How much notice must a landlord give before entering in Oregon?

Verified July 9, 2026 All Oregon topics →

Oregon landlords must give tenants at least 24 hours' actual notice before entering a rental unit, and may enter only at reasonable times.

'Actual notice' has teeth: it must genuinely reach the tenant — in person, by phone message, by a note securely attached to the front door, or by mail with three extra days added — and the tenant can veto a specific noticed entry by telling the landlord or posting a written denial, though unreasonably refusing lawful access is itself a lease violation. No notice is needed in an emergency, for agreed yard maintenance, or for seven days after a tenant submits a written repair request. A landlord who enters unlawfully or uses entry rights to harass owes the tenant actual damages of at least one month's rent (one week's rent for week-to-week tenancies), and the tenant may also get an injunction or end the tenancy; a tenant who unreasonably blocks access risks termination and actual damages in return.

Oregon entry notice at a glance

Advance notice required	24 hours
Notice standard	At least 24 hours' ACTUAL notice of intent to enter, and entry only at reasonable times (ORS 90.322(1)(f)). 'Actual notice' is a defined delivery standard under ORS 90.150: verbal notice given personally or left on the tenant's telephone answering device, written notice personally delivered, faxed, or attached in a secure manner to the main entrance, mailed notice (which is deemed served three days after mailing under ORS 90.155), or any other agreed written method reasonably calculated to achieve actual receipt.
Permitted reasons	To inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; perform agreed yard maintenance; or exhibit the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors (ORS 90.322(1)).
Emergency exception	Yes
Time-of-day restrictions	Entry must occur at reasonable times; the statute fixes no clock hours. Unreasonableness is measured partly against the tenant's reasonable and specific plans to use the premises.

Notes and caveats

notice_hours 24 verified verbatim on both hosts ('at least 24 hours' actual notice'). The standard is ACTUAL notice (ORS 90.150 methods — including voicemail and secure door posting), not constructive/mailed-only notice; mailed notice effectively requires 24 hours + 3 mailing days (ORS 90.155). Tenant denial right: after receiving notice the tenant may deny that entry by actual notice or a written notice attached to the main entrance — but unreasonable denial is a breach giving the landlord injunctive relief, termination under ORS 90.392, and actual damages (subsection (7)). Tenant remedies for landlord violations or lawful-but-harassing entries: injunctive relief or termination plus actual damages not less than one month's periodic rent (one week's for week-to-week) (subsection (8)). No-notice pathways verified: emergency (any time, no consent), written tenant repair request (authorizes entry without further notice for 7 days, longer while repairs are actively ongoing), agreed yard maintenance at reasonable times/frequency, and any specific entry agreed between the parties. ORS 90.150/90.155 read on the mirror only this pass — upgrade to official host if the actual-notice mechanics get promoted to page copy. Nothing in the 2025 or 2026 sessions touched 90.322.

Statute citations

ORS 90.322 (1)(b), (1)(f), (7)-(8) Official source
ORS 90.322 (section text on OregonLaws mirror) Unofficial mirror
ORS 90.150 (service of actual notice) Unofficial mirror

How this record was verified: Dual-host reads of statute text: official Oregon Legislature ORS chapter pages (oregonlegislature.gov ors090.html and ors091.html) plus the oregon.public.law mirror (current through the 2023 ORS edition and 2024 session), with verbatim re-reads of ORS 90.323(2)-(6) and 90.324(1)-(2). Every load-bearing number (31-day deposit return, 2x penalty, 4th-day late-fee grace, 6%/day and 5%/5-day fee caps, 24 hours' actual notice, 90-day increase notice, first-year bar, once-per-12-months limit, 15-year exemption, 3-months-rent penalty, lesser-of-10%-or-7%+CPI formula) was read on both hosts. The annually-published cap figure was verified on the official DAS Office of Economic Analysis rent-stabilization page (fetched twice with different prompts) and cross-confirmed against the DAS newsroom press releases of 2025-09-30 and the 2025-10-01 correction: 9.5% for calendar 2026 (CPI-U West Region September 12-month average of 2.5%). 2026 short-session sweep via the Oregon Real Estate Agency's official 2026 Legislative Update: SB 1523, HB 4120, HB 4123 all enacted, none changes a v1 field.