Landlord & Tenant Laws in Oregon.

A tenant should preserve move-out records and a forwarding address because Oregon requires a prompt security-deposit accounting after the tenancy ends and possession is returned.

In Oregon, a landlord generally must return the security deposit or security deposit accounting within 31 days after the tenancy ends and delivery of possession. The accounting must describe any lawful deductions.

If a landlord wrongfully withholds all or part of a security deposit, Oregon law may allow the tenant to recover the money due and, in the right case, twice the amount wrongfully withheld.