HB2134 • 2025

Allows tenant to terminate a tenancy during the fixed term without penalty upon 30 days' notice if the landlord delivers certain notices terminating the tenancy in 90 days or more.

Housing

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Sanchez, Representative Andersen,, Chaichi,, Gamba,, Javadi,, Levy B,, Mannix,, Marsh,, McLain,, Munoz,, Nguyen D,, Nosse,, Ruiz,, Watanabe,, Senator Campos,, Frederick,, Gelser Blouin,, Golden,, Hayden,, Manning Jr,, Neron Misslin,, Patterson,
Last action: 2025-06-11
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Allows tenant to terminate a tenancy during the fixed term without penalty upon 30 days' notice if the landlord delivers certain notices terminating the tenancy in 90 days or more.

Digest: This Act lets a tenant end a term lease early if the landlord has given notice ending the lease after the term.

What This Bill Does

Digest: This Act lets a tenant end a term lease early if the landlord has given notice ending the lease after the term.
(Flesch Readability Score: 72.9).
Allows tenant to terminate a tenancy during the fixed term without penalty upon 30 days' notice if the landlord delivers certain notices terminating the tenancy in 90 days or more.
[<i>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</i>].

Limits and Unknowns

This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

2025-06-11 House
Chapter 115, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
2025-05-22 House
Governor signed.
2025-05-15 Senate
President signed.
2025-05-14 House
Speaker signed.
2025-05-13 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. Ayes, 26; Nays, 3--Bonham, Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 1--Gelser Blouin.
2025-05-13 Senate
Girod, Robinson declared potential conflict of interest.
2025-05-12 Senate
Carried over to 05-13 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-08 Senate
Carried over to 05-12 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-07 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2025-05-07 Senate
Second reading.
2025-04-30 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-04-21 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-03 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-04-03 Senate
Referred to Housing and Development.
2025-04-02 House
Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. Ayes, 44; Nays, 9--Boice, Boshart Davis, Drazan, Harbick, Helfrich, Lewis, Osborne, Reschke, Skarlatos; Excused, 7--Cate, Elmer, Evans, Hartman, Nguyen D, Nguyen H, Valderrama.
2025-04-01 House
Carried over to April 2, 2025 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2025-03-31 House
Second reading.
2025-03-27 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2025-03-24 House
Work Session held.
2025-02-17 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Housing and Homelessness.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act lets a tenant end a term lease early if the landlord has given notice ending the lease after the term. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.9).
Allows tenant to terminate a tenancy during the fixed term without penalty upon 30 days' notice if the landlord delivers certain notices terminating the tenancy in 90 days or more.
[<i>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</i>].
Relating to: Relating to termination of fixed term residential tenancies.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2134
Sponsored by Representative SANCHEZ; Representatives ANDERSEN, CHAICHI, GAMBA,
JAVADI, LEVY B, MANNIX, MARSH, MCLAIN, MUNOZ, NGUYEN D, NOSSE, RUIZ,
WATANABE, Senators CAMPOS, FREDERICK, GELSER BLOUIN, GOLDEN, HAYDEN,
MANNING JR, NERON, PATTERSON (Presession filed.)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to termination of fixed term residential tenancies.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 90.100 to
90.465.
SECTION 2. (1) If, during a fixed term tenancy, a landlord gives a notice under ORS
90.427 (5) terminating the rental agreement on or after the expiration of the fixed term, the
tenant may give the tenant’s own notice in writing terminating the rental agreement on a
date designated on the notice that is at least 30 days following the date of delivery of the
notice to the landlord.
(2) A termination notice given by the tenant under this section may terminate the
tenancy during the fixed term. If a tenant terminates the tenancy under this section, the
landlord may not collect any fee under ORS 90.302 (2)(e) or collect any unpaid rent that
otherwise would have accrued after:
(a) The date designated in the termination notice; and
(b) The tenant returns possession of the premises.
SECTION 3.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act applies to fixed term rental agreements entered
on or after the effective date of this 2025 Act.
Enrolled House Bill 2134 (HB 2134-A) Page 1
Passed by House April 2, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 13, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
Enrolled House Bill 2134 (HB 2134-A) Page 2