When Your Landlord Can Ask You to Move Out
In Oregon, if you've lived in the same rental for longer than one year, your landlord can't ask you to move out unless they have one of the reasons listed below.
If you've been renting for one year or less, your landlord doesn't need a reason to ask you to move out. The only exception is if you signed a one-year lease. If you did, then your landlord can only ask you to move out if you don't follow the rules in your lease.
Learn about the other rules your landlord must follow when they want you to move out here.
Your landlord can ask you to move out if you:
- Don't pay rent,
- Keep a pet when your landlord has a no-pets policy,
- Move someone into your rental without permission,
- Don't pay utilities,
- Do something violent, dangerous, or threatening at the property (or your pet or a guest does something violent, dangerous, or threatening),
- Cause major damage to your rental,
- Live in drug-and-alcohol-free housing, but don't follow the rules about alcohol and drug use, or
- Don't follow another part of your rental agreement.
If your landlord asks you to move out for one of these reasons, you got a No Cause Notice. You can read about the rules for No Cause Notices here.
If you didn't do anything wrong, and you've been renting for more than one year, your landlord can only ask you to move out if they have a qualifying landlord reason. These reasons are:
- Your landlord sold the rental unit to someone who plans to move in;
- Your landlord’s close relative (or the landlord) wants to move in;
- Your landlord plans to repair or remodel your rental and you can’t safely live there while the work is happening; and
- Your landlord plans to demolish your rental or change your rental unit to a non-residential property.
If your landlord asks you to move out for one of these reasons, you got a Landlord Cause Notice. You can read about the rules for Landlord Cause Notices here.
In Oregon, your landlord can ask you to move for no reason, even if you've been renting for more than one year, if:
- Your landlord lives full-time in the same building or on the same property as your rental, and
- Your rental is your landlord's only rental.
If you've been renting for less than one year, your landlord must give you 30 days to move out. If you've been renting for more than one year, your landlord must give you 60 days to move out.