Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Oregon

Re: repayment to lanlord for city water line installment

Under Oregon Law, if you have a month-to-month rental agreement, the landlord can make changes in the agreement as long as he/she gives you 30 days notice. If you have a lease for a specific term, then the landlord cannot raise the rent until the end of the lease period.

The rental agreement you have with the landlord may contain limitations on the rights of a landlord to change the rent rates, although such a limitation is rare in Oregon.

Currently Oregon does not have rent control laws, which some other states and localities have, and which might limit the landlord's right to raise rent in some other state or community.

Re: repayment to lanlord for city water line installment

If you have a lease for a term, the amount of the payment usually can't change during the term of the lease.

If you're rental agreement is "month to month", then the landlord can raise your rent with notice, usually 30 days.

If you have a written month to month lease, check it for terms relating to raising the rent. It might limit the amount of a raise.

For instance, I'm a landlord. My leases limit my ability to raise rent following the initial term. Once the lease is a holdover, or upon renewal, I can raise rent 10% with 30 days' notice; or more with 60 days' notice.

If there are rent control ordinances in your area, that might affect rent changes. I can't address that directly.

Hope this helped.