Oregon Law Help

Landlord-Tenant

Information

• 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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  Spanish / Español

• Accessibility to Oregon Courts

  Information about requesting accommodation for disabilities in order to use the state court system's services or facilities. Content Detail

  By:

  Oregon Judicial Department

• 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

• Challenge to Garnishment Forms

  A link to the Oregon Department of Justice page with various garnishment forms, including a Challenge to Garnishment form. Content Detail

  By:

  Oregon Department of Justice

• 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

  By:

  Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• Disparate Impact and Fair Housing video

  How a new fair housing law, 'disparate (unequal) impact', may affect tenants and landlords in Oregon. Content Detail

  By:

  Oregon Law Center, Meyer Memorial Trust, et al.

• 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

  By:

  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

• Fair Debt Collection

  Information about federal debt collection laws, with a video explaining them. Content Detail

  By:

  Federal Trade Commission

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  Spanish / Español

• Fair Housing Webinars on Disparate Impact

  A series of three presentations on Fair Housing and Disparate Impact. Presenters include staff members from Oregon Law Center, Multifamily NW, and NW Public Affairs. Sponsored by a grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust. Content Detail

  By:

  Oregon Law Center, Meyer Memorial Trust, et al.

• Fees and Deposits

  Information about deposits and other fees that landlords may charge. Content Detail

  By:

  Oregon State Bar

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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