Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 90 § 90.100 — to 90.465 apply may include in the rental agreement a provision for
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 90 ·
Oregon Code § 90.100·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
to 90.465 apply may include in the rental agreement a provision for
informal dispute resolution.
(6) In absence of
agreement, the tenant shall pay as rent the fair rental value for the use and
occupancy of the dwelling unit.
(7) Except as
otherwise provided by this chapter:
(a) Rent is
payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed upon by the
parties. Unless otherwise agreed, rent is payable at the dwelling unit,
periodic rent is payable at the beginning of any term of one month or less and
otherwise in equal monthly or weekly installments at the beginning of each
month or week, depending on whether the tenancy is month-to-month or
week-to-week. Rent may not be considered to be due prior to the first day of
each rental period. Rent increases must comply with the provisions of ORS
90.323.
(b) If a rental
agreement does not create a week-to-week tenancy, as defined in ORS 90.100, or
a fixed term tenancy, the tenancy shall be a month-to-month tenancy.
(8) Except as
provided by ORS 90.427 (11), a tenant is responsible for payment of rent until
the earlier of:
(a) The date that
a notice terminating the tenancy expires;
(b) The date that
the tenancy terminates by its own terms;
(c) The date that
the tenancy terminates by surrender;
(d) The date that
the tenancy terminates as a result of the landlord failing to use reasonable
efforts to rent the dwelling unit to a new tenant as provided under ORS 90.410
(3);
(e) The date when
a new tenancy with a new tenant begins;
(f) Thirty days
after delivery of possession without prior notice of termination of a
month-to-month tenancy; or
(g) Ten days
after delivery of possession without prior notice of termination of a
week-to-week tenancy.
(9)(a)
Notwithstanding a provision in a rental agreement regarding the order of
application of tenant payments, a landlord shall apply tenant payments in the
following order:
(A) Outstanding
rent from prior rental periods;
(B) Rent for the
current rental period;
(C) Utility or
service charges;
(D) Late rent
payment charges; and
(E) Fees or charges
owed by the tenant under ORS 90.302 or other fees or charges related to damage
claims or other claims against the tenant.
(b) This
subsection does not apply to rental agreements subject to ORS 90.505 to 90.850.
[Formerly 90.240; 2009 c.127 §3; 2009 c.431 §10; 2011 c.42 §1; 2015 c.388 §10;
2016 c.53 §3; 2019 c.1 §7]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 90.100
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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