Has anyone been a landlord? And if so,

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Denise1952

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can you give me some help in finding my landlord's rights? I am wanting to help my landlord in this situation. There is someone living here, that they are very upset about, but I think in this situation, they are a bit frightened because when they have asked the renter to comply with their wishes, he is not, and he threatens them by saying things like "you can't evict me because if you do, then I will take you to court". There is no written agreement between the renters and the landlord here. I know that isn't a good situation. Everyone has been so good, as a renter, people going to school, and always willing to abide by the "easy" rules of this house. Then this guy moved in, and has really upset the apple-cart.

He always pays his rent but they are not comfortable with him constantly getting in their face, and threatening them when they try to talk with him. I've seen him do it twice, so I can speak for them if it comes to that. I'm upset tonight because they asked him to please be quiet because their parents are here for the college graduation on Friday. Anyway, he has upset the whole house, and I am just wanting to find something on the landlords rights here in Oregon. I hear a lot about renters rights, but what about landlords? Surely this guy can't continue to bully them, there must be some laws so at least they'll know whether they have to allow him to stay or not? I can't believe they would have to allow him to stay.

I am at the other side of the house, and usually don't hear what goes on that end. But I heard it tonight, and felt so bad for Coni and Scott, these people are precious, and they opened their home for students (Scotts Dad did originally before he moved to Korea) and his kids are running it now. They are as kind as he was and I hate seeing them scared. I mean, I think they can handle it all, I am overprotective, but if anyone knows of "rights for the landlord" please let me know, Denise
 
This might be a good place to start, Denise.

http://www.osbar.org/public/legalinfo/tenant.html

The following links are designed to help answer some of your questions about landlord and tenant law. The information provided here is not intended to cover every situation. The resources listed below contain general legal information that should not be used as a substitute for specific legal advice. Please remember that the law is always changing through actions of the courts and the Legislature.
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[h=2]Other Resources:
Oregon Housing and Community Services Department[/h]
http://www.hcs.state.or.us
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Hi Dame,

Thank you for the info. I did find a blog/article that told me all I needed, so I shared it with Coni and Scott this a.m. They knew more then I realized, they knew about the 30 day notice, and that if he doesn't move by the end of that, they can legally call the cops and have him removed. I hope it won't come to that, very stressful on them, but we'll see. Thanks again, Denise
 
Looks like you got your answer but I just want to say that I DO sympathize with your landlords. I have been a landlord a few times-we owned a duplex that we rented out for about 7 years,we had a small rental house for about 15 years and we had a second house on the back of the property at our last home that we rented out. Had some good tenants but oh boy,did we ever have some bad ones too. Just a couple of the "highlights"-rented to a couple with one child and even used a property manager,as we had made "poor decisions" on tenants prior. They took two checks from these people-one for the first month` rent,the second for the security deposit. People moved in,checks were both returned by bank. They were written on a closed account. It took us three months to get these people out and when we did,they left a dirty diaper hanging on every interior doorknob,smeared feces on every interior wall,so all had to be cleaned and painted,sold the brand new lawn mower that was there for the tenants to mow their backyards (we allowed dogs so tenants preferred to mow their yards so that dogs wouldn`t be let out) and then,when the painter came in to paint,he kept talking about a fishy smell in the house. Turns out they had put fish filets (he worked at the supermarket so must have gotten the "old" fish from there)down all of the heater vents. We had to replace all of the ducts under the house. We "kind of" got them back-they moved across town,we found out where,and called the bank who they had their car financed with and that they had been hiding from the repo man in the garage. New place didn`t have a garage,just a carport,so they had backed the car in and taken off the front license plate in order to "hide" it. So we gave the bank the info on where to find their car. Hubby also took a paper cup with their rotten fish filets and dropped it into the window they had left open a bit on the car. The wife saw him do it and called the cops on him and they called him to tell them he can`t do that. He told them "I was only returning personal property that they left behind!" The cop laughed and said "OK!" Anyway,I have no desire to ever be a landlord again-at least not with residential property. We have a commercial property that is leased to a business(the business we sold when we retired) and never have a single problem with it.
 
Denise, it looks like you and the landlords have got the situation well in hand, and some great information from Warrigal to help out. I was going to suggest that you check online for the landlord-tenant act for your state.
There may be differences that apply specifically to a boarding house situation like yours, as opposed to someone who is renting the whole house.
My folks had rentals, and then I worked for a property management type of company, so I know that renters can become a real problem sometimes.
When I worked for The RentalCompany, we were members of the Landlord's Association there, and it is possible that the area where you live has a similar group that your landlord could join if they are interested. It helps the local landlords to know each other, and they are able to discuss tenant problems together at the meetings.
If they just give him a 30 day notice to vacate, he should have to comply with that, and since they are not accusing him of anything that way, he has no grounds to take them to court with. It is usually when you charge them with something (like destruction of property) that they can then go to court and fight the charge, and keep everything tied up for months.
It won't get him out immediately, but it should go smoothly. He either moves, or the sheriff moves him out.
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
Looks like you got your answer but I just want to say that I DO sympathize with your landlords. I have been a landlord a few times-we owned a duplex that we rented out for about 7 years,we had a small rental house for about 15 years and we had a second house on the back of the property at our last home that we rented out. Had some good tenants but oh boy,did we ever have some bad ones too. Just a couple of the "highlights"-rented to a couple with one child and even used a property manager,as we had made "poor decisions" on tenants prior. They took two checks from these people-one for the first month` rent,the second for the security deposit. People moved in,checks were both returned by bank. They were written on a closed account. It took us three months to get these people out and when we did,they left a dirty diaper hanging on every interior doorknob,smeared feces on every interior wall,so all had to be cleaned and painted,sold the brand new lawn mower that was there for the tenants to mow their backyards (we allowed dogs so tenants preferred to mow their yards so that dogs wouldn`t be let out) and then,when the painter came in to paint,he kept talking about a fishy smell in the house. Turns out they had put fish filets (he worked at the supermarket so must have gotten the "old" fish from there)down all of the heater vents. We had to replace all of the ducts under the house. We "kind of" got them back-they moved across town,we found out where,and called the bank who they had their car financed with and that they had been hiding from the repo man in the garage. New place didn`t have a garage,just a carport,so they had backed the car in and taken off the front license plate in order to "hide" it. So we gave the bank the info on where to find their car. Hubby also took a paper cup with their rotten fish filets and dropped it into the window they had left open a bit on the car. The wife saw him do it and called the cops on him and they called him to tell them he can`t do that. He told them "I was only returning personal property that they left behind!" The cop laughed and said "OK!" Anyway,I have no desire to ever be a landlord again-at least not with residential property. We have a commercial property that is leased to a business(the business we sold when we retired) and never have a single problem with it.
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Mrs. R,

I am so sorry you had to experience that, I have heard of it. I've rented all my life, except for the time my X and I bought a home for 8 years. I don't have a lot in my life, but I have an excellent rental history. But the nightmares I've heard:( puts me on the side of the landlords. I've had the most wonderful landlords, seems they always took good care of me, as well as the other renters. Only one slum lord, right here in my hometown when I first came back around 2009.

Yes, all is well here. I am going to check into the threats coming from this guy, and see what might be done about that, I am the only witness Coni and Scott have on the guy getting so close to Scott you could barely get a piece of paper between them. Scott is very non-agressive, stood his ground bless his heart. Anyway, I am researching more today;) Thanks for sharing your story Mrs. R, Denise
 
Happyflowerlady said:
Denise, it looks like you and the landlords have got the situation well in hand, and some great information from Warrigal to help out. I was going to suggest that you check online for the landlord-tenant act for your state.
There may be differences that apply specifically to a boarding house situation like yours, as opposed to someone who is renting the whole house.
My folks had rentals, and then I worked for a property management type of company, so I know that renters can become a real problem sometimes.
When I worked for The RentalCompany, we were members of the Landlord's Association there, and it is possible that the area where you live has a similar group that your landlord could join if they are interested. It helps the local landlords to know each other, and they are able to discuss tenant problems together at the meetings.
If they just give him a 30 day notice to vacate, he should have to comply with that, and since they are not accusing him of anything that way, he has no grounds to take them to court with. It is usually when you charge them with something (like destruction of property) that they can then go to court and fight the charge, and keep everything tied up for months.
It won't get him out immediately, but it should go smoothly. He either moves, or the sheriff moves him out.
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What I read was for Oregon, ty much.
 
What a shame! I hope it is resolved without too much hassle. I consider myself lucky because my renters were actually very helpful to me, knowing that it was just me handling the maintenance of the house they rented, they helped me a lot. When Christmas came I discounted the rent for that month as a thank you.
 
It's all ironing out Mirabilis:) You sound like my landlords, they give us December free every year, that's our Christmas present:) But that's because they can afford to do that;) Denise
 
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