A landlord and a tenant may include in a rental agreement terms and conditions not prohibited by this chapter or other rule of law including rent, term of the agreement and other provisions governing the rights and obligations of the parties.
The terms of a fixed term tenancy, including the amount of rent, may not be unilaterally amended by the landlord or tenant.
The landlord shall provide the tenant with a copy of any written rental agreement and all amendments and additions thereto.
Except as provided in this subsection, the rental agreement must include a disclosure of the smoking policy for the premises that complies with ORS 479.305 (Smoking policy disclosure). A disclosure of smoking policy is not required in a rental agreement subject to ORS 90.505 (Definitions for ORS 90.505 to 90.850) to 90.850 (Owner affidavit certifying compliance with requirements for sale of facility) for space in a facility as defined in ORS 90.100 (Definitions).
Notwithstanding ORS 90.245 (Prohibited provisions in rental agreements) (1), the parties to a rental agreement to which ORS 90.100 (Definitions) to 90.465 (Right of city to recover from owner for costs of relocating tenant due to condemnation) apply may include in the rental agreement a provision for informal dispute resolution.
In absence of agreement, the tenant shall pay as rent the fair rental value for the use and occupancy of the dwelling unit.
Rent is payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed upon by the parties. Unless otherwise agreed, rent is payable at the dwelling unit, periodic rent is payable at the beginning of any term of one month or less and otherwise in equal monthly or weekly installments at the beginning of each month or week, depending on whether the tenancy is month-to-month or week-to-week. Rent may not be considered to be due prior to the first day of each rental period. Rent increases must comply with the provisions of ORS 90.323 (Maximum rent increase).
If a rental agreement does not create a week-to-week tenancy, as defined in ORS 90.100 (Definitions), or a fixed term tenancy, the tenancy shall be a month-to-month tenancy.
Except as provided by ORS 90.427 (Termination of tenancy without tenant cause) (11), a tenant is responsible for payment of rent until the earlier of:
The date that the tenancy terminates as a result of the landlord failing to use reasonable efforts to rent the dwelling unit to a new tenant as provided under ORS 90.410 (Effect of tenant failure to give notice of absence) (3);
Thirty days after delivery of possession without prior notice of termination of a month-to-month tenancy; or
Notwithstanding a provision in a rental agreement regarding the order of application of tenant payments, a landlord shall apply tenant payments in the following order:
Fees or charges owed by the tenant under ORS 90.302 (Fees allowed for certain landlord expenses) or other fees or charges related to damage claims or other claims against the tenant.
This subsection does not apply to rental agreements subject to ORS 90.505 (Definitions for ORS 90.505 to 90.850) to 90.850 (Owner affidavit certifying compliance with requirements for sale of facility). [Formerly 90.240; 2009 c.127 §3; 2009 c.431 §10; 2011 c.42 §1; 2015 c.388 §10; 2016 c.53 §3; 2019 c.1 §7]