🇺🇸 Oregon tenant document
Landlord kept your deposit? Check the Oregon return rules, then challenge withheld funds with an organized written demand, your dates and amounts, an evidence plan, and official starting points in one downloadable pack.
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Official framework
Oregon Revised Statutes 90.300, 90.147, and 90.160
Oregon generally uses a 31-day period, counted from when the tenancy terminates and the tenant delivers possession, for the landlord to give a written accounting of any claim against the deposit and to return the unclaimed balance.
Read the official statute ↗Content reviewed October 1, 2026. General information only—not legal advice.
Oregon security deposit rules
Under ORS 90.300, an Oregon landlord who claims part of a security deposit or prepaid rent generally must give the tenant a written accounting stating the specific basis for the claim, and return any unclaimed balance, within 31 days after the tenancy terminates and the tenant delivers possession. Deductions are generally limited to amounts reasonably necessary for unpaid rent, other rental agreement defaults, and damage beyond ordinary wear and tear, and ORS 90.300(16) describes circumstances in which a tenant may recover twice the amount withheld without a written accounting or in bad faith.
Watch your own deadline: ORS 12.125 provides that an action arising under a rental agreement or ORS chapter 90 shall be commenced within one year. If court may become necessary, track that date, and note that Oregon small claims requires a good-faith effort to collect before filing.
Check coverage: ORS 90.110 excludes certain arrangements, such as transient hotel or motel occupancy, vacation occupancy, some employer-provided housing, and certain institutional residences. Local ordinances, such as Portland City Code 30.01.087, may add requirements.
These are general summaries, not conclusions about your situation. Review the linked official text and obtain legal advice when needed.
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Oregon deposit dispute
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Oregon generally uses a 31-day period, counted from when the tenancy terminates and the tenant delivers possession, for the landlord to give a written accounting of any claim against the deposit and to return the unclaimed balance. Check the official statute for the conditions that apply to your tenancy.
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