Oregon Rental Application

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

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Oregon rules that this document follows

Application fee limitactual costSource: Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.295(2) (applicant screening charge may not exceed the landlord's average actual cost of screening)
Refund ruleMust 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 reportNot required by state law (FCRA adverse-action notice still applies)Source: 15 U.S.C. § 1681m
Criminal-history questionsLandlord 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 protectedYes — 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 classesmarital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, domestic violence victim status (§ 90.449)
Holding depositLandlord 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)

Rules current as of 2026-09-07. 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.

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 (Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.295(2) (applicant screening charge may not exceed the landlord's average actual cost of screening)).

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). 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.

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