ORS § 90 § 90.566
Conversion to direct billing for garbage service.
Operative Text
(1) A landlord may unilaterally amend a rental agreement to convert the method of billing a tenant for garbage collection and disposal from rent-included billing or pro rata billing to a billing method in which the service provider: (a) Supplies garbage receptacles; (b) Collects and disposes of garbage; and (c)(A) Bills the tenant directly; or (B) Bills the landlord, who then bills the tenant based upon the number and size of the receptacles used by the tenant. (2) A landlord shall give a tenant not less than 180 days’ written notice before converting a billing method under subsection (1) of this section. (3) If the cost of garbage service was included in the rent before the conversion of a billing method under subsection (1) of this section, the landlord shall reduce the tenant’s rent upon the first billing of the tenant under the new billing method. The rent reduction may not be less than an amount reasonably comparable to the amount of rent previously allocated for garbage collection and disposal costs averaged over at least the preceding year. Before the conversion occurs, the landlord shall provide the tenant with written documentation from the service provider showing the landlord’s cost for the garbage collection and disposal service provided to the facility during at least the preceding year. (4) A landlord may not convert a billing method under subsection (1) of this section less than one year after giving notice of a rent increase, unless the rent increase is an automatic increase provided for in a fixed term rental agreement entered into one year or more before the conversion.
Oregon Revised Statutes § 90.566 allows a landlord to change how garbage collection costs are billed to tenants — shifting from a model where garbage is bundled into rent (or split proportionally) to one where the service provider bills the tenant directly or bills the landlord who then passes the cost through based on receptacle use. Before making this switch, the landlord must give at least 180 days' written notice. If garbage costs were previously folded into rent, the rent must be reduced by an amount reasonably comparable to what was allocated for garbage, and the landlord must supply written documentation from the service provider showing at least one year of actual garbage costs. Additionally, a landlord cannot make this billing conversion within one year of issuing a rent increase, with a narrow exception for automatic increases built into long-term fixed agreements.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under ORS § 90.566, operators who wish to convert garbage billing must plan well in advance: the required written notice period is at least 180 days, and the conversion cannot occur within one year of a rent increase notice (absent the specific fixed-term exception). Compliant operators obtain written cost documentation from the garbage service provider covering at least the preceding year and use that documentation to calculate a rent reduction that is reasonably comparable to the garbage cost previously embedded in rent. Keeping clear records of the notice date, the service provider documentation, and the rent reduction calculation helps demonstrate compliance with each element of § 90.566.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
ORS § 90.566 gives tenants the right to at least 180 days' written notice before a landlord can switch garbage billing away from a rent-included or pro rata model. If garbage costs were previously part of rent, tenants are entitled to a corresponding rent reduction — backed by written documentation from the service provider — that reflects what was actually allocated for garbage over at least the prior year. Tenants who believe a landlord has not followed these requirements, such as by providing insufficient notice, failing to reduce rent, or converting billing too soon after a rent increase, may wish to consult a tenant-rights organization or Oregon's court system to understand available remedies under § 90.566.
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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