ORS Chapter 105 — Property Rights

ORS 105.121. Forms in action for possession of group recovery home; limitation on issues; attorney fees. (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 105.100 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 RETURN OF POSSESSION OF A DWELLING UNIT IN A GROUP RECOVERY HOME I 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) II 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, marijuana 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. (c) The answer 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). ) 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, marijuana 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, marijuana or illegal drugs, the defendant has the burden of proving that the plaintiff used or possessed alcohol, marijuana 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 105.100 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.