Yes, we most definitely waiting on advice from Legal Aid as well. I just like to have multiple opinions and I have no idea if the Legal Aid attorney will actually want to help, or just try to brush us off.
The Legal Aid attorney's interpretation and advice will have a huge impact on the course we choose to take. At this point, we are considering trying to negotiate a buy-out of the lease, but there's no buy-out clause in the contract.
Holly is even considering just walking away from the lease and hoping the LL doesn't try to sue. I don't really like this idea, but she is a college student with no assets, there were no co-signers on the lease, and she'd only be leaving 3 months early.
jk - Yeah, I agree with you in that respect. The only problem with that plan of action is that Holly is trying to get out ASAP and Oregon allows the LL 30 days to come back into compliance with the lease after being requested.

