Can you kick someone out of your house if they are not on the lease Oregon?

If your roommate is not on the lease, he is an unauthorized tenant. That means he has no direct legal relationship with your landlord. That means, under Oregon eviction laws, that you are your roommate’s landlord, and your right to evict is the same as any landlord’s.

Can Oregon tenants be evicted?

Legal cause is defined by Oregon law. The most common legal cause for eviction is the tenant’s failure to pay rent. However, under Oregon law, the landlord can also evict the tenant for violating the lease or rental agreement or committing an illegal act on the premises of the rental unit (among other things).

When does a landlord become a tenant in Oregon?

If the landlord does not terminate and the tenant stays, the tenant has become a month-to-month tenant, but one who has the protections of “just cause” eviction rules on account of the tenant’s occupancy for more than one year (see above). Several other landlord-tenant laws in Oregon affect both property owners and renters, including:

Are there any rent control laws in Oregon?

Oregon has a statewide rent control law that limits the amount of rent increases, bars landlords from raising rent more than once in any 12-month period, and requires landlords to give tenants proper notice before raising rent.

What happens if you don’t pay rent in Oregon?

Nonpayment of rent – If an Oregon tenant fails to pay rent, then the landlord may issue a 72-hour Notice to Pay or Quit, after a 7 day grace period has passed. Oregon landlords may also opt for a 5 day grace period and then issue a 144-hour Notice to Pay.

Can a landlord help a renter move out of Oregon?

The city of Portland has a mandatory Renter Relocation Assistance program which requires landlords to help finance a renter moving out if they are moving because of a rent increase of 10% or higher. The city of Eugene has a city-wide housing code that exceeds state standards and puts more obligation on landlords to provide habitable housing.

If the landlord does not terminate and the tenant stays, the tenant has become a month-to-month tenant, but one who has the protections of “just cause” eviction rules on account of the tenant’s occupancy for more than one year (see above). Several other landlord-tenant laws in Oregon affect both property owners and renters, including:

Do you have the right to privacy as a tenant in Oregon?

As a tenant, you are entitled to exclusive possession to your rental unit, which means that you have the right to privacy. However, Oregon law also says that landlords have a strict duty to rent only units that are habitable or in a safe, sanitary and functioning condition.

Oregon has a statewide rent control law that limits the amount of rent increases, bars landlords from raising rent more than once in any 12-month period, and requires landlords to give tenants proper notice before raising rent.

Nonpayment of rent – If an Oregon tenant fails to pay rent, then the landlord may issue a 72-hour Notice to Pay or Quit, after a 7 day grace period has passed. Oregon landlords may also opt for a 5 day grace period and then issue a 144-hour Notice to Pay.