Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Oregon

how long do you have to you if your landlord sells the house you are renting


Asked on 4/26/10, 9:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Daniel Meek Daniel W. Meek

It depends on the term of the lease or rental agreement you have with the landlord. You should read it and see if the landlord is required to give you X days notice before requiring you to leave or if you have a lease for a fixed term, like 6 months, which has yet to expire.

Here is info re Oregon from rentlaw.com:

To be evicted: The landlord must go to court and get a court order that says you must leave. A landlord first gives you an eviction notice, unless you had an agreement that expired on a certain date. If you do not move by the date listed in the notice, the landlord may take you to court. If your landlord takes you to court, you will be given legal papers, including a summons and complaint telling you when to go to court for first appearance.

What kinds of Oregon eviction notices can a landlord give?

No-Cause: If you rent month-to-month, your landlord may give you a 30-day notice (33 days if mailed) to leave without giving a reason. If you rent week-to-week, a no-cause eviction notice can be given after 10 days (13 days if mailed).

If you live in a Oregon mobile home park or any kind of federally subsidized housing, the landlord must use a for-cause eviction notice.

For-Cause: If you rent month-to-month in Oregon, your landlord may give you a 30-day notice (33 days if mailed) for cause with the opportunity to fix the problem within 14 days. If you correct the problem listed as the cause within 14 days, then you may stay.

If you cause the same problem within six months after receiving a 30-day notice for cause with a 14-day opportunity to fix the problem, the landlord may give a 10-day notice (13 days if mailed) without any time to fix the problem.

If you rent week-to-week, a for-cause eviction notice may be given after 7 days, with an opportunity to fix the problem in 4 days. If you cause the same problem within six months, the landlord may give you a 4-day notice without any time to fix the problem.

Late Rent: If you rent month-to-month and are more than 7 days late in paying rent, the landlord can give you a 72-hour notice to pay or move. (If you rent week-to-week, the notice can be given if your rent is more than 4 days late.) If your written agreement permits, the landlord may post this notice on your door and then mail a copy. The service is then complete on the day it is put in the mail. The landlord must give three more days for you to pay or move if the notice is mailed. If you pay, your money is due by 11:59 p.m. of the third day.

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Answered on 5/01/10, 10:52 pm


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