Walk It Through: Thirty One Days And A Written Accounting
An Oregon deposit, from the receipt at signing to twice the amount withheld.
Signing a lease, the landlord asks for a security deposit before handing over the keys.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One deposit in one rental. What counts as ordinary wear and tear, a deposit on a manufactured home space, and how a court weighs a disputed charge are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Last month's rent depositA deposit applied to the last month's rent when either side gives notice to end the tenancy, other than a notice for nonpayment.
- Written accountingThe statement a landlord gives a tenant, stating specifically the basis of a claim against the deposit or prepaid rent, within 31 days after the tenancy ends and the tenant delivers possession.