This is in the Statute of Frauds.Based on that alone, she has no case.Here's a website that explains it:http://nationalparalegal.edu/public_documents/cour..."

I doubt this will help, since I am in FL, however according to 2014 statute 83.49, "(1) Whenever money is deposited or advanced by a tenant on a rental agreement as security for performance of the rental agreement or as advance rent for other than the next immediate rental period, the landlord or the landlord’s agent shall either:(a) Hold the total amount of such money in a separate non-interest-bearing account in a Florida banking institution for the benefit of the tenant or tenants.

Some others are: pardons based on new evidence that exonerates; pardons for political reasons or good behavior; unadjudicated matters that are still within the statute of limitations for the offense; unadjudicated matters that are now beyond the statute of limitations for the offense. 

Therefore, you are under no obligation.Plus, under the Statute of Frauds, any contract for a year or longer must be in writing, and you don't have a lease in writing yet.So, no, you are under zero obligation to give this guy a one-year lease.All you have to do at this point is give the proper notice that the lease is terminated, and you are now only offering a MTM agreement. 

If they have lived there more than a year, you need to provide 60 days proper notice to increase rent or terminate current leaseYou should consult the Oregon statutes to determine what type of notice is required for the kinds of changes you want to make.  

So, unless he files bankruptcy on it, it will hound him forever, and you just may be surprised one year, when you get a check from the collection agency.You don't need a judgment to get the collection agency after them, but with a judgment, there would be no expiration date on the debt - unless they file bankruptcy.Also, if they ever want to buy a house, I believe they have to pay off any judgments, as the judgments can become liens against the property.Another thing to keep in mind, is if you don't sue them within a certain time frame, you lose the right to do it, under the Statute of Limitations, which is normally around 1 - 3 years.

WA statute RCW 59.18.280 requires that Within fourteen days after the termination of the rental agreement and vacation of the premises ..... the landlord shall give a full and specific statement of the basis for retaining any of the deposit together with the payment of any refund due the tenant under the terms and conditions of the rental agreement.They left the unit in reasonable condition, but due to damages done by their small children denting the wood framing around the interior doors along with a bunch of other items needing to be fixed and/or repainted, I spend more than $1100 and sent them an itemized statement showing my costs for labor and materials, which consumed their entire deposit. 

There is a statute of limitations on fraud that varies by state.

If they gave you actual statutes of laws that say differently, I'd like to know them, please.And, honestly, the process for a tenant to file a complaint against a landlord takes a year by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing.  

fuseacti...Here is a link to the actual statute that says so:http://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/0735000...At first glance, it looks like the rules in Chicago are different, but the laws for Chicago just say that a tenant can't waive their state rights regarding notice.