📜 State Law Guide • Updated January 2025
Oregon Landlord Tenant Laws 2025
Oregon has some of the most comprehensive tenant protections in the nation, including statewide rent control and strict limits on no-cause evictions (SB 608).
7% + CPI
Rent Control
None
Deposit Limit
31 days
Deposit Return
Required >1yr
Just Cause
Rent Control (Statewide)
Under SB 608, rent increases are capped statewide for most properties.
- Annual Cap: 7% plus the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the West Region.
- Exemption (New Construction): Buildings built within the last 15 years are exempt.
- Exemption (Subsidized): Affordable housing with regulated rents is exempt.
- Reset on Vacancy: Landlords can reset rent to market rate when a tenant voluntarily moves out (vacancy decontrol).
Eviction & Termination
After the first year of tenancy, landlords can no longer use "no-cause" notices to end a month-to-month tenancy.
Qualifying Reasons (Landlord-Based):
- Demolition or conversion to non-residential
- Major renovations (uninhabitable)
- Landlord/family moving in
- Selling to owner-occupant buyer
Relocation Assistance: If evicting for a landlord-based reason, you may owe the tenant 1 month's rent as relocation assistance (exemptions apply for small landlords with 4 or fewer units).
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