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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

  By:

  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

  By:

  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

  By:

  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

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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

• Evictions Update for Oregon during COVID-19 Emergency

  The Oregon Legislature has extended the statewide eviction moratorium to September 30, 2020. All renters in Oregon now have until March 31, 2021, to pay back rent that built up during the moratorium. Read More

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  Legal Aid Services of Oregon and Oregon Law Center

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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

• 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