Showing ordinances that apply to Dunthorpe, OR
Dunthorpe is an unincorporated community (population 1,704) in Multnomah County, Oregon. Because Dunthorpe is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Multnomah County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The just cause eviction rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Multnomah County tenants are protected by Oregon's statewide just-cause eviction law SB 608 (2019), codified at ORS 90.427. After the first 12 months of tenancy, landlords may only terminate for qualifying landlord-based or tenant-based cause. Portland layers additional protections through the FAIR ordinance PCC 30.01.086 and relocation assistance under PCC 30.01.085 requiring $2,900 to $4,500 per unit for qualifying terminations.
ORS 90.427 requires just cause for eviction of any tenant who has occupied a unit more than 12 months (or after the first lease term for fixed-term leases). Qualifying tenant-based causes include nonpayment of rent, material breach of the rental agreement, outrageous conduct, and three warnings in 12 months. Qualifying landlord-based (no-fault) causes include landlord move-in, demolition or substantial renovation requiring 60+ days vacancy, sale to a buyer who will owner-occupy, and conversion to non-residential use. No-fault terminations require 90 days written notice AND one month's rent paid to the tenant as relocation assistance (ORS 90.427(7)). Within Portland city limits, PCC 30.01.085 replaces the state one-month relocation payment with tiered assistance of $2,900 (studio), $3,300 (1BR), $4,200 (2BR), or $4,500 (3+BR). The Portland FAIR ordinance PCC 30.01.086 also mandates specific screening criteria and application timelines. Multnomah County has enacted Ordinance 1294 (2019) requiring countywide compliance and establishes the County Rent Assistance Program. Retaliatory evictions are prohibited under ORS 90.385. Domestic violence victims receive additional protections under ORS 90.449.
Wrongful no-cause eviction: tenant may recover 3 months' rent plus damages (ORS 90.427(9)). Portland relocation nonpayment: $2,900-$4,500 owed plus $250/day penalty. Retaliatory eviction: triple damages plus attorney fees.
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