How many hours' notice must a landlord give before entering in Oregon?

24 hours. The notice must be ACTUAL notice, meaning it has to genuinely reach the tenant rather than merely be sent, and entry may happen only at reasonable times (ORS 90.322(1)(f)).

What reasons allow a landlord to enter a rental in Oregon?

A landlord may enter to inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; perform agreed yard maintenance; or show the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors (ORS 90.322(1)).

Can a landlord enter without notice in an emergency in Oregon?

Yes — Oregon recognizes an emergency exception to the entry-notice requirement.

Are there time-of-day limits on when a landlord can enter in Oregon?

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.

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.

Cited to ORS 90.322 (1)(b), (1)(f), (7)-(8) and 2 more Oregon statutes · Verified July 9, 2026

'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	The notice must be ACTUAL notice, meaning it has to genuinely reach the tenant rather than merely be sent, and entry may happen only at reasonable times (ORS 90.322(1)(f)). The statute requires at least 24 hours' actual notice of intent to enter. '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	A landlord may enter to inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; perform agreed yard maintenance; or show 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.

Cite this page: "Landlord Atlas, Oregon Landlord Entry Notice Laws (verified July 9, 2026), landlordatlas.com/laws/entry-notice/oregon/" — free to cite and quote with a link (how these records are verified). Every figure above is cited to the Oregon statute in the citations section below.

Notes and caveats

"Actual notice" is a real delivery standard, not a mailing habit — ORS 90.322 requires actual notice by one of the ORS 90.150 methods — including a voicemail or a note securely attached to the main entrance — not constructive or mail-only notice. Mailed notice effectively takes 24 hours plus the three mailing days added by ORS 90.155.
The tenant can refuse a specific noticed entry — after receiving notice the tenant may deny that entry by actual notice or by a written notice attached to the main entrance. But an unreasonable denial is itself a breach, giving the landlord injunctive relief, termination under ORS 90.392, and actual damages (ORS 90.322(7)).
What an unlawful entry costs — for a violation or for lawful-but-harassing entries, the tenant may obtain injunctive relief or terminate the tenancy, plus actual damages of not less than one month's periodic rent — one week's rent for a week-to-week tenancy (ORS 90.322(8)).
The four routes in without 24 hours' notice — an emergency (any time, no consent needed); a written tenant repair request, which authorizes entry with no further notice for seven days and longer while repairs are actively ongoing; agreed yard maintenance at reasonable times and frequency; and any specific entry the parties agree to.
Nothing in the 2025 or 2026 sessions touched ORS 90.322 — the entry section came through both sessions unchanged.
Both hosts carry the 24-hour figure — the official statute text and the OregonLaws mirror both read "at least 24 hours' actual notice".

Common questions: Oregon entry notice

Each answer is the verified value from the table above, restated as a direct answer. Free to quote with a link to this page.

How many hours' notice must a landlord give before entering in Oregon?: 24 hours. The notice must be ACTUAL notice, meaning it has to genuinely reach the tenant rather than merely be sent, and entry may happen only at reasonable times (ORS 90.322(1)(f)).
What reasons allow a landlord to enter a rental in Oregon?: A landlord may enter to inspect the premises; make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements; supply necessary or agreed services; perform agreed yard maintenance; or show the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors (ORS 90.322(1)).
Can a landlord enter without notice in an emergency in Oregon?: Yes — Oregon recognizes an emergency exception to the entry-notice requirement.
Are there time-of-day limits on when a landlord can enter in Oregon?: 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.

Statute citations

ORS 90.322 (1)(b), (1)(f), (7)-(8) (verified 2026) Official source
ORS 90.322 (section text on OregonLaws mirror) (verified 2026) Unofficial mirror
ORS 90.150 (service of actual notice) (verified 2026) 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 key 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 (read twice independently) 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.