Causes Listed on Notices of Termination

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Updated on: March 17, 2025

Notices of Termination submitted to the court by landlords in eviction case filings state the reasons the tenants are being evicted. These notices are reviewed by the Oregon Law Center Eviction Defense Project. This data only includes eviction filings filed at a circuit court in Oregon. It does not capture Notices of Termination served to tenants that don't result in a court case, or eviction court cases filed at a municipal or justice court in the state. These numbers represent the lower bound metrics of evictions in Oregon.

  • Nonpayment of rent (72hrs - 10 days)

  • Different reasons for eviction require the landlord to provide different amounts of notice before the tenant has to vacate the unit. The amount of time provided to vacate varies also depending on if the tenant is week-to-week, month-to-month, or on a lease. Allowable reasons include:

    • personal injury, substantial damage, extremely outrageous act (24hr)

    • 24-hour notice unlawful occupant (24hrs)

    • violation of a drug or alcohol program (24 or 48hrs)

    • perpetrating domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking (24hrs)

    • pet violation (10 days)

  • No cause evictions are allowable in Oregon within the first 12 months of residency in a unit.

    • The landlord intends to demolish the dwelling unit.

    • The landlord intends to convert the unit to a use other than residential.

    • The landlord intends to undertake repairs or renovations to the dwelling unit because:

    • a. The premises are currently unsafe or unfit for occupancy

    or

    • b. The dwelling unit will be unsafe or unfit for occupancy during the repairs or renovations.

    • The landlord has accepted an offer to sell a dwelling unit separately from any other unit and to someone who intends to occupy the unit as their primary residence.

    • The landlord or a member of the landlord’s immediate family intends to occupy the unit as their primary residence.

  • When a tenant gives notice to move out but is unable to move out by the date provided the landlord can file an eviction based on the tenants failure to move out.

Court data changes frequently, as cases move through the process and the court records are updated.