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Landlord-Tenant

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• 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. Read More

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  Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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• Application Fees and Deposits

  Information on application fees and security deposits. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.) Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• 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.) Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• 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.) Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• 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.) Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• Eviction

  Information about what the landlord can and cannot do to evict a tenant. (An excerpt from the 2016 Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon community education booklet.) Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• 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.) Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• 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.) Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• Expungement of Eviction Records

  Beginning January 1, 2020, the State of Oregon has a process to expunge records of some past evictions. Expungement means that the eviction record is erased. This resource explains expungement and the process tenants go through to expunge an eviction record. Read More

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  Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• 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. Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• 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.) Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• 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.) Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• 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.) Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• Housing Rights For Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Survivors

  Information regarding housing rights for domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking survivors. Read More

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  Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

  Russian / Pусский

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

• 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. Read More

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  Oregon Judicial Department & Oregon Law Center