Injured In or Around Your Apartment?
Are you a tenant who was injured in and around your rental premises? You may be entitled to compensation for your injuries.
For the past 35 years, I have represented and advised residential tenants in claims for injuries caused by the landlord’s negligence. Call me for a free consultation to know your rights and maximize the compensation you are entitled to for your injuries.
In Oregon, you may recover your attorney fees in the event you are the prevailing party.
I don’t get paid unless you win.
Your Troutdale Injury Lawyer
For the past 35 years, I have represented and advised residential tenants in claims for injuries directly caused by the negligence of their landlord. Residential tenants have rights defined by state and local statutes and ordinances, as well as common law court decisions. The Oregon Residential Tenant and Landlord Act (ORTLA) is a very detailed and complex statute. You need to consult with an attorney steeped in this law to know your rights and maximize the compensation you are entitled to for your injuries.
Your Landlord’s Legal Obligations
You or your personal property may have been injured or damaged due to defective and/or unlawful conditions caused by your landlord’s legal obligation to maintain the premises in livable (“habitable”) condition. Unlawful conditions in this regard include: lack of adequate heat, plumbing defects, water pressure, mold, electrical problems, sewer problems. Conditions outside your apartment in areas under the control of your landlord may have caused your injuries, such as ice, sprinkler head sticking up from the ground, dangerous animals, holes in the ground, poor lighting conditions, faulty staircases, broken walkways.
Under the ORTLA, you may recover your attorney fees in the event you are the prevailing party.
Call Your Troutdale Injury Lawyer Today
If you are a tenant that has been injured, give me a call today for a free consultation and get your claim evaluated. Put my 35 years of knowledge and experience to work for you
Landlord/Tenant Frequently Asked Questions
I have an unsafe condition in my apartment, what should I do
Call me first; but if you cannot do that, document the condition with photographs and notify your landlord in writing (keep a copy of the notice). Then contact me for additional advice.
My landlord is evicting me, what are my rights?
ORTLA has many requirements regarding the form, manner and timing of an eviction notice. You need to contact an attorney who practices in this area of law to know your rights. Call now.
Are there additional protections provided to residential tenants living in Portland.
Yes. The Portland City Code (PCC)
I am concerned that my apartment has mold, what should I do?
Because of the wet conditions prevailing in the Pacific Northwest, mold grows everywhere. If you suspect there is mold in your apartment, you need to have it tested to confirm it is harmful mold. There are over 100,000 different molds and not all of them are harmful to your health. If you suspect you have mold in your apartment, you need an expert to test it to confirm the type of mold and whether it is harmful.
Is it okay if my landlord tests the mold in my apartment?
Mold testing is done according to generally accepted scientific testing protocols. Samples are collected and usually examined by a third-party laboratory. If your landlord has hired a third-party expert to test for mold in your apartment, the expert will collect samples and send them to a lab for testing and then produce a report detailing the results of the tests. You are entitled to see a copy of the report.
What if my landlord does not test the mold and simply paints over it or tries to cleans it with chlorine, is this okay?
This is not okay. You may have to hire your own expert to conduct the testing.
I was hurt on the grounds outside my apartment. I am concerned my landlord will evict me if I make a complaint.
I hear this all the time from tenants I talk to. In Oregon, it is against the law for landlord to evict you or even threaten to evict you if you have made a good faith complaint about your tenancy.
Is it okay for me to call the Health Department or the Building Department in my city to investigate the conditions of my apartment or the building where my apartment is located? Will this result in me being evicted?
So long as you are acting in good faith, the law protects you from eviction for contacting a government agency to investigate conditions in your apartment.
Call Your Troutdale Injury Lawyer Today
If you are a tenant that has been injured, give me a call today for a free consultation and get your claim evaluated. Put my 35 years of knowledge and experience to work for you