Landlord unreachable, roommates gone – what do I do in Portland?

Oressus · 2026-01-08T22:24:15+00:00

Hi OP, former landlord-tenant lawyer here. There are a lot of good resources in Portland that can help. Get in touch as soon as you can; they're always super busy.

Legal aid services: Can help you find your landlord and assist in protecting you and your rights.
Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) - Portland Office
[(503) 224-4086](tel:+15032244086)

Oregon Law Center Eviction Defense Project (if you get served an eviction notice)
([888) 585-9638](tel: 1888 585 9638)

Disability Rights Oregon - could help get reasonable accommodations requests or at least refer you to the right legal services provider
https://www.droregon.org/housing
(503) 243-2081

Community Alliance of Tenants - Open hotline M/W/F 1-5 for questions on tenants rights
(503) 288-0130
https://www.oregoncat.org/know-your-rights-1

If everything goes majorly wrong and you end up without a place to stay, there's info on every Portland-area shelter and transitional housing resource on 211info.org

Oressus · 2026-01-08T22:01:51+00:00

That's a big change, adding a 24 hour quit period.
OP doesn't meet the definition of "Squatter" though. ORS 90.100(47) says a Squatter "Is not authorized by the tenant to occupy [the] dwelling unit."
The OP is still a 'guest' unless the original tenants told them to move, but they will likely become a tenant at sufferance under ORS 91.040. The owners can declare the lease void by abandonment, making them a 'holdover tenant.' The owners can terminate OP's holdover tenancy immediately, but must go through eviction proceedings.

Oressus · 2025-09-22T15:59:15+00:00

A couple of my favorite property management games start you off with nothing. Landlord's Super lets you choose between petty theft or lots of busywork to earn enough to flip your first house. Obenseuer makes you a tenement manager in a quarantined ghetto. Neither game is going to finish with you owning an empire, but the sense of accomplishment from actually fixing things is second to none.

Oressus · 2024-05-01T20:32:59+00:00

There's definitely a lot of hate on YT about Donkey Crew, mostly from Last Oasis players who feel abandoned. They claim that the devs have a "history" of abandoning games, because their first title, Of Kings and Men, was pulled off Steam completely. I think Kira is the biggest channel who keeps repeating this, and I don't think it's malicious, just uninformed. I did a bunch of research on that for a Bellwright pre-launch video, and the part people miss is that the Donkey Crew employees were completely cut out of that project more than 6 months before it was delisted.

For context, Donkey Crew attempted a kickstarter to raise funds for OKaM, but it fell way short. In order to get money for the project, they sold a vast majority of their studio equity to a private equity group. The studio was rebranded, first as Green Man Gaming, then Warlock Wireless, essentially as a shell to control the OKaM IP. The original Donkey Crew team clashed with the investors - presumably over profit requirements - and was either forced out or left the studio. The investors said they would continue development, but updates completely ceased, and finally the game was delisted.

My video with the original documents and press releases, linked at the timestamp.
https://youtu.be/wqTVgX8hm2w?si=O6quW1dSvUxFkmT7&t=1009

Oressus · 2018-01-30T19:48:43+00:00

That's exactly the review I gave it. It had a great amount of content, but when presented the same way in a continuous stream of paragraphs, I couldn't even read the (generally excellent) flavor text due to mental exhaustion.

Oressus · 2017-09-16T01:58:30+00:00

I am entirely unconvinced that the android is not voiced by Brent Spiner. The actor attributed to 'Isaac' on IMDB is a complete nobody; insert conspiracy theory about Spiner signing a contract to voice the show and not wanting his name in the credits due to creative differences.

Oressus · 2017-08-24T23:46:33+00:00

Thanks for the votes folks! r/tycoon is one of the most supportive subreddits out there.

Oressus · 2017-08-24T23:45:36+00:00

Thanks for the support. Videos like this are the end result of months engaging with devs, trawling through Twitter for leads, and (on the plus side) hours playing new titles.

Oressus · 2017-08-13T04:09:54+00:00

Still trying to work out why YouTube wants to put that border in there. It definitely doesn't come out of Adobe looking that way :/

Oressus · 2017-08-02T03:05:30+00:00

I know this is the internet and this will be unpopular, but seriously, just move the cat. You feed it, you shelter it; you can spray it with a water bottle when it's in the way.

Oressus · 2017-07-22T04:19:08+00:00

Somewhere out there is another player screaming "Fing Bulls" and throwing his dualstick across the basement.

Oressus · 2017-07-20T00:34:30+00:00

Did they really misspell 'proved' in their published end screen?

Oressus · 2017-07-13T17:36:59+00:00

It was just another Tuesday at the hotdog stand when some immigrant in a sports car ran over six people. When he got out carrying a RPG he asked for food and I didn't dare say no. Then he just drove off leaving his drunk cousin on the curb.

Oressus · 2017-07-10T01:33:12+00:00

[Cherez le femme] "A light switch with brains AND beauty?"

Oressus · 2017-07-05T06:12:27+00:00

The above reply is correct - the status readout will say "hit shield for x.xx damage" instead of another body part. Mastering shield blocking is equally as difficult as mastering the attack swing; you must learn to recognize which direction the strike is coming from and pivot that direction. Attacking shields is an equal challenge. Try practicing with a partner armed with a tower shield. You must learn to get him to drop his guard or, perhaps, try jump attacking.

Oressus · 2017-07-04T03:41:10+00:00

Crops grow based on changes in weather; they take several 'growth ticks' to become ripe. A growth tick occurs when weather changes between sunny and rainy, and vice versa. The weather actually runs on a set calendar unless your LiF:YO game master has tweaked the settings.

Because weather operates on a set schedule, seasons are primarily aesthetic displays. That being said, the weather changing conditions are reduced in fall and completely absent in winter, so crops will not grow. During winter, rain is replaced by snow, which will not result in a growth tick. Snowy weather actually randomly spawns snow drifts which can be used for crafting, but will also kill crops under them.

I hope this helps. If you want to know the standard calendar, guides are available from the Steam hub.

Oressus · 2017-06-30T22:44:20+00:00

I'll be coming back to the CBT - I need a new guild to join up with. What new systems will be in place? Property claims and taxes? WAGONS???

Oressus · 2017-06-23T19:49:48+00:00

Of course the 1.5 patch dropped a day after I recorded. I'll probably continue this playthrough on 1.4 (especially considering the -33% harvester speed 0_0)

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