Montgomery v. HOWARD JOHNSON INN, GRESHAM

The sole issue presented on appeal is whether the Residential Landlord Tenant Act (RLTA) applies in this case. Plaintiff, a former employee of defendant, resided at defendant’s hotel during her employment. After defendant terminated her employment and refused to allow her access to her personal property until she paid certain costs, plaintiff brought this action under ORS 105.112 for the recovery of personal property. 1 The trial court found that, because plaintiffs right to occupancy was “conditional upon [her] employment in and about the premises” where she was employed, ORS 90.110(7)…