ORS § 105 § 105.136
Form of notice to tenants regarding rental and eviction assistance.
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(1) The Judicial Department, in consultation with the Housing and Community Services Department, shall supply and may regularly update the notice required under ORS 90.395 (2) and 105.135 (2)(d). The notice must be in substantially the following form: ______________________________________________________________________________ THIS IS AN IMPORTANT NOTICE OF WHERE TO GET HELP IF YOU ARE FACING POTENTIAL EVICTION FOR NONPAYMENT. For information in Spanish, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese or Chinese, go to the Judicial Department website at _________. You must comply with deadlines identified in a notice of nonpayment, or you risk losing your housing. Rental assistance and support services may be available. Dial 2-1-1 or go to www.211info.org or contact a local service provider at _________. If you have a child under 1 year old living with you and you have been approved for rent assistance through Medicaid, you may be able to delay the eviction. See _________ for more information. Low-income tenants may be able to receive free or low-cost legal advice by contacting a legal aid organization. Go to _________ to find an office near you. The Oregon State Bar provides information about legal assistance programs at _________. ______________________________________________________________________________ (2) The Judicial Department shall translate the completed form under subsection (1) of this section into the Spanish, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese and Chinese languages and shall display links to the English and translated forms prominently on the department’s website. (3) Each form on the Judicial Department website under subsection (2) of this section must include a statement in English, Spanish, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese and Chinese indicating that the form and translations can be found on the Judicial Department website and providing the web address where the forms may be found.
ORS § 105.136 establishes the required form and content of a notice that must be given to tenants who are facing potential eviction for nonpayment of rent. The notice directs tenants to rental assistance resources, multilingual information, legal aid organizations, and the Oregon State Bar. The Judicial Department, working with the Housing and Community Services Department, is responsible for creating, updating, and translating this notice into Spanish, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese, and Chinese, and for making all versions prominently available on its website.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under ORS § 105.136, landlords pursuing nonpayment-related evictions are required by related provisions (ORS 90.395(2) and 105.135(2)(d)) to include the standardized notice whose form is set out in this section. Compliant operators use the current version of the notice as supplied by the Judicial Department rather than drafting their own language, since the statute specifies that the notice must be in 'substantially' the prescribed form. Keeping records of which version of the notice was used and when it was delivered is a practice consistent with demonstrating compliance.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
ORS § 105.136 guarantees that tenants facing eviction for nonpayment must receive a standardized notice pointing them toward rental assistance (including the 2-1-1 helpline), free or low-cost legal aid, and Oregon State Bar resources. If you did not receive this notice as part of a nonpayment eviction proceeding, that omission may be relevant to your case, and raising it with a legal aid organization or tenant-rights group is one path tenants commonly explore. The notice is available in English, Spanish, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese, and Chinese on the Judicial Department's website, so language access is built into the requirement.
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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