

Marijuana growing on a rented property
In a case from rural southern Oregon, Mr. Busch succeeded in evicting two manufactured home park residents who were growing 26 marijuana...


Illegal Tresspassing
In a recent Clackamas County case, Mr. Busch succeeded in proving that a tenant willfully ignored a court-ordered agreement preventing an...


Discrimination Claims by RV Tenants
Question A manufactured home community has an RV section. Community management is aware that the Federal Fair Housing laws apply to...


RV Tenant Eviction
Question How does the eviction process work when evicting an RV tenant? Is it different than evicting a manufactured home community...

Floating Homes
With Oregon’s numerous bays and waterways, floating home marinas are a popular living choice for many people. By statute, floating homes...


Court Appearances
Nearly every eviction begins with an eviction notice, which must be properly served on the tenant. Most notices give the tenant a certain...

Eviction Trials
Filing the Initial “FED” The term "FED" stands for Forcible Entry and Detainer. This is the legal term for an eviction lawsuit filed in...


Forms
Every landlord should have a good set of forms to use for issuing notices to tenants. The best place to get them is usually a landlord...


Tenant Applications
Oregon state law allows a landlord to ask potential applicants about their credit history, eviction records, criminal records,...


Tenant Default and Landlord Remedies: Default Provisions in the Lease
Every commercial lease contract will have default provisions that will allow the landlord to seek default remedies against the tenant,...