Can an officer witness a traffic violation in his/her personal vehicle, & following day come to your house and issue a ticket?

Waiting until the following day might be a due process clause violation of the U.S. Consititution. There are some things that the officer did that...

Are you responsible for your spouses medical bills?

Don't let the "doctrine of necessaries" decide the issue for you. In Oregon, if this doctrine were to come up as an argument, it would be an old...

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My take on the bill is that the change in the wording of the statute was meant to clear up a "mistake" the appellate court made in Urbach v....

Is a death benefit considered taxable income if the check is made out to a trust?

This question is very similar to a prior post about filing taxes for a trust. Receiving the 1099-R is a strong clue that this is...

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Are State employee death benefits to be considered taxable if received by a revocable (irrevocable) trust?

Yes, as trustee of your deceased sister's trust you can expect to receive a 1099-R and expect to claim the $7000 (6300 + 700) as income when filing...

Annulment instead of Divorce??

Take a look at the annulment form used in Oregon. You will find that you must check a box in either the section that makes the marriage void or...

How stiff is the Oregon (31) day law on refunding your rental deposit?

If the landlord fails to return the deposit "31 days after the termination of the tenancy" [ORS 90.300(11)] then "the tenant may recover the money...

Under Oregon landlord tenant law is landlord required to refund deposit within 30 days

Your statute of interest is ORS 90.300. If you were to Google this question, you will see pages that say "within 30 days" and pages that say...

OR state residential landlord tenant act, landlord's failure to fix defective condition

You have an issue with the habitability of the premises. This does not sound like a minor habitability defect. In fact, ORS 90.368(1) begins, "As...

Is there a limit on how much a landlord can raise the rent on a 55+ manufactured home park?

Oregon has quite a bit of law carved out especially for manufactured home parks. See ORS 90.505 to 90.840. When it comes to raising rents, ORS...