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Getting Back Your Security Deposit & Personal Property

	Habitability Standards (Separate Website) Every unit that is rented to a residential tenant in Oregon must meet certain "habitability" standards for safety, health and cleanliness. By: Oregon State Bar


	Inventory and Condition Report A form you can use to record the contents and condition of your place when you move in. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Rent Information about rental payments and fees for late rent. (An excerpt from the Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon booklet.) By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Rental Agreements An excerpt from the Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon booklet. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Other Formats: PDF File Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Utility Fees Information about utility fees or services charges for utilities in your rented home. (An excerpt from the Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon booklet.) By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Eviction Information about what the landlord can and cannot do to evict a tenant. (An excerpt from the Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon booklet.) By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Eviction - Going to Court Information about what happens when your landlord takes you to court to evict you. (An excerpt from the Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon booklet.) By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Eviction Overview A summary of the eviction process in Oregon. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon


	Getting Your Security Deposit Back After You Leave Find out how to get your refundable security deposit returned to you after you move. (An excerpt from the Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon booklet) By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Getting Your Things Back After You Move Information about what happens if you leave things behind after you move. (An excerpt from the "Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon" booklet.) By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Other Formats: PDF File Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Housing Rights For Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Survivors Information regarding housing rights for domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking survivors. By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon


	Sample Letters to the Landlord Samples of letters you can send to your landlord, including: getting repairs done, moving out, and requesting a return of your deposit. (From the Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon booklet.) By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Tenants' Rights in Foreclosure Information about your rights when the residence you are renting goes into foreclosure. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon


	Tenants' Rights in Foreclosure - Overview An overview of your your rights as a tenant when you are notified that your home is in foreclosure. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon


	When the Tenant Moves Out Information about giving notice and payment of rent when you move out. (An excerpt from the Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon booklet.) By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Entering Your Rented Space Information about when a landlord can and cannot enter your rental unit. (An excerpt from the Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon booklet.) By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Other Formats: PDF File Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Retaliation by a Landlord Information about retaliation when a tenant complains about the need for repairs or asserts other rights. (An excerpt from the Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon booklet.) By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


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Getting Your Landlord to Make Repairs

	Filing a Challenge to Garnishment and Exempt Wages, Money, & Property Instructions on how to use a Challenge to Garnishment and a list of wages, funds, and property that are exempt from collection in Oregon. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Other Formats: PDF File Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Getting Your Security Deposit Back After You Leave Find out how to get your refundable security deposit returned to you after you move. (An excerpt from the Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon booklet) By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Getting Your Things Back After You Move Information about what happens if you leave things behind after you move. (An excerpt from the "Landlord-Tenant Law in Oregon" booklet.) By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Other Formats: PDF File Read this in: Spanish / Español


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