Perry v. Hernandez

DE MUNIZ, S. J.

Plaintiff prevailed on a claim under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (RLTA), ORS 90.100-ORS 90.875, and sought an award of attorney fees. ORS 90.255. The trial court denied attorney fees on the ground that plaintiffs counsel had not sufficiently apportioned his fees between plaintiffs fee-bearing claim and those claims for which attorney fees were not authorized. We conclude that the trial court erred in denying plaintiffs attorney-fees claim, and reverse and remand to the trial court with instructions to award plaintiff reasonable attorney fees.

Plaintiff brought claims…