Timmermann v. Herman

*549This residential landlord and tenant case presents an issue of statutory interpretation under the Oregon Residential Landlord Tenant Act (ORLTA)-viz., whether a tenant is entitled to possession of the leased premises in a forcible entry and detainer (FED) action when the tenant prevails on her counterclaims to the extent that no rent remains due, but does not pay rent into court under ORS 90.370(1)(b).1 We conclude that the trial court erred when it ruled that tenant *349was not entitled to possession of the leased premises under ORS 90.370(1)(b) because no rent was ordered to be paid into court…