Try to keep as much communication with your landlord in writing as possible. Use this basic template to request repairs, give notice, and address other issues. Be sure to include the date the letter was sent or given.

If your landlord has not responded effectively to your requests for repairs, use this letter to give them a notice of ten days to complete the repairs before you initiate a small claims action for legal penalties.

So, your landlord has served you with a retaliatory eviction notice and threatened to lock you out of the unit after you’ve exercised your legal rights. This letter demands that they cease all retaliatory actions, citing Oregon law, and threatens legal action.