help for people to protect their livelihoods, their health, and their families. LASO's mission is to achieve justice for the low-income communities of Oregon by providing a full range of the highest quality civil legal services.

[@cmiller9751]

Helpful information poor quality recording. Had trouble hearing what is said.

[@UbCMayheM]

No timestamps, ouch! 🤯

[@kistenhagan6638]

Thank you for compiling this information-
These changes to the current Oregon tenant laws are fairly extreme. It appears our elected officials view tenants as children, unable to be held accountable. I have personally struggled and been late on rent. Had i had the court system delaying my evection, it wouldn't have helped me. It would've caused me to make more reckless financial decisions. Delaying evictions for non payment causes damage to the rental market. Long term, fewer Oregonians will be incentivized to become landlords, and fewer units will be available. intrests rates keep buying unaforable. These laws are made out of emotion and hurt the very people they were made to protect.

[@zanezilla1008]

Lmao mald more stop trying to justify fucking over tenets in this economy

[@Rezellen]

As much as I want to believe that tenants have Rights. I had a solid case of retaliation and discrimination with a landlord who had clearly altered the lease, forged my signature and then he proceeded to self help evict me and then sue me. I never paid rent late once in the over three years, I lived in that rental. I took my case to court when he sued me he admitted in court that he had violated the law. He had come onto my property. Without notice he had entered my property. Without notice he had broken multiple laws he even admitted in court, and the judge did it know the laws well enough to protect me and I ended up having to pay him $10,000 for damages. I wasn’t responsible for like I had to pay for the entire painting of the house including ceilings. I had to replace and pay for complete new flooring in the whole entire place, there was no damage beyond normal wear and tear, the home was 70 years old. The judge not informed on what the laws were whatsoever. I’ve never experienced something where somebody admits in court that they broke the law and violated my rights and the judge sided with them. She actually told me to be quiet, so that she could listen to their side of the case she never once looked at one single piece of my evidence. The system is designed to protect landlords and rich people and people who are renters and don’t have money are going to lose because I know the law I come from a family of lawyers I knew exactly what I was doing and I was well prepared and I lost.

[@eleanorwittering3126]

Property owners in Oregon know there's *no bite, no consequences for illegal and even criminal behaviors.* They have no reason to alter their behavior or adhere to state, county and municipal laws.
They can do whatever they want anytime they want and there's *no resources* for tenants, so tenants suffer emotional and financial trauma, harm and loss.

[@ljfeasel-artist3195]

Unfortunately the sound cuts out throughout the original recording.

[@eleanorwittering3126]

Property owners in Oregon know there's *no bite, no consequences for illegal and even criminal behaviors.* They have no reason to alter their behavior or adhere to state, county and municipal laws.
They can do whatever they want anytime they want and there's *no resources* for tenants, so tenants suffer emotional and financial trauma, harm and loss.

[@alyssakingston3249]

Okay what if you had a oral agreement with the tenant that's on the lease like my boyfriend I paid half the rent for 4 months I have a key fob but left my new apartment door key inside the apartment cause it was so new I havent yet got a chance to put it on my keychain well he unexpectedly died last week and now the management is not letting me get any of my belongings and has treated me with the up most disrespect I'm now not aloud in the property my name was on the mailbox I got a lot of mail there multiple packages and still been getting packages there that there not letting me get what should I do