Oregon Eviction Notice

Oregon notice periods

Each period is the one LeaseCraft's record of the statute holds. Read it with the conditions under it: some periods are minimums and some apply unless the lease sets another. "Lease controls" means the record holds no statutory period for that situation, and "No pre-suit notice" means it holds no notice before filing. The source column shows the law and the date LeaseCraft read it on the official site (most recently 2026-11-01).

What the Oregon statute says

Unpaid rent: 10 calendar days

• Month-to-month/fixed-term tenancies: written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate of at least 10 days, which may be given 'no sooner than on the eighth day of the rental period' (ORS 90.394(2)(a)); alternatively at least 13 days' notice given no sooner than the fifth day (90.394(2)(b)).
• Week-to-week tenancies: at least 72 hours' written notice given no sooner than the fifth day of the rental period (90.394(1)).
• Notice must specify the amount of rent due and the date and time by which the tenant must pay (90.394(3)); payment mailed within the period is timely unless the agreement/notice provides an in-person option (90.394(4)).
• Service by first-class mail adds three days to the period (ORS 90.155(2)); the period runs from delivery.

Exceptions

• Portland and Milwaukie have local rules requiring longer notices in some cases (see local_overlay_warning).

Lease violation: 30 calendar days

• Termination for cause (material violation of the rental agreement or ORS 90.325 duties): written notice specifying the acts and omissions, with a termination date 'not less than 30 days after delivery of the notice'; if the violation is curable the notice must state the tenant may cure by a date 'at least 14 days after delivery of the notice' (ORS 90.392(3)-(4)).
• Week-to-week tenancies: 7-day notice with 4-day cure (90.392(6)).
• Mail service adds three days (ORS 90.155(2)).

Exceptions

• Substantially the same violation within six months after a cure notice: termination on not less than 10 days' notice (four days for week-to-week) and no earlier than the earlier notice's termination date, with no right to cure (90.392(5), (6)(c)); does not apply where the only violation is nonpayment of the current month's rent.
• Past conduct that was a separate and distinct act or omission and is not ongoing: the cure date may be as early as the date of delivery of the notice (90.392(4)(a)(B)).
• Pet violations (ORS 90.405) and manufactured-dwelling/floating-home tenancies (ORS 90.630) have their own periods.

Ending the tenancy without a chance to cure: 1 calendar day

• 24-hour written notice for: tenant/guest inflicting or threatening personal injury, intentionally inflicting substantial damage, committing an extremely outrageous act, or an unlawful occupant (ORS 90.396, 90.403); violation of a drug/alcohol program (24 or 48 hours, ORS 90.398); perpetrating domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking (24 hours, ORS 90.445).
• Repeat of substantially the same violation within six months after a 90.392 notice: 10-day notice, no cure (90.392(5)).
• Recorded as 1 day = 24 hours; mail service adds three days under ORS 90.155(2).

Tenant staying after the lease ends: Lease controls

• A fixed-term tenancy that reaches its end after the first year becomes month-to-month unless the landlord gave a 90-day qualifying-reason notice (or a first-year 30-day notice) — ORS 90.427(4)-(5); no separate holdover notice.

Delivery, form and other Oregon rules

How the notice may be delivered

Written notices are served by personal delivery, by first-class mail (adding three days to the notice period), or — only if the written rental agreement so provides — by first-class mail plus secure attachment to the main entrance of the dwelling; since 2024 electronic mail is allowed under a written addendum, and a termination notice sent by email must also be sent by first-class mail (ORS 90.155, as amended by Or. Laws 2023 ch. 296).

ORS 90.155(1)-(5) · read 2026-09-27

Required form or contents

No mandatory state notice form found; statutory content rules apply — nonpayment notice must state the amount due and the pay-by date/time (ORS 90.394(3)); for-cause notice must specify the acts/omissions, termination date and cure date (90.392(3)); qualifying-reason notice must state the reason and supporting facts and accompany the relocation payment (90.427(6)). The OJD Residential Eviction Complaint (ORS 105.123) requires a copy of the notice to be attached: https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Documents/FED-Complaint.pdf

ORS 90.394(3); ORS 90.392(3); ORS 90.427(6); ORS 105.123 · read 2026-09-27

Statewide just-cause rule

Yes: a statewide law requires a stated legal reason to end some tenancies (ORS 90.427 (SB 608, Or. Laws 2019 ch. 1; amended Or. Laws 2025 ch. 291), read 2026-09-27). More on the Oregon notice to vacate page.

City and county rules

Secondary sources only LeaseCraft has not verified this at the official source (Oregon State Bar landlord pamphlet (June 2023); Portland Housing Bureau), so this page states no rule. Check it before you serve the notice.

Preparing the notice

The form asks for the tenancy, the kind of notice and the dates, and the notice ends with a Certificate of Service to record how you delivered it. Beside the finished notice you get a Oregon checklist of the period, form and delivery rules LeaseCraft recorded. The period in the notice is the one you choose; where LeaseCraft has verified the Oregon period and your deadline is too soon, the document is not prepared until you move it.

Create an Oregon eviction notice

A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant. Cities and counties can add rules. LeaseCraft is not a law firm and this is not legal advice.

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What to have ready

You will need answers to these 8 required questions, spread over 4 steps. The questionnaire also has optional questions, and some answers lead to follow-ups. Your answers are kept in this browser for 24 hours, so you can come back and finish (how saving works).

1. Notice type
   • What type of notice do you need?
2. Parties & property
   • Landlord or property manager name?
   • Tenant name?
   • Rental property address?
3. Notice details
   • Date of this notice?
   • Date tenant must vacate (if applicable)?
   • How will this notice be delivered?
4. State
   • Which state is this document for?