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Rental Increase Notice Information & Tool

Frequency:

In fixed term leases,  generally, the landlord isn’t allowed to raise the rent until the end of the lease. In a month-to-month tenancy, the landlord isn’t allowed to raise the rent during the first year. A landlord can raise the rent in a week-to-week tenancy at any time with written notice

  • For fixed term leases and month-to-month renters must get at least 90 days’ notice before the rent goes up.

  • Week-to-week renters must get seven days’ notice.

How a Rental Increase Notice can be Delivered:

  • By personal delivery such as the landlord hands the renter a piece of paper with the written notice on it.

  • By mail and it has to be regular first class mail. It does have to have 3 extra days.

  • By posting &  mail if agreed upon in the rental agreement. The landlord will post a copy of the notice and send by mail. The 3 additional days are not required with this method.

Required Information:

  • The rental notice be written and a physical document.
    A landlord can notify a tenant through other means such as text, email, etc, but must give a physical notice.

  • The notice must include the amount of the rent increase (how much extra will the landlord be charging), the total amount of the new rent, and the date in which the rent increase goes into effect.

  • The notice must include the Oregon limits on rent increases and if it applies to the renter, the landlord does not need to explain if the limit does not apply.  

A landlord may only raise your rent by 10% in the given period. Try the rent calculator to check your notice!

A landlord may only raise your rent by 10% for most renter’s, the exceptions are listed below. 

  • If you’re renting a place that has a certificate of occupancy that’s less than 15 years old, the
    landlord can raise the rent in any amount. But the landlord would have to prove that they had a
    certificate of occupancy (most landlords don’t) and that it was less than 15 years old.

  • If you live in public or subsidized housing, the landlord can raise the rent in any amount that’s allowed by the rules of the housing program which may be effected by changes in your income. This does not include Section 8 Voucher, VASH Voucher, or similar programs, for these the landlord is not allowed to raise rent more than the rent increase limits.

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