Oregon Statutes 90.140 – Types of payments landlord may require or accept; written evidence of payment
(1) A landlord may require or accept the following types of payments:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 90.140
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Landlord: includes a person who is authorized by the owner, lessor or sublessor to manage the premises or to enter into a rental agreement. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
- Person: includes an individual or organization. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
- Prepaid rent: means any payment of money to the landlord for a rent obligation not yet due. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
- Rent: means any payment to be made to the landlord under the rental agreement, periodic or otherwise, in exchange for the right of a tenant and any permitted pet to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others and to use the premises. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
- Rental agreement: includes a lease. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
(a) Applicant screening charges, pursuant to ORS § 90.295;
(b) Deposits to secure the execution of a rental agreement, pursuant to ORS § 90.297;
(c) Security deposits, pursuant to ORS § 90.300;
(d) Fees, pursuant to ORS § 90.302;
(e) Rent, as defined in ORS § 90.100;
(f) Prepaid rent, as defined in ORS § 90.100;
(g) Utility or service charges, pursuant to ORS § 90.315 (4), 90.568 or 90.572;
(h) Late charges or fees, pursuant to ORS § 90.260; and
(i) Damages, for noncompliance with a rental agreement or ORS § 90.325, under ORS § 90.401 or as provided elsewhere in this chapter.
(2) A tenant who requests a writing that evidences the tenant’s payment is entitled to receive that writing from the landlord as a condition for making the payment. The writing may be a receipt, statement of the tenant’s account or other acknowledgment of the tenant’s payment. The writing must include the amount paid, the date of payment and information identifying the landlord or the rental property. If the tenant makes the payment by mail, deposit or a method other than in person and requests the writing, the landlord shall within a reasonable time provide the tenant with the writing in a manner consistent with ORS § 90.150. [1997 c.577 § 4; 1999 c.603 § 7; 2001 c.596 § 29; 2005 c.22 § 58; 2005 c.391 § 13; 2005 c.619 § 16]