(1) Any person aggrieved by a violation of ORS 90.525, 90.630, 90.680 or 90.765 shall have a cause of action against the violator thereof for any damages sustained as a result of the violation or $200, whichever is greater.
(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, a tenant shall have a cause of action against the landlord for a violation of ORS 90.510 (4) for any damages sustained as a result of such violation, or $100, whichever is greater.
(b) However, the tenant shall have no cause of action if, within 10 days after the tenant requests a written agreement from the landlord, the landlord offers to enter into a written agreement which does not substantially alter the terms of the oral agreement made when the tenant rented the space and which complies with this chapter.
(c) If, within 10 days after being served with a complaint alleging a violation of ORS 90.510, the landlord offers to enter into a written rental agreement with each of the other tenants of the landlord which does not substantially alter the terms of the oral agreement made when each tenant rented the space and which complies with this chapter, then the landlord shall not be subject to any further liability to such other tenants for previous violations of ORS 90.510.
(d) Notwithstanding ORS 41.580 (1), if a landlord and a tenant mutually agree on the terms of an oral agreement for renting residential property, but the tenant refuses to sign a written memorandum of that agreement after it has been reduced to writing by the landlord and offered to the tenant for the tenant’s signature, the oral agreement shall be enforceable notwithstanding the tenant’s refusal to sign.
(e) A purchaser shall have a cause of action against a seller for damages sustained or $100, whichever is greater, who sells the tenant’s manufactured dwelling or floating home to the purchaser before the landlord has accepted the purchaser as a tenant if:
(A) The landlord rejects the purchaser as a tenant; and
(B) The seller knew the purchaser intended to leave the manufactured dwelling or floating home on the space.
(3) The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section. [Formerly 91.900; 1991 c.67 §16; 1991 c.844 §16; 1995 c.559 §39; 1995 c.618 §52]
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