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Oregon Statutes

In Oregon, landlord-tenant relationships are governed by the Oregon Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, found in ORS Chapter 90. This chapter outlines rental agreements, eviction procedures, tenant rights, and landlord obligations. The law also includes protections for victims of domestic violence and rules regarding rent increases and habitability standards.  Each section is outlined and linked below.

  • ORS § 90.300 – Security deposits; prepaid rent
  • ORS § 90.220 – Terms and conditions of rental agreement; smoking policy; rent obligation, increases and payment
  • ORS § 90.260 – Late rent payment charge or fee; restrictions; calculation
  • ORS § 90.302 – Fees allowed for certain landlord expenses; accounting not required; fees for noncompliance with written rules; tenant remedies
  • ORS § 90.365 – Failure of landlord to supply essential services; remedies
  • ORS § 90.368 – Repair of minor habitability defect
  • ORS § 90.255 – Attorney fees
  • ORS § 90.410 – Effect of tenant failure to give notice of absence; absence; abandonment
  • ORS § 90.453 – Release of victim from tenancy; victim verification statement
  • ORS § 90.459 – Change of locks at request of victim
  • ORS § 90.385 – Retaliatory conduct by landlord; tenant remedies and defenses; action for possession in certain cases
  • ORS § 90.228 – Notice of location in 100-year flood plain
  • ORS § 90.396 – Acts or omissions justifying termination 24 hours after notice
  • ORS § 90.398 – Termination of tenancy for drug or alcohol violations
  • ORS § 90.392 – Termination of tenancy for cause; tenant right to cure violation
  • ORS § 90.394 – Termination of tenancy for failure to pay rent
  • ORS § 90.427 – Termination of tenancy without tenant cause; effect of termination notice
  • ORS § 91.060 – Tenancy from year to year
  • ORS § 91.070 – Tenancy from month to month
  • ORS § 91.080 – Termination when expiration of tenancy fixed by terms of lease
  • ORS § 90.323 – Maximum rent increase; exceptions; notice
  • ORS § 90.295 – Application Fees
  • ORS § 90.322 – Landlord or agent access to premises; remedies
  • ORS § 90.340 – Entry Allowed During Tenant’s Extended Absence
  • ORS § 90.375 – Effect of unlawful ouster or exclusion; willful diminution of services
  • ORS § 90.155 – Service or delivery of written notice
  • Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.305 – Disclosure of certain matters; retention of rental agreement; inspection of agreement
  • Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.320 – Landlord’s Duties
  • Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.325 – Tenant’s Duties