Land Lover answers:

Oreogn law stipulates that "At the end of the rental arrangement, you must return the property to your landlord in the same condition in which you received it except for reasonable wear and tear." and "If you pay a deposit when you rent a house or apartment, the landlord must account for the deposit within 31 days of the termination of the tenancy. The landlord may keep only the part of the deposit that is needed to pay for any damage directly caused by you unless your rental agreement says something different."

Here's what it says about the landlord's responsibilities:
"As a landlord, you have the duty of accounting for or refunding to the tenant any refundable deposits upon termination of the tenancy. In order to keep all or part of the deposit, you must give the tenant, within 31 days after termination, a written accounting that states specifically why you kept a portion or all of the deposit. If you have charged the tenant a fee as well as a deposit, you must use all of the money from the fee for cleaning and repairs needed because the tenant did not maintain the property before you can use any of the deposit for that purpose. If you do not comply with this requirement, the tenant can sue you for twice the amount of the deposit."

You may also find it worth while to check out the following book from the library: Oregon Renter's Rights: Security Deposit Recovery Kit by Eric Willison & Andrew J Ruzicho. Topics covered include: How to get your security deposit back; Video-taping and move-out procedures; Oregon security deposit statute and renters rights; Detailed explanation of Oregon security deposit statute; Detailed explanation of how to comply Oregon security deposit statute; General explanation of the legal process; Notification of move-out - intent to vacate; Step by step guide to proceeding in court. If you can't find this book, you can buy it as a download for $4.90 from http://www.lulu.com/content/462795

Good luck!

Land Lover answers:

I would move in your shoes, you have no legal right to force your landlord to support you and the long term effects of the eviction will not be worth the few extra days you have to move out.

Land Lover answers:

If there is nothing in the lease requiring you to maitain the grounds it is the responsibility of the landlord this Paragraph is a chapter from the landlord/tenant act of oregon.~

Responsibilities of the Landlord The Oregon Landlord/Tenant Act requires that a rental unit be in good repair. This includes plumbing facilities, hot and cold running water, adequate heat, working electric lights, working electrical equipment, clean building and (grounds), and all other areas and facilities properly repaired and working.

Weatherproofing and weather protection is required in the roof, walls, windows or doors. The rental unit must include a working smoke detector, with working batteries, at the beginning of tenancy, and working locks for all dwelling entrance doors. It is the tenant's responsibility to test the smoke detector every six months...

Land Lover answers:

If these are new owners due to a forrclosure, no don't pay, and request they give you cash for keys, this is when you turn over the property by a set date and they pay you a set amount.

If it is not a foreclosure, and you have a lease they need to abide by your lease.

Land Lover answers:

YOU ended the lease. You have no rights to be there beyond your 30 day notice.

If you insist on trespassing the sheriff comes out, rain or shine and your junk is moved off of private property and onto public (the street). You are arrested if you reenter the building.

This is specific to OR. I have property there and have been put into exactly this same situation and this is what I had to do. The sheriff does give you a 3 day notice, that the landlord can have posted on day 27 since it looks like you might be weird about your commitments.