ORS § 90 § 90.306
Prohibition on inquiring into or discriminating based upon immigration or citizenship status; acceptable identification documents.
Operative Text
Except as required by a federal program that provides rent subsidies or affordable rents: (1) A landlord may not inquire about the immigration or citizenship status of an applicant, a tenant or a member of an applicant’s or a tenant’s household. (2) If a landlord requires verification of the identity of an applicant or tenant, the landlord shall accept any of the following, or any combination thereof, necessary to verify an applicant’s name, date of birth and physical appearance: (a) A Social Security card or evidence of a Social Security number; (b) A certified copy of a record of live birth; (c) A permanent resident card issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; (d) An immigrant or nonimmigrant visa; (e) An individual taxpayer identification number card issued by the Internal Revenue Service; (f) A passport, driver license or other government-issued identification, regardless of expiration date; or (g) Any nongovernment identification or combination of identifications that would permit a reasonable verification of identity. (3) A landlord may not discriminate against an applicant, a tenant or a member of an applicant’s or a tenant’s household on the basis of actual or perceived immigration or citizenship status.
Oregon Revised Statutes § 90.306 prohibits landlords from asking applicants, tenants, or household members about their immigration or citizenship status, with a narrow exception for federally subsidized or affordable-rent programs that specifically require such inquiries. When a landlord does need to verify identity, the law requires acceptance of a broad range of documents—including expired government IDs, foreign passports, visas, ITIN cards, birth certificates, and even reasonable non-government identification—so long as the combination confirms the person's name, date of birth, and physical appearance. The provision also bars landlords from discriminating against any applicant, tenant, or household member based on actual or perceived immigration or citizenship status.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under ORS § 90.306, compliant Oregon landlords generally limit identity-verification requests to confirming an applicant's name, date of birth, and physical appearance, and they accept any document or combination of documents from the statute's broad list—including expired IDs and individual taxpayer identification number cards—without singling out immigration-related documents or demanding specific ones. Landlords participating in federal rent-subsidy or affordable-housing programs should review whether that specific program imposes its own federal requirements, as § 90.306 carves out a narrow exception in those cases. Operators typically train leasing staff to avoid any questions or screening criteria that touch on immigration or citizenship status, since both inquiry and discrimination on that basis are prohibited.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
ORS § 90.306 gives Oregon tenants and applicants the right to be free from landlord questions about immigration or citizenship status and from discrimination based on actual or perceived status—protections that extend to all members of a household. If a landlord asks for identity documents, the law entitles applicants and tenants to present a wide variety of documents, including expired government IDs, foreign passports, visas, ITIN cards, or reasonable non-government identification, and the landlord must accept them. Tenants or applicants who believe a landlord has violated § 90.306 may consider contacting the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, a local fair-housing organization, or a tenant-rights group to learn about available complaint processes and remedies.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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