Legal Department

Sponsored Article By Dwight Kay and the Kay Properties Team Welcome to 1031 101! If you’ve come to our metaphorical class here, you likely have a few questions. Chief among them: What is a 1031 exchange?...

Dear Attorney: My tenant is asking to change the locks because they are a victim of domestic violence. What should I do? Answer:  First, you will always want to show compassion and make sure you...

I’m amazed by the number of landlords who give money or rent concessions to tenants, thinking they just settled a dispute, only to find themselves at the wrong end of subsequent claims for those...

The Oregon allowable rent increase percentage for the 2020 calendar year is 9.9 percent, down slightly from 10.4 percent in 2019, announced by the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis (OEA). Oregon’s new rent control law,...

Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant has held a special city council committee meeting to formally present her draft plan and ordinance for rent control in Seattle. Sawant formally unveiled her proposed ordinance, which states,...

Portland regulators, through the city’s revenue department,t have reached a memorandum of understanding with Airbnb requiring the short-term rental company to provide data to the city and to remove listings that violate Portland’s regulations. Airbnb...

A landlord and his employee, a registered sex offender, subjected female tenants of his residential rental properties to sexual harassment and retaliation, such as refusing to assist with maintenance at their properties after the...

Portland Attorney Brad Kraus takes on the issue of qualifying repair and renovation landlord exemption under SB 608 and urges landlords to think like a tenant. By Brad Kraus Attorney, Warren Allen LLP Senate Bill 608 is...

The owners and manager of a condominium complex in Gunnison, Colorado have been charged with discriminating against families with children in violation of the Fair Housing Act according to a release from the U.S....

Question:  One of my tenants built a shed but left it when he moved. Do I have to keep it there? Can I take it down or sell it? A. It probably depends upon...