Housing & Tenant · Landlord Entry
Landlord Entry Notice in Oregon
How much warning a landlord must give before entering your home in Oregon, the hours entry is allowed, and what to do if they walk in unannounced, cited to the statute.
The rules and your rights in Oregon
The notice, the allowed hours, the reasons a landlord may enter, and what to do about an unlawful entry.
| Advance notice | 24 hours before entry |
| Allowed entry hours | Reasonable times. The statute does not fix clock hours. |
| Reasons a landlord may enter | To inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, perform agreed yard maintenance or grounds keeping, and exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers. |
| Emergency entry | Oregon states the emergency exception bluntly. In an emergency a landlord may enter the unit or any portion of the premises under your exclusive control without consent, without notice, and at any time. |
| Local ordinance | Portland layers additional tenant rules on top of state law, so check your city rules where you live. |
| Statute | Or. Rev. Stat. §90.322 |
If the landlord enters unlawfully
This is the strongest priced remedy on this topic. For an unlawful entry you may obtain injunctive relief or terminate the rental agreement, and recover actual damages of not less than one week rent for a week-to-week tenancy or one month rent in all other cases. That floor converts the notice rule from a principle into something worth enforcing.
Oregon amended other landlord-tenant sections in 2023, and the FindLaw mirror has served superseded Oregon text before, so confirm the current wording of ORS 90.322 against the official Oregon Revised Statutes before relying on the exact language.
What you can do right now
Concrete, neutral steps if a landlord keeps entering your Oregon home without proper notice. This is legal information, not legal advice.
- Know the entry rule has a price
Oregon is unusual because an unlawful entry has a floor attached: actual damages, but never less than a month rent, plus the option to end the lease. So a violation is worth documenting, because it is worth real money.
- Keep a dated log
Record each entry: the date, the time, the reason, and how much notice you got. A clear log both proves the violation and supports the not-less-than-a-month damages if you go to court.
- Consider ending the lease for repeated entries
ORS 90.322 lets you terminate the rental agreement over unlawful entries, as well as seek an injunction. If entries are persistent, that is a real option, so get advice on using it before you move.
- Get local help
To claim the damages or end the lease, contact a local Oregon legal aid office. Search for legal aid in your area, and check any Portland rule that applies.
This is general legal information, not legal advice. Read your own lease and check for a local ordinance, since either can change what applies to your home.
What Oregon renters get wrong
Oregon is the state where an unlawful entry has a real price attached. Most states say a landlord must not abuse the right of access and then stop, leaving the renter to prove what the intrusion actually cost them. Oregon sets a floor instead. Under ORS 90.322 the damages are actual damages, but never less than one month rent, plus the option to walk away from the lease or obtain an injunction. That converts the notice rule from a principle into something worth enforcing, because a renter no longer has to quantify a hard-to-price harm. The ordinary rule is 24 hours of actual notice and entry at reasonable times, with a bluntly stated emergency exception that lets a landlord enter at any time without notice. Oregon also names yard maintenance and grounds keeping as their own entry purpose, which matters for renters of houses rather than apartments. Because the mirror has served stale Oregon text before, confirm the current wording against the official statutes.
Common questions
What is a month rent worth if my Oregon landlord enters unlawfully?
It is the floor for your damages. ORS 90.322 lets you recover actual damages of not less than one month rent (or one week rent for a week-to-week tenancy) for an unlawful entry, so even a hard-to-price intrusion carries a guaranteed minimum recovery.
Can I end my lease over repeated entries in Oregon?
Yes. ORS 90.322 lets a tenant terminate the rental agreement for unlawful entries, in addition to seeking an injunction and damages. If entries are persistent, ending the lease is a real statutory option, so get advice before acting on it.
Does the landlord need notice to mow the lawn in Oregon?
Agreed yard maintenance and grounds keeping is a listed entry purpose, so the 24-hour notice and reasonable-times rule apply to it like other entries, unless your agreement provides otherwise or it is an emergency.
What does actual notice mean in Oregon?
Actual notice means the notice has to genuinely reach you, not just be sent. So a notice that never actually got to you may not satisfy ORS 90.322, which is stricter than a rule satisfied by mailing or posting alone.
Not legal advicePlainStatute provides plain-language summaries of public law for general information only. This is not legal advice. Statutes change; always confirm current requirements with the official source linked above before acting.