Community Alliance of Tenants

Community-Based Organizing for Oregon Tenants

Questions on your rights as an Oregon tenant?

 Check here first for Renters' Rights information and handouts.

 Then call the Renters' Rights Hotline: (503) 288-0130

 © 2006 Community Alliance

of Tenants

 Last Updated: October 4, 2006

Information provided by the Community Alliance of Tenants is only for general educational purposes. It is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.

Note: Documents are PDFs and open in separate windows.

Landlord-Tenant Law

• Q&A booklet from Legal Aid Services Oregon (external site)
• Oregon Statues for Tenant-Landlord Law (external site)

Tips for Looking for Housing

• Have You Been Denied Housing?
• How to Get Your Credit Report
• Sample Credit Report Dispute Letter
• Housing Search Tips
• Housing Connections (external site)
• Housing in PDX
• Finding and Keeping Affordable Housing
• Resource List for Barriers (Fixing Your Rental History)
• Sample Letter to Legislators (Affordable Housing)
• AHN (external site)
• You can also try calling 211. This is a community resource line that can refer you to available housing.

How to Get Your Landlord to Make Repairs

• Getting Repairs Made
• Sample Letter for Repairs
• Reduced Rental Value
• Retaliation
• Basic Tenants of Organizing
• Mold Information
• Got Mold?
• Sample Letter to Legislators (Repairs)
• Safe Housing Project - Issue Organizing Work

Access and Retaliation

• A Landlord's Right to Come into Our Rental Homes (Access)
• Is My Landlord Trying to Get Back at Me? (Retaliation)

Discrimination

• Fair Housing (external site)
• Basic Tenants of Organizing

Rules

• Rules About Rules

Questions About Utility Bills

• Utility Bills
• Utility Resource Sheet

Neighbors and Noise Problems

• Noise Complaints
• Smoking

Leases

• Leases and Breaking Them

Landlord Information

• Finding Out Information About Your Landlord

Moving Out and Deposits

• Getting Your Deposit Back
• Sample Letter (Deposit Return)
• Moving Out Charges
• Inventory Sheet

Evictions and Lock-Outs

• Evictions Process Sheet
• Retaliation
• Sample Letter to Legislators (No Cause Evictions)

Information if You Live in Hotels/Motels

• Information for Hotel Residents
• Lock-out Packet

Condominium Conversions

• Your Rights, Who to Contact

Community Alliance of Tenants

2710 NE 14th Avenue, Portland OR 97212

(503) 460-9702

Renters' Rights Hotline: (503) 288-0130

Fax: (503) 288-8416

For general information, email Information