Rental Application – This document is used to screen prospective tenants to find out if they’re eligible for tenancy.
Month-to-Month Lease Laws
- Termination Notice – Month-to-month agreements can be ended by either party using a 30-day notice to quit.[1]
- Increasing Rent – Rent can be increased as long as the landlord provides 45 days’ written notice. Anytime the rent is increased by 10% (or multiple times within one year, adding up to 10%), 75 days’ notice is required.[2]
Required Disclosures (7)
- Bedbugs (PDF) – Tenants must be informed if any units in the rental property were infested or treated for bedbugs.[3]
- Common Area Utilities – The tenant cannot be responsible for common area utilities unless both parties agree in writing and the tenant’s rent is reduced.[4]
- Energy Efficiency Disclosure (PDF) – Landlords must give this disclosure form to any tenants who are responsible for paying for utilities.[5]
- Lead-Based Paint Disclosure (PDF) – For any rental property built before 1978, landlords must disclose to the tenant the possibility of lead-based paint on the premises.[6]
- Radon Disclosure Form (PDF) – All tenants must be given a disclosure that details the levels of radon gas on the rental property and the associated risks.[7]
- Rental Housing Rights Disclosure Form (City of Portland ONLY) (PDF) – An explanation of a tenant’s rights that landlords must give to tenants in the city of Portland.[8]
- Security Deposit Location – The landlord must provide the tenant with the institution and account number where their security deposit is held.[9]
- Smoking Policy Disclosure (PDF) – The landlord is required to disclose the rental property’s smoking policy to the tenant.[10]