DoktorEvil
Banned
Aaron
http://oregonlawhelp.org/resource/eviction-2?ref=AilDP
Until the sheriff is at your door, the notice is moot.
Go to court, get the filing fee waived or postponed, and get an extension!
Also, if they fuck with the locks:
http://oregonlawhelp.org/resource/eviction-2?ref=AilDP
There are only three ways that a landlord can get a rented place back legally:
1. The tenant can move and return the keys to the landlord;
2. The tenant can move away, abandoning the unit without telling anyone of plans to come back; or
3. The landlord can go to court and get an order, after a hearing, to have the sheriff force the tenant to move out. Only the sheriff, with a court order, has authority to physically remove you.
Until the sheriff is at your door, the notice is moot.
Go to court, get the filing fee waived or postponed, and get an extension!
Also, if they fuck with the locks:
The only legal way to force you out of your home is for the landlord to go to court and get an order that requires you to leave. If the landlord locks you out, tell the landlord that it is illegal and ask to be let back into your home. If this doesn't work, and if you can get in through a window or another door, do so and contact a law office. If the landlord refuses to let you back into your home and you cannot get in on your own, you can call the police. They will sometimes help. They may say that it is a civil dispute and that they will not help you. If so, contact a law office (click here for a list of a organizations).
If your landlord unlawfully changes the locks, shuts off the power, makes serious threats or attempts to shut off your utilities, or takes other out-of-court action to force you to move, you may file a lawsuit to try to get an order so that you can return to your home. You can also sue for money damages--for an amount up to two months' rent or for twice your actual damages, whichever is more; and for another month's rent or actual damages if the landlord entered your home illegally (for example, to change the locks). This lawsuit can include damages for emotional distress causing loss of sleep, inability to eat, and other interference with your ability to use the rental unit. Note: When a tenant sues a landlord for violations of the Oregon Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, the lawsuit must be filed (started) within one year of the incident. Claims based on other laws might have different deadlines. [ORS 90.375]