Oregon (OR) lease form
Oregon's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (ORS Chapter 90) sets binding rules for every written lease, covering required disclosures, mandatory terms, and clauses that are void on their face. Violating a prohibited-clause rule is not merely unenforceable -- a landlord who knowingly drafts and then tries to enforce a banned provision exposes themselves to tenant damages of up to three months' periodic rent. Landlords and property managers operating in Oregon must know these rules before the ink dries.
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The lease must state in writing the name and address of both the person authorized to manage the premises and an owner or agent authorized to accept service of process. This disclosure must be made at or before the start of the tenancy.
If the unit sits within a federally designated 100-year flood plain, the landlord must disclose that fact in the rental agreement. Failure to disclose, resulting in an uninsured flood loss, exposes the landlord to the lesser of actual damages or two months' rent.
Every residential rental agreement must describe the property's smoking policy, including any areas where smoking is permitted. Oregon treats an absent or vague smoking-policy statement as a material omission in the agreement.
The lease must disclose which party pays each utility and, where utilities serve shared spaces, how costs will be allocated among tenants. Failure to specify can restrict the landlord's ability to later charge tenants for those costs.
Landlords must disclose any pending foreclosure or other legal proceeding that could materially affect the tenant's right to occupy the unit, and this disclosure must appear in or accompany the rental agreement.
General information, not legal advice. Governing statute: Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 90 -- Residential Landlord and Tenant. Confirm current requirements or consult an attorney before finalizing a lease.
Oregon lease FAQ
Oregon landlords must disclose the name and address of the property manager and owner (ORS 90.305), whether the unit is in a 100-year flood plain (ORS 90.228), the smoking policy (ORS 90.220), utility payment responsibilities (ORS 90.315), and any pending foreclosure or legal proceedings (ORS 90.310). For pre-1978 properties, the federal lead-paint disclosure is also required.
Under ORS 90.245, Oregon voids any clause that waives the tenant's right to a habitable unit, authorizes confession of judgment, limits landlord liability for negligence or willful misconduct, or attempts to strip the tenant of statutory attorney-fee rights. A landlord who knowingly inserts and then enforces a banned clause can owe the tenant up to three months' rent in additional damages.
Oregon does not require all tenancies to be in writing, but ORS Chapter 90 strongly incentivizes written agreements because written leases lock in the term and rent, and many required disclosures (such as the flood-plain notice and smoking policy) must appear in or accompany the rental agreement to be effective.
Yes. Oregon law requires every lease to state the smoking policy, and landlords may choose a full ban, a partial restriction, or designated-area allowance. Whatever the policy is, it must be written into the rental agreement under ORS 90.220, and violations can be treated as a lease breach.
