Oregon · verified 2026-07-23

Oregon security deposit deadline & deductions

You have 31 days — within 31 days of tenancy ending

Deadline
31 days
Itemized statement
Required by statute
Receipts
No threshold verified
Statute
ORS 90.300

31 days is on the long side — 5 of the 26 states verified here allow more time, and 20 allow less.

Written accounting of deductions due within 31 days of the tenancy ending.

When the Oregon clock runs out

The deadline runs from the end of the tenancy, not from when you get round to inspecting. On Oregon's 31-day rule, these are the dates you would be working to:

Tenant moves outStatement and refund due by
January 31, 2026March 3, 2026
April 15, 2026May 16, 2026
July 31, 2026August 31, 2026
November 30, 2026December 31, 2026

Does Oregon require an itemized statement?

Yes — Oregon requires an itemized written statement of any deductions rather than a lump sum, under ORS 90.300. Each charge needs to stand on its own: what was damaged, and what it cost to put right.

What you can actually charge for

Oregon statute sets the deadline and the paperwork; it does not publish a table of what a worn carpet is worth. The defensible method — charging only the useful life the tenant used up early, and excluding normal wear — is the same in every state, and is explained on the calculator, which builds the itemized statement and puts the Oregon deadline on it.

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Next: Oregon deposit return letter · move-in report · every state’s deadline

Oregon rule last checked 2026-07-23 against ORS 90.300. General information, not legal advice — confirm the current statute before sending a deduction statement.

Everything else we’ve researched about Oregon

Same state, the problems either side of this one. Each carries its own statute and the date we last checked it.