Retaliation By A Landlord
ORS 90.385 — no rent increase, cut in services or eviction for a complaint or a tenants' union
A landlord may not retaliate by raising the rent, cutting services, serving a termination notice, or bringing or threatening an eviction after the tenant does something the section protects.
- Complaining, or saying in writing they will complain, to a government agency about a health or safety code violation, mail delivery, or housing discrimination
- Making a good faith complaint to the landlord about the tenancy
- Organizing or joining a tenants' union
- Testifying against the landlord
- Successfully defending an eviction in the previous six months, other than on a technical notice defect
- Using any other right tenants have under federal, state or local law
Decreasing services includes unreasonably restricting tenants' use of common areas for organizing, and intentionally and substantially interfering with the tenant's use of the home.
Sources for this section (1)
- ORS 90.385 — Retaliatory conduct by landlord
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Oregon attorney.