01/29/2009
Oregon Court Holds That Landlord/Tenant Disputants Have No Enhanced Right to Attorney Fee Awards
Barbara Parmenter Living Trust v. Lemon, 345 Or 334, 194 P3d 796 (2008)
Brief Summary
Despite case law suggesting a liberal standard for awarding attorney fees in Oregon landlord-tenant disputes, courts must apply the same eight-factor test that applies to any other cases in which attorney fees are authorized.
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