Oregon Rental Application (2026)

A landlord's tenant application with lawful screening questions, fee disclosure and FCRA consent, adjusted to your state's rules.

Updated September 2026≈ 10 minReviewed against Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.295 · 15 U.S.C. § 1681m · Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.303

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Sample first page of the Rental Application. Your answers fill in the blanks; the clauses required in Oregon are added automatically.

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What this document covers

Property, rent and desired move-in date
Application fee within the state cap and receipt
Pre-screening notice where the state requires it
Applicant identity and co-applicants
Residence history for 3 years
Employment and income, including lawful sources
Eviction and bankruptcy questions where allowed
Fair-chance criminal-history rules
Tenant selection criteria and equal-housing statement
FCRA consent and adverse-action notice

Oregon rules that this document follows

Application fee limit	actual costSource: Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.295(2) (applicant screening charge may not exceed the landlord's average actual cost of screening)
Refund rule	Must be refunded if the landlord does not screen, fills the unit before screening, or the applicant withdraws before screening; landlord must give a receipt and written screening criteria before charging (§ 90.295(1), (3), (6))Source: Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.295(2) (applicant screening charge may not exceed the landlord's average actual cost of screening)
Must give applicant a copy of screening report	Not required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies)Source: 15 U.S.C. § 1681m
Criminal-history questions	Prohibited before a conditional offer in: Portland (FAIR ordinance, PCC 30.01.086). Landlord may not consider arrests not resulting in conviction, expunged or set-aside convictions, juvenile adjudications, or drug-possession convictions that are no longer crimes; must apply an individualized assessment for other convictions; may not reject solely on criminal history without considering nature, time elapsed and rehabilitation (SB 291, 2021). Portland's FAIR ordinance adds lookback limits.Source: Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.303(3)–(4)
Source of income protected	Yes — vouchers and other lawful income must be consideredSource: Or. Rev. Stat. § 659A.421(1)(d) (includes Section 8, HB 2639, eff. 7/1/2014)
Additional protected classes	marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, domestic violence victim status (§ 90.449)
Holding deposit	Landlord may accept a deposit to hold a unit only after accepting the application; it must be applied to the security deposit or rent when the tenancy begins, refunded if the landlord fails to execute the lease, and may be retained only up to actual damages if the applicant backs out (Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.297)
Written notice before screening	Required — this application contains itSource: Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.295(1)

Rules current as of 2026-10-27. Statutes change; verify before relying on them.

How to use this Rental Application in Oregon

Use one application per adult. Collect the Social Security number only on the signed paper copy, never by email. Apply the same written criteria to every applicant and keep denied applications for at least two years in case of a fair-housing inquiry. Give the applicant this form — it contains the written notice Oregon requires BEFORE you obtain any screening report.

Charge only a fee that Oregon permits, give a receipt, and if you deny based on a consumer report send the FCRA adverse-action notice within a few days.

Frequently asked questions

Can a landlord charge an application fee in Oregon?

Rule: actual cost (ORS 90.295).

What questions are illegal on a rental application?

You may not ask about race, religion, national origin, sex, familial status or disability, nor about arrests without conviction. Oregon adds: marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, domestic violence victim status (§ 90.449). Criminal-history questions are barred before a conditional offer in Portland (FAIR ordinance, PCC 30.01.086). This form omits those questions automatically.

Do I have to give the applicant a copy of the screening report?

Federal law requires an adverse-action notice naming the reporting agency; Oregon does not separately require a copy of the report.

Other names

tenant application form
apartment application
lease application
rental application form
tenant screening form
renter application
housing application

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