Oregon Eviction Notice
Oregon eviction notice: the 10-to-13-day rent notice under ORS 90.394, plus 30-day cure and 24-hour no-cure notices. Free template. Attorney review available.
Introduction
Oregon's rent-nonpayment notice isn't one flat day count, it's a grace period tied to the rental period plus a choice of notice length. This page's compact document is the actual notice an Oregon landlord fills out and serves, not a broader guide to how eviction law works in the state. For most tenancies, a landlord may give at least 10 days' written notice starting no sooner than the 8th day of the rental period, or at least 13 days' notice starting no sooner than the 5th day; week-to-week tenancies get a flat 72 hours instead. (Oregon Revised Statutes Section 90.394) A curable lease violation gets a longer runway: the termination date must be at least 30 days out, and the tenant has at least 14 days to fix the problem and keep the lease. The same violation repeated within 6 months loses the cure right and drops to 10 days' notice. Severe conduct, like a threat of injury, extreme property damage, or a drug or alcohol program violation, can get 24 hours' notice with no chance to cure. Oregon is also a statewide just-cause state: once a tenant has lived in the unit more than a year, a landlord generally cannot end the tenancy without cause at all. And Oregon Revised Statutes Section 90.391 requires every termination notice, for any cause, to include veterans' services information, a requirement most states don't impose. (Oregon Revised Statutes Sections 90.392, 90.396, 90.398, 90.427, 90.391)
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Key Things to Know
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An eviction notice is a written notice a landlord must serve on a tenant to begin ending a tenancy for cause, before filing a forcible entry and detainer (FED) action, Oregon's court process for eviction, similar to what other states call an unlawful detainer suit.
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Nonpayment of rent has no single flat notice period (sometimes called a "pay-or-quit" notice in other states). For most tenancies, the landlord gives at least 10 days' notice starting no sooner than the 8th day of the rental period, or at least 13 days' notice starting no sooner than the 5th day. Week-to-week tenancies get a flat 72 hours. The notice must state the exact rent owed and the date and time to cure. (Oregon Revised Statutes Section 90.394)
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A curable lease violation, or a violation of a tenant duty other than rent (a "cure-or-quit" notice in other states' terms), gets a termination date at least 30 days out and at least 14 days to cure and keep the lease. Week-to-week tenancies get 7 days' notice and 4 days to cure. (Oregon Revised Statutes Section 90.392)
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Some violations skip the cure step entirely (an "unconditional quit" notice, one with no chance to fix the problem): a serious threat of injury, extreme property damage, or conduct "outrageous in the extreme" gets 24 hours' notice. A drug or alcohol program violation gets 48 hours to termination with 24 hours to cure on a first offense, dropping to a flat 24-hour no-cure notice if it recurs within 6 months. A repeated lease violation of any kind within 6 months also loses its cure right, at 10 days' notice. (Oregon Revised Statutes Sections 90.396, 90.398, 90.392)
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The governing law is Oregon's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 90, Sections 90.392 through 90.427, cross-referenced with the forcible entry and detainer statute in Chapter 105 for the court process that follows.
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Oregon gives the landlord a choice of service method (serving notice, formally called service of process) rather than a required order: personal delivery, first class mail, mail plus attachment to a designated location if the lease allows it, or email if a written addendum allows it. Serving by mail adds 3 days to the notice period. (Oregon Revised Statutes Section 90.155)
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There's no single mandatory notice form, but two content rules apply: a nonpayment notice must state the exact amount owed and the payment deadline, and every termination notice under Chapter 90, for any cause, must include veterans' services information as required by Oregon Revised Statutes Section 90.391.
Key decisions before you file
Before you file a Eviction Notice in Oregon, a few decisions shape the document: which option to choose and what each one means. The Eviction Notice guide walks through them.
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Oregon Requirements for Eviction Notice
Notice Period for Nonpayment of Rent (Oregon Revised Statutes Section 90.394)
At least 10 days' notice (given no sooner than the 8th day of the rental period) or 13 days' notice (given no sooner than the 5th day) for most tenancies; a flat 72 hours for week-to-week tenancies, given no sooner than the 5th day of the period. The notice must state the exact rent amount owed and the date and time by which the tenant must pay to cure.
Notice Period for Curable Lease Violations (Oregon Revised Statutes Section 90.392)
Termination date at least 30 days after delivery, with at least 14 days to cure the violation and keep the lease (7 days' notice and 4 days to cure for week-to-week tenancies). A single, non-ongoing act may be curable only by the delivery date itself rather than a forward window. If substantially the same violation recurs within 6 months, the cure right is lost and the notice period drops to 10 days.
Notice for Incurable Violations, No Cure Option (Oregon Revised Statutes Sections 90.396, 90.398)
24-hour notice with no cure option for a serious threat of personal injury, reckless endangerment, extreme property damage, false criminal-history information on a rental application, or conduct outrageous in the extreme. A first drug or alcohol program violation terminates in 48 hours with a 24-hour window to cure; a repeat violation within 6 months drops to a flat 24-hour notice with no cure right at all.
Service of Notice Requirements (ORS 90.155)
Landlord's choice of method, with no required order of preference: personal delivery, first class mail, first class mail plus attachment to a designated location if the rental agreement allows it, or electronic mail if a written addendum allows it (paired with mail for a termination notice). Serving by first class mail extends the applicable minimum notice period by 3 days, and the notice must state that extension.
Governing Residential Landlord and Tenant Statute (Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 90, Sections 90.392-90.427)
The statutory basis for every notice type on this page and the forcible entry and detainer (FED) court process that follows if the tenant does not comply: Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 90, "Residential Landlord and Tenant," Sections 90.392 through 90.427, cross-referenced with Chapter 105 for the FED action itself.
No-Cause Termination Notice Period (Oregon Revised Statutes Section 90.427; Senate Bill 608 (2019))
Distinct from the for-cause notices above: a landlord may end a periodic tenancy without cause on 30 days' notice only during the tenant's first year of occupancy. After the first year, Oregon's statewide just-cause law bars no-cause termination except for a qualifying landlord reason (such as sale to an occupant-buyer, a landlord or family move-in, demolition, or major renovation) on 90 days' notice, or a narrower exception for landlords who own two or fewer rental units.
No Prescribed Form, Mandatory Content (Oregon Revised Statutes Section 90.391; Section 90.394(3))
No Oregon Judicial Department or Legislature fill-in-the-blank form is mandatory for the pre-filing termination notice itself. Two content rules apply regardless of format: under Section 90.391, every termination notice under any provision of Chapter 90 must include the veterans' services information described in Section 408.515 (contact information for a county veterans' service officer and community action agency, or a referral to the 2-1-1 information service); under Section 90.394(3), a nonpayment notice must state the exact rent amount owed and the date and time to cure.