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Gregory L Abbott
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Protecting Consumers and Small Businesses in Oregon for Over 29 Years. Landlord-Tenant Matters, Debt Collection Issues, Wills/Probates/Estate Administration, Auto Accidents are All Mainstays of My Practice. Other Attorneys in Oregon Hire Me to Help - Shouldn't You Too?
Education
- Lewis & Clark Law School
- J.D. (1993)
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- Honors: AmJur Award in Alternate Dispute Resolution, Winner of Mock Trial Competition
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- Knox College
- B.A. (1975) | Anthropology
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- Activities: On Student Government
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Oregon
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- Washington
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- 9th Circuit
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Fees
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Contingent Fees
I accept contingent fees in select cases after a thorough review -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Depending upon the case and the situation, I offer flat fees in some matters; contingent fees in some; and hourly rates in others.
Practice Areas
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Consumer Law
- Lemon Law
- Collections
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Legal Answers
- Q. Is it mandatory to provide and maintain "as-is" appliances in a Gresham, OR triplex?
- A: The general rule is that a landlord has no obligation to provide appliances to a tenant. But if they do, they are obligated to maintain the appliances throughout the term of the rental agreement. Presumably a dwelling rents for more with appliances than without so part of a tenant's rent is for having the appliances available and a landlord's obligation thus includes maintaining said appliances. You are asking if you can somehow contract around that maintenance obligation. A tenant cannot contract to give up any rights guaranteed them by Oregon law. So, if me, I would VERY clearly state in a written rental agreement that the dwelling comes without any appliances (or at least without ... Read More
- Q. Does first-year notice penalty apply after 3 years of occupancy?
- A: It depends upon what your lease says about termination and whether you are terminating a fixed term lease or a month to month tenancy. Regardless, read your lease. The norm, however, is to require at least 30 days written notice (written means written - NOT email, text, verbal, etc.) and you would ordinarily owe rent through the end of that 30 days, regardless of how long you have been there.
- Q. Can my landlord charge me a lease break fee after I provided a 30 day notice because I vacated a few days early?
- A: If your lease terminated 12\19, and you gave written notice you would be out then, you owed rent through 12\19 (assuming your lease doesn't have different termination requirements - check it). But you don't owe any lease break fee and he still owed you a written accounting for your security deposit within 31 days. If you would have had more coming back but for his false charges, or didn't get an accounting within the time frame, you likely are entitled to twice the amount that should have been refunded you, plus your court costs and attorney's fees. Consider reviewing everything with a local landlord-tenant attorney to see exactly what rights you may have.
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- Consumer Law Northwest
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