Oregon Month-to-Month Lease Agreement

Month-to-Month Laws

Termination Notice

Landlords are required to give a minimum of 30 days’ notice to terminate a month-to-month lease agreement. This notice period ensures that tenants have adequate time to make alternative living arrangements.

Rent Increase Notice

When it comes to rent increases, landlords must provide at least 90 days’ notice before raising a tenant’s rent. Importantly, no rent increases are permitted during the initial year of the tenancy, offering tenants stability during their first year in the rental property.

Required Disclosures

Landlords are obligated to provide specific disclosures to tenants to ensure transparency and safety. The following disclosures are required:

1. 100-Year Flood Plain

   Landlords must inform tenants if the dwelling unit is located in a 100-year flood plain.

2. Carbon Monoxide Alarm Instruction

   If the property contains a source of carbon monoxide, landlords are required to install a carbon monoxide detector and provide tenants with written instructions on how to test and operate the device.

3. Condition Report (City of Portland Only)

   A property condition report must be completed before the tenancy begins. This report can be filled out by both parties or solely by the landlord, in which case the tenant has seven days to accept or reject the report.

4. Disclosure of Legal Proceedings

   For properties with four or fewer rental units, landlords must disclose whether any of the circumstances listed in § 90.310(1) apply to the property.

5. Identity Disclosure

   Tenants must receive the names and addresses of the property manager and the building owner or an authorized agent who can accept notices, demands, and court-issued documents.

6. Lead-Based Paint Disclosure

   This disclosure is necessary if the rental unit was built before 1978, informing tenants about the presence of lead-based paint.

7. Recycling Instructions

   For properties with five or more rental units located within an urban growth boundary, landlords must provide recycling instructions to tenants at least once a year.

8. Smoking Policy

   Each residential lease must include a smoking policy that clearly outlines where tenants are allowed to smoke and where they are not.

9. Utility and Service Disclosure

   If tenants are charged for a utility or service that benefits other tenants or the landlord, this information must be explicitly stated in the lease agreement.

These regulations and disclosures are designed to protect both landlords and tenants, ensuring a clear understanding of rights and responsibilities within the rental agreement.

Statutes

• 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