Oregon Revised Statutes Property Rights and Transactions § 105.121

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1) A former tenant removed from a group recovery home under ORS 90.440 may bring an action for injunctive relief to recover possession if the removal was wrongful or in bad faith.

(2) An action under this section shall be governed by the provisions of ORS 105.105 to 105.168 except that:

(a) The complaint shall be in substantially the following form and shall be available from the court clerk:

IN THE __________ COURT FOR
THE COUNTY OF _______________

(Tenant),		)
	Plaintiff(s),	)
		)
	vs.	)	No._____
		)
(Landlord),		)
		)
	Defendant(s).	)

COMPLAINT FOR RETURNOF POSSESSION OF ADWELLING UNIT IN AGROUP RECOVERY HOMEI

Defendant is a group recovery home subject to ORS 90.440. Defendant removed plaintiff from the group recovery home dwelling unit rented by plaintiff from defendant at:

__________ (street and number)

__________ (city)

__________ (county)

Notice of removal from the dwelling unit was served on plaintiff under ORS 90.440. The notice of removal was served on:

__________ (date)

III

Plaintiff is entitled to possession of the dwelling unit because:

__________ Defendant removed plaintiff wrongfully by failing to comply with the procedural requirements of ORS 90.440.

__________ Defendant removed plaintiff wrongfully because plaintiff did not use or possess alcohol or illegal drugs within seven days preceding delivery of a written notice of removal.

__________ Defendant removed plaintiff under ORS 90.440 in bad faith.

Wherefore, plaintiff prays for possession of the group recovery home dwelling unit and costs and disbursements incurred herein.

__________________________________________	_________________________________________________________
Date	Signature of plaintiff

(b) The complaint shall be signed by the plaintiff or an attorney representing the plaintiff as provided by ORCP 17 and served by personal delivery on the group recovery home house president or a person in an equivalent leadership position for the group recovery home.

IN THE __________ COURT FOR
THE COUNTY OF _______________

(Tenant),		)
		)
	Plaintiff(s),	)
		)
	vs.	)	No._____
		)
(Landlord),		)
		)
	Defendant(s).	)

ANSWER

We deny that the plaintiff is entitled to possession of the group recovery home dwelling unit that is the subject of the complaint because:

__________ The defendant removed the plaintiff in compliance with the procedural requirements of ORS 90.440.

__________ The plaintiff used or possessed alcohol or illegal drugs as described in ORS 90.440 within seven days preceding delivery of a written notice of removal.

__________ The defendant did not remove the plaintiff in bad faith as alleged.

We ask that the plaintiff take nothing by the complaint and that we be awarded our costs and disbursements.

__________________________________________	_________________________________________________________
Date	Signature of defendant

(d) The issue at trial shall be limited to whether the plaintiff is entitled to possession of the dwelling unit described in the complaint.

(e) If the basis for the complaint is that removal was wrongful because the plaintiff did not use or possess alcohol or illegal drugs, the defendant has the burden of proving that the plaintiff used or possessed alcohol or illegal drugs as described in ORS 90.440 within seven days preceding delivery of the written notice of removal.

(f) A claim for damages may not be asserted by either party in the action for possession of the dwelling unit under this section, but each party may pursue any claim for damages in a separate action.

(g) A party may join an action for possession of the dwelling unit with an action for damages or a claim for other relief, but the proceeding is not governed by the provisions of ORS 105.105 to 105.168.

(h) If the court determines that the plaintiff is entitled to possession of the dwelling unit that is the subject of the complaint, the court shall enter an order directing the defendant to return possession of the dwelling unit to the plaintiff. The court may provide that the defendant have a period of time to deliver possession of the dwelling unit to the plaintiff.

(i) Subject to the provisions of ORCP 68, a prevailing party who has been represented by counsel may recover attorney fees as provided by ORS 90.255.

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