Oregon law timeline

Oregon rent-increase rule changes

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Oct 1, 2025 · Landlords + renters

Oregon corrected its 2026 rent-stabilization figures

Oregon issued a correction after initially publishing the wrong 2026 rent-stabilization percentages.

Oregon DAS correction, 2026 rent stabilization · Primary source

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Sep 30, 2025 · Landlords + renters

OR 2026 cap: 9.5% standard, 6% large MHC

Oregon's 2026 standard cap is 9.5%; large manufactured-dwelling and marina facilities use the 6% row.

Oregon DAS Office of Economic Analysis, 2026 rent stabilization · Primary source

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Jan 1, 2025 · landlords

OR abandoned-property handling uses notice and storage windows

Oregon abandoned-property checks use ORS 90.425 for notice contents, 5/8/45-day contact windows, safe storage, vehicle/dwelling notice steps, and actual-damages exposure.

ORS 90.425 · Primary source

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Jan 1, 2025 · Landlords + renters

OR deposit returns use a 31-day accounting rule

Oregon deposit returns and accountings are checked against ORS 90.300, including the 31-day return window.

ORS 90.300 · Primary source

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Jan 1, 2025 · Landlords + renters

OR entry notices use a 24-hour actual-notice rule

Oregon entry/access checks use ORS 90.322 for ordinary-entry notice, reasonable-time, tenant-denial, emergency-entry, and minimum-damages review.

ORS 90.322 · Primary source

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Jan 1, 2025 · Landlords + renters

OR prohibited-fee checks track ORS 90.302

Oregon lease and rent-record checks can flag fees outside the allowed list and late-fee terms that need review against the official law.

ORS 90.302; ORS 90.260 · Primary source

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Jan 1, 2025 · renters

OR lockout and service-interruption checks use ORS 90.375

Oregon tenant checks include possible legal amounts for unlawful lockouts, exclusions, and intentional interruptions of essential services.

ORS 90.375 · Primary source

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Jan 1, 2025 · landlords

OR ledgers must apply tenant payments in statutory order

Oregon ledger checks use ORS 90.220(9), which orders tenant payments through prior rent, current rent, utility/service charges, late charges, and then allowed fees or damage claims.

ORS 90.220(9) · Primary source

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Jan 1, 2025 · renters

OR protected tenants can request lease release or lock changes

Oregon protected-tenant checks route lease-release and lock-change facts to ORS 90.453 and ORS 90.459 for review without storing sensitive details.

ORS 90.453; ORS 90.459 · Primary source

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Jan 1, 2025 · landlords

OR screening charges need criteria, cost, and refund checks

Oregon applicant screening charges are checked against ORS 90.295, including written criteria/process disclosures, cost limits, and 30-day refund triggers.

ORS 90.295 · Primary source

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Jan 1, 2025 · Landlords + renters

OR termination notice checks route to ORS 90.427

Oregon termination checks flag missing-cause notices and keep 90-day, qualifying-reason, and date-specific questions in review instead of treating them as automatic passes.

ORS 90.427 · Primary source

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Jan 1, 2025 · Landlords + renters

Portland deposit duties add local per-violation exposure

Portland adds local deposit caps, segregated-account, condition-report, photo, final-inspection, notice-of-rights, and rent-history duties.

PCC 30.01.087 · Primary source

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Jan 1, 2025 · landlords

Portland adds local application screening rules

Portland application screening checks include open-application notices, application form content, local screening-fee caps, communication, appeal, and individual-assessment duties.

PCC 30.01.086 · Primary source

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Feb 2, 2017 · Landlords + renters

Portland relocation assistance applies at the local threshold

Portland's relocation program can require $2,900-$4,500 when rent increases reach the local trigger.

PCC 30.01.085 · Primary source

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