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. For agreed yard-maintenance entries, an unreasonable time is one that conflicts with the tenant's reasonable and specific plans to use the premises (ORS 90.322(1)(e)).

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

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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 1 more cited source · Verified October 1, 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 90.150(3)), or any other method reasonably calculated to achieve actual receipt that is agreed to and described in a written rental agreement.
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. For agreed yard-maintenance entries, an unreasonable time is one that conflicts with the tenant's reasonable and specific plans to use the premises (ORS 90.322(1)(e)).

Cite this page: "Landlord Atlas, Oregon Landlord Entry Notice Laws (verified October 1, 2026), landlordatlas.com/laws/entry-notice/oregon/" — free to cite and quote with a link (how these records are verified). Everything above is cited 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: a voicemail or other verbal notice, a note personally delivered or securely attached to the main entrance, or mail. Mailed notice counts as served three days after mailing (ORS 90.150(3)), so a mailed entry notice effectively takes 24 hours plus those three days.
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 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; any specific entry the parties agree to; and, while the landlord is actively trying to sell, entry at reasonable times to show the unit to a buyer under a separate signed agreement supported by separate consideration (ORS 90.322(1)(d)).
Nothing in the 2025 or 2026 sessions touched ORS 90.322 — the entry section came through both sessions unchanged.

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. For agreed yard-maintenance entries, an unreasonable time is one that conflicts with the tenant's reasonable and specific plans to use the premises (ORS 90.322(1)(e)).

Citations

ORS 90.322 · (1)(b), (1)(f), (7)-(8) (verified 2026) Official source
ORS 90.150 (service of actual notice) (verified 2026) Official source

How this record was verified: Direct read of statute text on the official Oregon Legislature site (oregonlegislature.gov) on October 1, 2026: ORS chapters 90, 91, 105 and 19 in the 2025 Edition, which takes in the 2025 regular session. The 2026 regular session's changes were read in the session laws themselves (Oregon Laws 2026, chapters 23, 60, 61 and 108), with the Legislature's tables of sections amended for the 2025 regular session, the 2025 special session and the 2026 regular session. Key numbers read: 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. The annually published cap was read on the Department of Administrative Services Office of Economic Analysis rent-stabilization page, in its press releases and in its calculation workbooks: 9.5% for calendar 2026 (West Region CPI change of 2.5%) and 10% for calendar 2027 (press release of September 28, 2026).