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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 495
Sponsored by Senator SMITH DB (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: This Act repeals rent increase limits near the coast. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.9).
Exempts residential tenancies within 25 miles of the coastline from maximum limits on rent in-
creases.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to residential rent increase limits; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 90.323 and
90.600.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
ORS 90.323 is amended to read:
90.323. (1) If a tenancy is a week-to-week tenancy, the landlord may not increase the rent with-
out giving the tenant written notice at least seven days prior to the effective date of the rent in-
crease.
(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).
(3) The notices required under 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 (5) of this section, if the increase
is above the amount allowed in subsection (2)(d) of this section; and
(d) The date on which the increase becomes effective.
(4) A landlord terminating a tenancy with a 30-day notice without cause as authorized by ORS
90.427 (3) or (4) during the first year of a tenancy may not charge rent for the next tenancy in an
amount greater than the maximum amount the landlord could have charged the terminated tenancy
under this section.
(5) A landlord is not subject to subsection (2)(d) or (4) of this section if:
(a) The first certificate of occupancy for the dwelling unit was issued less than 15 years from
the date of the notice of the rent increase; [ or]
(b) The dwelling unit is located within 25 miles of any coastline of this state; or
[(b)] (c) The dwelling unit is regulated or certified as affordable housing by a federal, state or
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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local government and the change in rent:
(A) Does not increase the tenant’s portion of the rent; or
(B) Is required by program eligibility requirements or by a change in the tenant’s income.
(6) A landlord that increases rent in violation of subsection (2)(d) or (4) of this section is liable
to the tenant in an amount equal to three months’ rent plus actual damages suffered by the tenant.
(7) This section does not apply to tenancies governed by ORS 90.505 to 90.850.
SECTION 2.
ORS 90.600 is amended to read:
90.600. (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).
(2) 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.
(3) A landlord is not subject to subsection (1)(c) of this section if:
(a) The first certificate of occupancy for the dwelling unit was issued less than 15 years from
the date of the notice of the rent increase; [ or]
(b) The dwelling unit is located within 25 miles of any coastline of this state; or
[(b)] (c) The dwelling unit is regulated or certified as affordable housing by a federal, state or
local government and the change in rent:
(A) Does not increase the tenant’s portion of the rent; or
(B) Is required by program eligibility requirements or by a change in the tenant’s income.
(4) A landlord that increases rent in violation of subsection (1)(c) of this section shall be liable
to the tenant in an amount equal to three months’ rent plus actual damages suffered by the tenant.
(5) This section does not create a right to increase rent that does not otherwise exist.
(6) This section does not require a landlord to compromise, justify or reduce a rent increase that
the landlord otherwise is entitled to impose.
(7) Neither ORS 90.510 (1), requiring a landlord to provide a statement of policy, nor ORS 90.510
(4), requiring a landlord to provide a written rental agreement, creates a basis for tenant challenge
of a rent increase, judicially or otherwise.
(8)(a) The tenants who reside in a facility may elect one committee of seven or fewer members
in a facility-wide election to represent the tenants. One tenant of record for each rented space may
vote in the election. Upon written request from the tenants’ committee, the landlord or a represen-
tative of the landlord shall meet with the committee within 10 to 30 days of the request to discuss
the tenants’ nonrent concerns regarding the facility. Unless the parties agree otherwise, upon a
request from the tenants’ committee, a landlord or representative of the landlord shall meet with the
tenants’ committee at least once, but not more than twice, each calendar year. The meeting shall
be held on the premises if the facility has suitable meeting space for that purpose, or at a location
reasonably convenient to the tenants. After the meeting, the tenants’ committee shall send a written
summary of the issues and concerns addressed at the meeting to the landlord. The landlord or the
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landlord’s representative shall make a good faith response in writing to the committee’s summary
within 60 days.
(b) The tenants’ committee may be entitled to informal dispute resolution under ORS 90.769 if
the landlord or landlord’s representative fails to meet with the tenants’ committee or fails to respond
in good faith to the written summary as required by paragraph (a) of this subsection.
SECTION 3.
The amendments to ORS 90.323 and 90.600 by sections 1 and 2 of this 2025
Act apply to rent increases for which notice is given on or after the effective date of this 2025
Act.
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