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Portland FAIR Ordinance (Effective March 1, 2020) - PART 1

Commissioner Chloe Eudaly's office passed a new law that has far reaching effects. Compliance is complex and time consuming and conflicts with existing Oregon landlord-tenant laws. As a result, there are still many unknowns. To-date, even the materials provided by the P...

What To Do If Your Washington Tenant Isn't Following the Rules - 10 Day Notice

**Not Legal Advice. Please contact an attorney if you need assistance***So you own a rental property in Washington State and your tenant isn’t following the lease...What do you do?First don't panic. Most of the time someone is failing to comply with the lease because t...

What To Do If Your Washington Tenant Didn't Pay the Rent

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. Please contact an attorney for legal advice before taking any action.Did your Washington tenant fail to pay the rent on time? If so, this article is for you.Non-payment of rent is a serious violation of your rental...

New - Portland Relocation Ordinance Update March 8, 2018

How Landlord's Benefit from Portland's Relocation Assistance Ordinance

December's Episode Portland Real Estate Market - November 2017 Stats

September 2017 Portland Real Estate Market Update

What does an eviction look like

This is the first installment in a blog series looking at different types of evictions and what an owner can expect while going through the process. NOTE: We are not giving legal advice and only expressing what we believe to be a best practice. We strongly recommend you speak to ...

What You Need to Know About Portland's Relocation Ordinance Amendments

The City Council and Portland Housing Bureau and the direction of Chloe Eudaly and at the advice of the Relocation Task Force have suggested the following changes to Portland's relocation ordinance.Tenants have 45 days to ask for funds from landlord.Landlord must pay relocati...

Should I Partially Furnish My Home?

Should I partially furnish my home? This is a question that gets asked about every other time I meet with an owner.The short answer is noThe long answer is are you prepared for what that entails?Leaving a home partially furnished generally comes down to an owner's desire to l...