JRD Development Joint Venture v. Catlin

Defendants appeal from an order granting plaintiffs relief from a judgment pursuant to ORCP 71C. 1 We reverse.

Defendants rented a house from plaintiffs. It had bare electrical wires, contaminated water, a septic system that leaked sewage and other problems. Defendants stopped paying rent. Plaintiffs brought a forcible entry and detainer action against them. Defendants counter-claimed that plaintiffs failed to make repairs and abused their right of access to the premises. In reliance on the testimony of defendant Christina Catlin, the trial court found that the house was uninhabitable and had…