Landlord and Tenant
SLS assists in landlord-tenant matters in Oregon provided the opposing party is not also a Portland State University student. We can meet with you to discuss you landlord-tenant matter during our walk in hours, which are posted here.
Common landlord-tenant issues include:
- Evictions;
- Security deposit withholdings;
- Habitability issues;
- Issues regarding payment of utilities;
- Discriminatory eviction; and
- Essential services (heat,water, pest-infestations, etc.)
SLS has also developed an extensive Landlord-Tenant Law Handbook for students, hard copies of which are available to students free of charge in our office.
For additional information and answers to general Landlord-Tenant Law questions, as well as links to other community resources, please visit our Additional Information - Landlord-Tenant Law page.
If you are renting a home or apartment that is currently going through the foreclosure process, please visit our Tenant's Rights in Foreclosure page.
SLS can help you with a landlord-tenant matter during our walk-in hours.