| Rent Increase Facts | Answer |
| Reason Needed? | No |
| Maximum Amount | 7% + Inflation (10.0% in 2025) |
| Required Notice | 90 Days (except week-to-week tenants) |
Does Oregon Have Rent Control Laws?
Oregon does have rent control laws limiting the amount that landlords request for rent. Furthermore, state law prohibits local governments from establishing additional rent control laws.
When Can a Landlord Raise Rent in Oregon?
Landlords in Oregon can raise the rent at any time, as long as they comply with the following:
- Don’t break any rent control laws
- Wait until the end of the lease term (unless otherwise specified in the lease)
- Aren’t raising rent for discriminatory or retaliatory reasons
- Give reasonable notice
30 days before the end of a year-long lease, a landlord sends the tenant a notice that rent will increase by 9% if they choose to renew the lease.
When Can’t a Landlord Raise Rent in Oregon?
Landlords in Oregon may not raise the rent if:
- The increase is higher than what’s allowed under rent control laws
- The increase is applied in a way that discriminates against one of the protected classes specified in the Fair Housing Act
- It is done as retaliation against a protected tenant action, such as testifying in court against the landlord
- It is during the middle of a lease’s fixed term (unless stated otherwise in the lease agreement) or within the first year of a tenancy
Oregon allows tenants to claim current landlord retaliation even against so landlords should act in good faith when increasing rent.
How Often Can Rent Be Increased in Oregon?
Landlords in Oregon can increase the rent as often as they wish, as long as sufficient notice is provided each time and rent is not increased during the first year of a tenancy (except for week-to-week tenants). However, the total rent increase in 12 months cannot exceed the permitted rent increase limit.
How Much Notice is Needed to Raise Rent in Oregon?
In Oregon, landlords cannot raise the rent during the first year of the tenancy (except for week-to-week tenants) or during a lease term. They must also give notice to raise the rent as follows:
- Year-long leases – 90 days’ notice
- Week-to-week – 7 days’ notice
The rent increase notice must be delivered by hand-delivery or first-class mail and state:
- The amount of the rent increase
- The amount of the new rent
- Reason the rental unit is exempt if the increase exceeds the limit
- The date the increase becomes effective
Rent increase notices cannot be sent by certified or registered mail.
How Much Can a Landlord Raise Rent in Oregon?
In Oregon, landlords cannot raise the rent above 7% plus the consumer price index (CPI) per year. Currently, the maximum rent increase for 2025 is 10.0%.
The rent increase limit does not apply if:
- The tenancy is week-to-week
- The certificate of occupancy was issued less than 15 years before the date of the notice of the rent increase
- The rental unit is subsidized by the government or a local program
When a lease term ends and new tenants move in, the maximum rent increase does not apply unless both of the following conditions exist:
- The previous lease term was shorter than one year
- The previous lease was terminated without a tenant-based cause (e.g. illegal activity or failure to pay rent)
Special Considerations
In Portland, landlords must provide relocation assistance if the rent is increased above 10% within any 12 months and the tenant decides to move. The amount of assistance depends on the size of the rental unit:
- $2,900 – Studio or a single bedroom in a larger unit
- $3,300 – 1-bedroom unit
- $4,200 – 2-bedroom unit
- $4,500 – 3-bedroom unit or larger
Sources
- 1 Or. Office of Econ. Analysis - Rent Stabilization Notice (2024)
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By Sept. 30 of each year, the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis is responsible for calculating and publishing the maximum annual rent increase percentage allowed by law for the following calendar year. This amount is 7% plus the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as most recently published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or 10%, whichever is lower. For more information please see Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 90, including 90.323, 90.324, and 90.600 specifically regarding rent stabilization.
The allowable annual rent increase in 2025 is 10.0%. Only one rent increase may be issued in any 12-month period.
The allowable rent increase percentage for the previous year, 2024, was 10.0%.
Source Link - 2 ORS § 91.225(2)
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Except as provided in subsections (3) to (5) of this section, a city or county shall not enact any ordinance or resolution which controls the rent that may be charged for the rental of any dwelling unit.
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- 3 ORS § 90.385(1)
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Except as provided in this section, a landlord may not retaliate by increasing rent or decreasing services, by serving a notice to terminate the tenancy or by bringing or threatening to bring an action for possession after [taking a protected action].
Source Link - 4 ORS § 90.130
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Every duty under this chapter and every act which must be performed as a condition precedent to the exercise of a right or remedy under this chapter imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement.
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- 5 ORS § 90.323(1) & (2)
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(1) If a tenancy is a week-to-week tenancy, the landlord may not increase the rent without giving the tenant written notice at least seven days prior to the effective date of the rent increase.
(2) During any tenancy other than week-to-week, the landlord may not increase the rent:
(a) During the first year after the tenancy begins.
(b) At any time after the first year of the tenancy without giving the tenant written notice at least 90 days prior to the effective date of the rent increase.
(c) More than once in any 12-month period.
(d) Except as permitted under subsection (5) of this section, by a percentage greater than the maximum calculated under ORS 90.324 (1).
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- 6 ORS § 90.155(1)
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Except as provided in ORS 90.300, 90.315, 90.425 and 90.675, where this chapter requires written notice, service or delivery of that written notice shall be executed by one or more of the following methods:(a) Personal delivery to the landlord or tenant.(b) First class mail to the landlord or tenant.(c) If allowed under a written rental agreement, both first class mail and attachment to a designated location. In order for a written rental agreement to provide for mail and attachment service of written notices from the landlord to the tenant, the agreement must also provide for such service of written notices from the tenant to the landlord. Mail and attachment service of written notices shall be executed as follows:(A) For written notices from the landlord to the tenant, the first class mail notice copy shall be addressed to the tenant at the premises and the second notice copy shall be attached in a secure manner to the main entrance to that portion of the premises of which the tenant has possession; and(B) For written notices from the tenant to the landlord, the first class mail notice copy shall be addressed to the landlord at an address as designated in the written rental agreement and the second notice copy shall be attached in a secure manner to the landlord’s designated location, which shall be described with particularity in the written rental agreement, reasonably located in relation to the tenant and available at all hours.(d) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, electronic mail, for written notices to the landlord or the tenant, only if allowed under a written addendum to the rental agreement that:(A) Specifies the electronic mail address from which the landlord agrees to send, and at which the landlord agrees to receive, electronic mail;(B) Specifies the electronic mail address from which the tenant agrees to send, and at which the tenant agrees to receive, electronic mail;(C) Is executed by both parties after the tenancy begins and the tenant has occupied the premises;(D) Allows the landlord or tenant to terminate the service of written notice by electronic mail or to change their specified electronic mail address for receipt of written notice by giving no less than three days’ written notice; and(E) Includes notice in substantially the following form:
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THIS IS AN IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTICES.By signing this addendum, you agree to receive written notices from your landlord by e-mail. This may include important legal notices, including rent increase and tenancy termination notices. Failure to read or respond to a written notice could result in you losing your housing or being unaware of a change in rent. Signing this addendum is voluntary. Only agree to service of written notices electronically if you check your e-mail regularly.
Source Link - 7 ORS § 90.600(2)
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The written notice required by subsection (1)(a) of this section must specify:
(a) The amount of the rent increase;
(b) The amount of the new rent;
(c) Facts supporting the exemption authorized by subsection (3) of this section, if the increase is above the amount allowed in subsection (1)(c) of this section; and
(d) The date on which the increase becomes effective.
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- 8 ORS § 90.100(18)
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“First class mail” does not include certified or registered mail, or any other form of mail that may delay or hinder actual delivery of mail to the recipient.
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- 9 ORS § 90.600(1)
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(1) If a rental agreement is a month-to-month tenancy to which ORS 90.505 to 90.850 apply, the landlord may not increase the rent:
(a) Without giving each affected tenant notice in writing at least 90 days prior to the effective date of the rent increase;
(b) More than once in any 12-month period; or
(c) By a percentage greater than the maximum calculated under ORS 90.324 (1).
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- 10 Portland City Code § 30.01.085
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As allowed by the Act, a Landlord may not increase a Tenant’s Rent or Associated Housing Costs by 5 percent or more over a rolling 12-month period unless the Landlord gives notice in writing (the “Increase Notice”) to each affected Tenant: (a) at least 90 days prior to the effective date of the Rent increase; or (b) the time period designated in the Rental Agreement, whichever is longer. The Increase Notice must specify the amount of the increase, the amount of the new Rent or Associated Housing Costs and the date, as calculated under the Act, when the increase becomes effective. If, within 45 calendar days after a Tenant receives an Increase Notice indicating a Rent increase of 10 percent or more within a rolling 12-month period and a Tenant provides written notice to the Landlord of the Tenant’s request for Relocation Assistance (the “Tenant’s Notice”), then, within 31 calendar days of receiving the Tenant’s Notice, the Landlord shall pay to the Tenant Relocation Assistance in the amount that follows: $2,900 for a studio or SRO Dwelling Unit, $3,300 for a one-bedroom Dwelling Unit, $4,200 for a two-bedroom Dwelling Unit and $4,500 for a three-bedroom or larger Dwelling Unit. After the Tenant receives the Relocation Assistance from the Landlord, the Tenant shall have 6 months from the effective date of the Rent increase (the “Relocation Period”) to either: (i) pay back the Relocation Assistance and remain in the Dwelling Unit and, subject to the Act, shall be obligated to pay the increased Rent in accordance with the Increase Notice for the duration of the Tenant’s occupancy of the Dwelling Unit; or (ii) provide the Landlord with a notice to terminate the Rental Agreement in accordance with the Act (the “Tenant’s Termination Notice”). In the event that the Tenant has not repaid the Relocation Assistance to the Landlord or provided the Landlord with the Tenant’s Termination Notice on or before the expiration of the Relocation Period, the Tenant shall be in violation of this Subsection. For purposes of this Subsection, a Landlord that conditions the renewal or replacement of an expiring Rental Agreement on the Tenant’s agreement to pay a Rent increase of 10 percent or more within a rolling 12-month period is subject to the provisions of this Subsection. For purposes of this Subsection, a Landlord that declines to renew or replace an expiring Rental Agreement on substantially the same terms except for the amount of Rent or Associated Housing Costs terminates the Rental Agreement and is subject to the provisions of this Subsection. The requirements of this Subsection are intended to apply per Dwelling Unit, not per individual Tenant. For purposes of this Subsection, a Tenant may only receive and retain Relocation Assistance once per tenancy per Dwelling Unit.
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