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Local Rent Rules · last verified October 25, 2026

Oregon (statewide) rent rules

Coverage, this period's allowable increase, notice periods, just cause and relocation — straight from the official sources, each linked and dated.

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Not legal advice. LeaseHelper is a document automation service, not a law firm. This page summarises official sources and links each figure to them. Rules change — city figures are re-published every year — so check the "verified" date on each item and confirm with the agency before you act.

Which units are covered

building age exemption years

The percentage cap does not apply if the first certificate of occupancy was issued less than 15 years before the notice; certain regulated affordable units are also exempt.

15

ORS §90.323 · official source (text read from a mirror) · verified October 25, 2026

Official ORS chapter page did not render this section in the fetch; text read from the oregon.public.law mirror. Re-read on oregonlegislature.gov.

Maximum rent increase

max pct by year

Maximum annual increase for tenancies subject to ORS 90.323 (lesser of 10% or 7% + CPI), published by DAS.

2026
%
9.5
effective from
2026-01-01
2027
%
10
effective from
2027-01-01

ORS §90.323; §90.324 · official source · verified October 25, 2026

Notice periods

rent increase notice days

At least 90 days' written notice; no increase in the first year; at most once per 12 months (week-to-week: 7 days).

90

ORS §90.323 · official source (text read from a mirror) · verified October 25, 2026

Read from mirror; see above.

Just cause for eviction

applies after months

After the first year of occupancy, termination only for tenant cause or a qualifying landlord reason (exception: landlord lives on a property with no more than two units).

12

ORS §90.427 · official source (text read from a mirror) · verified October 25, 2026

Read from mirror; re-read on oregonlegislature.gov.

qualifying landlord reasons

Qualifying landlord reasons; 90 days' written notice stating the reason and supporting facts.

  • demolition or conversion to non-residential use
  • repairs/renovations making the unit unsafe or unfit to occupy
  • landlord or immediate family moving in (no comparable vacant unit in the building)
  • sale to a buyer who will live there (notice within 120 days of accepting the offer)

ORS §90.427 · official source (text read from a mirror) · verified October 25, 2026

Read from mirror.

Relocation assistance

qlr amount

Qualifying-landlord-reason termination: one month's rent, paid when the notice is delivered, unless the landlord has an interest in four or fewer units.

months of rent
1
exempt if landlord units at most
4
timing
with the termination notice

ORS §90.427 · official source (text read from a mirror) · verified October 25, 2026

Read from mirror.

Penalties

cap violation

Exceeding the cap: three months' rent plus actual damages.

months of rent
3
plus
actual damages

ORS §90.323 · official source (text read from a mirror) · verified October 25, 2026

Read from mirror; see above.

termination violation

Unlawful termination: three months' rent plus actual damages.

months of rent
3
plus
actual damages

ORS §90.427 · official source (text read from a mirror) · verified October 25, 2026

Read from mirror.

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Rules change — last verified October 25, 2026. Dataset: legal-facts/v1, jurisdiction or.