Doctors in Rainier, OR

I used to do property management and they absolutely can't ask the disability or deny them for it. I can pull up the exact ORS statute later when I am in front of a computer if you like but it is chapter 90 of the Oregon revised statutes. Call Craig Colby an attorney out of Portland he is great and works these types of cases.

It is against HPA laws to even ask what type of sevice dog or diagnosis of person is. All they need is a note from a doctor. No pet fees either. Bunmer. I wish them the best. Sad.

Chelsea Dirks

It looks like the above posts have already addressed that a service animal and a companion pet are two different things. Oregon law requires that LL's make "reasonable accommodations" for both types of pets if someone has a medical need. There are many other reasonable accommodations, such as having a marked parking spot near the tenant's door if they have trouble ambulating, or making structural changes if someone needs a wheelchair ramp, etc. If the tenant is low income, they can get assistance from Oregon Law Center@503-397-1628. Tenant can also get self help material at www.oregonlawhelp.org. If they are not low income, Oregon Law Center can still help them find an attorney who handles this type of law. An eviction notice GENERALLY doesn't mean a person has to move at the end of the period of time given. Only a judge can make someone have to move. The LL must begin with the notice, and if the tenant hasn't moved by the end of the time period given, they file a request with the court, the tenant gets notice of this, and a court date is set. It is better to resolve it first, as you don't want a court eviction on your record. Often the notices are faulty and the LL doesn't have a viable case. If the tenant is in the right, the courts order the LL to pay all the attorney fees and certain damages to the tenant and his/her attorney.

^^^^Go Holly!:)

Be advised that Oregon Law Center does have attorneys to help you, but they are extremely backed up and their closest offices are in Hillsboro and Portland. You aren't going to find an "low-income" attorney close by to help you out, and it could take many weeks. All they do is give you names, you have to do the footwork yourself, then tracking down an attorney who "does that type of thing" is very frustrating. Two others in our trailer park went that route....didn't help them one bit. I know it is the law, but when you have no money to fight and have slumlords that do have money to fight, lack of timely assistance, and the mentality that if they do let you keep the pet, that they may attack you in some other way or be on your case for this or that, and try to oust you out of the park anyway. Seems like you are damned if you do, damned if you don't. Personally, I want to keep my nose clean and fly under the radar with these owners/LL. They already tried to evict me for stupid stuff, and I got the old owner and the Community Action Team to help me. I now pay my rent to the "old owner" and he in turns sends it to the "new owner." Yes, a little peon, you didn't think someone with clout would help me? Wrong. That's how it is up here. I am seeing other tenants going thru the BS just because they spoke up about something.

There is an Oregon Law Center office in St Helens 503-397-1628. Resources don't allow them to take every single case that walks in the door (8-9 attorneys for 5 counties), but they will give you good advice and help you on your way if there is not some one available to help you. After all, it is important to be able to advocate for yourself. Since private attorneys can get paid by bad landlords for these kinds of cases, OLC will not take business away from them. If OLC thinks it is a good case and they can't help, they will help you find an attorney who will help you win your case and maybe even get you some money in damages. There are lots of low income attorneys in Columbia County. Especially for non family law issues.

Marilyn Dirks

Coastal family in Clatskanie. 503-728-5088

Try north Portland clinic in St. John's