With Oregon’s numerous bays and waterways, floating home marinas are a popular living choice for many people. By statute, floating homes are treated similarly to mobile homes with regard to landlord-tenant issues. A “floating home” is defined by statute as “a moored structure that is secured to a pier or pilings and is used primarily as a domicile and not as a boat.” Under Oregon case law, a boat can be considered a “floating home” if it is primarily used as a residence and n

Nearly every eviction begins with an eviction notice, which must be properly served on the tenant. Most notices give the tenant a certain amount of time to remedy a default (i.e., 10-day notice to pay past-due rent), followed by a tenancy termination deadline if the default isn't remedied. Other notices can't be remedied (i.e., a 24-hour notice for outrageous conduct) and simply inform the tenant that they must vacate by a certain time and date. After an eviction notice expir

Filing the Initial “FED” The term "FED" stands for Forcible Entry and Detainer. This is the legal term for an eviction lawsuit filed in...

Every landlord should have a good set of forms to use for issuing notices to tenants. The best place to get them is usually a landlord trade association. A few of the more prominent associations include the Manufactured Housing Communities of Oregon (MHCO), Multi-Family NW, and the Oregon Rental Housing Association. The legal publishing company of Stevens-Ness also provides a good selection of some basic landlord forms. However, a form is only as good as it is filled out. If

Oregon state law allows a landlord to ask potential applicants about their credit history, eviction records, criminal records,...

Every commercial lease contract will have default provisions that will allow the landlord to seek default remedies against the tenant,...

If a tenant leaves behind personal property, the landlord is required by statute to send an "abandonment notice." The abandonment notice...