Service Area:

Our Primary Service area is Lane County in Oregon, so the expertise of our staff is related to local and state landlord tenant laws. We also stay informed on and connected with many local resources and support organizations to refer our callers to.

While we primarily serve Lane County, we won't turn anyone away who reaches out for help with a question related to Rental Housing in all of Oregon! Our knowledge on State landlord tenant law applies everywhere in the state, though there may be localized information in your area we aren't familiar with. Our staff will work to help identify local resources to the best of our ability. 

 

Who We Can Support:

We can provide support to tenants living in Rental Housing where Chapter 90 sections 90.100-90.493 applies. This includes:

  • Tenants living in apartment buildings, multifamily residences, or single-family residences with a private landlord or property management company
  • Students living in off-campus housing in nondormitory housing
  • Tenants living as a "Roomer" inside the primary home of a private landlord
  • Tenants living in a mobile home or floating home in a facility or on private property if they do not own the home
  • Tenants who live in an RV and rent a space in an RV park or on private property with a written rental agreement that are not considered vacation rentals as defined in ORS 90.100 (54)

 

 

We currently cannot provide support to those excluded from chapter 90 in 90.110 who:

  • Own a manufactured home and rent a space for the home
  • Live at a public or private institution if it is incidental to detention, the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious or similar services. 
  • Occupancy by a member in a fraternal or social organization in the portion of the structure operated for the benefit of the organization
  • Reside in transient occupancy at hotel or motel 
  • Reside at dwelling as a squatter
  • Reside in a dwelling as vacation occupancy
  • Employees of a landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment in and about the premises (See ORS 91.120 for terminaton requirements)
  • Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative 
  • Occupancy under a rental agreement covering the premises used by the occupancy primarily for agricultural purposes

Tenants who need support in these communities can receive help by contacting an attorney. For help finding legal services, click here to go to our resource page.