Landlord-Tenant
Information
Please note: These resources are primarily aimed at low-income tenants. If you are a landlord seeking information, please also see the Oregon State Bar Landlord and Tenant Resources page.
Rental Agreements
What you should know about rental agreements, including leases, before you rent a place. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
About Just Cause Eviction and Rent Increase Protections
The Oregon Legislature passed new laws to protect more renters on February 28, 2019. Read more about it here.
Application Fees and Deposits
Information on application fees and security deposits. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Can Small Claims Court Help Tenants?
Information about how renters can use small claims court when there are problems with the landlord. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Rent and Late Fees
Information about rental payments and fees for late rent. (An excerpt from the 2016 community education booklet: Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon)
Utility Fees
Information about utility fees or services charges for utilities in your rented home. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Getting the Landlord to Make Repairs
How to get your landlord to make needed repairs. (An excerpt from the 2016 community education booklet Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon.)
Repair Guide for Tenants
Did something break in your apartment or rental house? Has an appliance not been working properly since you moved in? Are there issues with the plumbing? Have you noticed bugs, mice, or rats? You have the legal right to safe, decent housing.
Retaliation by a Landlord
Information about retaliation when a tenant complains about the need for repairs or asserts other rights. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Sample Letters to the Landlord
Samples of letters you can send to your landlord, including: getting repairs done, moving out, and requesting a return of your deposit. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Entering Your Rented Space
Information about when a landlord can and cannot enter your rental unit. (An excerpt from the Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon booklet 2016.)
Retaliation by a Landlord
Information about retaliation when a tenant complains about the need for repairs or asserts other rights. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Can Small Claims Court Help Tenants?
Information about how renters can use small claims court when there are problems with the landlord. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Eviction - Going to Court
Information about what happens when your landlord takes you to court to evict you. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Eviction Notices
How a landlord must give a termination (eviction) notice to a tenant and what kinds of notices may be given. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
How to Use a Form Answer in an Eviction
Examples of possible defenses to use on a form Answer in an eviction. A sample form Answer is included as a PDF attachment. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
What can happen when you don't pay your rent - video resource
Video explaining what can happen when you don't pay your rent and the requirements of a nonpayment of rent termination notice.
Can Small Claims Court Help Tenants?
Information about how renters can use small claims court when there are problems with the landlord. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Getting Your Security Deposit Back After You Leave
Find out how to get your refundable security deposit returned to you after you move. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Getting Your Things Back After You Move
Information about what happens if you leave things behind after you move. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Sample Letters to the Landlord
Samples of letters you can send to your landlord, including: getting repairs done, moving out, and requesting a return of your deposit. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
When the Tenant Moves Out
Information about giving notice and payment of rent when you move out. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Housing Rights For Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Survivors
Information regarding housing rights for domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking survivors.
Filing a Challenge to Garnishment and Exempt Wages, Money, & Property
Instructions on how to use a Challenge to Garnishment and a list of wages, funds, and property that are exempt from collection in Oregon, as of March 2016.
Oregon Disaster Legal Services
Resources, information and legal help for Oregon disaster survivors.
How to Serve (Deliver) Legal Papers in Oregon
The person who files a legal matter must make sure that notice of the case is “served” (or delivered to) the other side. This booklet tells you how, where, and when to do it, who can do it, and why.
Expungement of Eviction Records
Beginning May 19th, 2021, the State of Oregon has expanded eligibility to expunge records of some past evictions. Expungement means that the eviction record is erased. The court treats the eviction as if it never happened. When a prospective landlord searches the tenant’s eviction history, the expunged eviction should not show up. When a prospective landlord asks if an applicant has ever been evicted, the applicant can answer “no” if the eviction has been expunged.
Discrimination Against Tenants
The law protects tenants from some types of discrimination. Find out more here. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Oregon Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
Some basic questions and answers about Oregon's law affecting tenants and landlords. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.)
Tenant's Rights in Mobile Home, Manufactured Housing, or Houseboat Rentals
An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.
What does expunging my criminal record in Oregon mean, and what do I do next?
Now that your Order to Set Aside ("Expungement Order") has been granted by a judge, what do you do next? The attached PDF will explain what it means to have an Expungement Order and gives you a form to help you update your information in the criminal record clearinghouse database.