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Landlord-Tenant

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• Video explaining SB 608 - limits to rent increases and no-cause evictions in Oregon

  This video explains Oregon's Senate Bill 608, the law that limits rent increases and no-cause evictions throughout Oregon. Content Detail

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  Oregon Law Center & Legal Aid Services of Oregon

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  Spanish / Español

• 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

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  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

• COVID Tenant Recovery Bill (Information Slides)

  Slides briefly explaining Oregon's new COVID Tenant Recovery bill, SB 282. Content Detail

  By:

  Multiple

• 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

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  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

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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 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. Read More

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  Oregon Law Center and 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

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  Federal Trade Commission

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  Spanish / Español