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Below is a list of housing booklets and handbooks created by attorneys at Legal Aid Services of Oregon and Oregon Law Center. 

Comprehensive Legal Booklets

• Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon (English) (last updated 2023).   
• Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon (Spanish) (last updated 2023).  

Handbooks on Specific Renters' Rights Issues

• Security Deposit Guide for Oregon Renters (last updated May 1, 2023)
• Renter's Handbook on Reasonable Accommodations (last updated April 20, 2023)
• Renter's Handbook on Eviction Expungements (last updated July 2022)
• Renter's Handbook on Repairs (last updated April 20, 2023)
• Renter's Handbook on Mold (last updated April 20, 2023)
• Renter's Handbook on Infestations (last updated April 20, 2023)
• Renter's Handbook on Lockouts and Ouster (last updated April 20, 2023)
• Renter's Handbook on Small Claims Court (last updated January 2018)
• Renter's Handbook on Harassment / Hostile Living Environment (last updated December 2020)
• Housing Rights for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Victims (last updated December 2016).
• Moving Forward with a Past: A Guide to Help People with Criminal Histories (last updated 2018).
• Tenant's Rights in Foreclosure (last updated September 2018). 

Eviction and Termination Notice Handbooks

• Renter's Handbook on Evictions in Court (last updated April 20, 2023)
• Renter's Handbook on Termination Notices and Evictions (last updated April 20, 2023)
• Stipulated Agreements (Settlements) in Eviction Court (last updated April 20, 2023)
• How to Set Aside a Default Judgment in an Eviction Case (last updated March 28, 2023)
• Important New Protections for Renters (HB 2001 explainer) (last updated 2023)
• Renters' Rights to Redemption (Late Payment) (last updated March 28, 2023)
• Short Review of Termination Notices (last updated May 19, 2023)
• Additional Eviction Protections for Subsidized Renters: CARES Act (last updated April 13, 2023)
• Renters' Handbook on Rent Increases (last updated July 7, 2023)

Manufactured Home Parks

• Residents' Handbook on Manufactured Home Park Rights (last updated July 2017)

Portland Handbooks

• Security Deposit Guide for Portland Renters (updated Oct. 2022)
• Renter's Handbook on Portland's Rental Application and Screening Requirements (last updated July 2022)
• Renter's Handbook on Portland's Relocation Assistance (last updated April 2019)