Move-In/Move-Out Checklist for Oregon landlords
Document property condition with detailed room inspection Written to OR landlord-tenant law, with the notice period counted for you.
- Pay or quit
- 13 days
- Month-to-month
- 30 days
- Tenant over 1 year
- 90 days
- Rent increase notice
- 90 days
- Max deposit
- No limit (but must be reasonable)
- Deposit return
- 31 days
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When you need a move-in/move-out checklist.
- Security deposit disputes
- Property damage claims
- Pre-existing damage documentation
- Professional inspection process
Oregon rules that apply here.
Rent control applies in parts of Oregon. Where a local ordinance is stricter than state law, the local rule governs.
- 13-day notice for nonpayment (increased from 3 in 2019)
- 90-day notice for rent increases
- Statewide rent cap: 7% + CPI
- Just cause eviction required
Rent control areas
Statewide (SB 608)
What landlords ask about this in Oregon.
- What should be on a move-in checklist?
- Every room, and within each room the floors, walls, ceiling, windows, doors, fixtures and any appliance. Record the condition, not just that the item exists. Include meter readings and key counts, date it, and photograph everything you note.
- Should the tenant sign the checklist?
- Yes, and give them a copy. An unsigned checklist is your word against theirs. A signed one the tenant helped fill in is close to unarguable when the deposit is settled.
- Can I charge for damage without a checklist?
- You can try, but you carry the burden of showing the damage was not already there, and without a move-in record that is hard. Oregon gives you 31 days to return the deposit with an itemised statement, and a disputed deduction with no baseline usually fails.
- How detailed should the inspection be?
- Detailed enough that a stranger reading it in a year can tell what the unit looked like. Timestamped photos do most of the work. Over-documenting costs you an hour; under-documenting costs you the deposit dispute.
This is general information about Oregon landlord-tenant law, not legal advice. Local ordinances can be stricter than the state rule, and if a dispute is already underway it is worth an hour of a lawyer’s time.
Related OR forms
This form in other states
The document is the same; the notice period is not. Pick the state the property is in, not the one you live in.
Generate your Oregon move-in/move-out checklist.
Free, no account, and dated against OR rules. Create an account only when you want the tenant details reused next month and the copies kept.