Property Management
A tenant in Oregon is not paying rent due to a claimed habitability defect. Under ORLTA, a tenant's 'repair and deduct' remedy allows the tenant to:
AWithhold all rent until the landlord makes all repairs
BHave repairs made and deduct the cost from rent, subject to statutory limits, if the landlord fails to repair after proper notice✓ Correct
CTerminate the lease immediately without notice
DBill the landlord directly for any repair cost
Explanation
Oregon's ORLTA provides tenants with a repair-and-deduct remedy: after giving the landlord proper notice and allowing a reasonable time to repair, a tenant may hire someone to make an essential repair and deduct the actual cost from rent, subject to statutory limits.
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