# Oregon — Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state

For Oregon, what the presumption does is has a defense in any retaliatory action against the tenant for possession; example of a protected activity is The tenant has made any complaint to the landlord that is in good faith and related to the tenancy; statute is ORS 90.385, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Oregon _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **What the presumption does:** has a defense in any retaliatory action against the tenant for possession _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Example of a protected activity:** The tenant has made any complaint to the landlord that is in good faith and related to the tenancy _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** ORS 90.385 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (3) If the landlord acts in violation of subsection (1) of this section the tenant is entitled to the remedies provided in ORS 90.375 and has a defense in any retaliatory action against the tenant for possession.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Example of a protected activity

> (b) The tenant has made any complaint to the landlord that is in good faith and related to the tenancy;

### Statute

> 90.385 Retaliatory conduct by landlord; tenant remedies and defenses; action for possession in certain cases.

## Source

- https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state](https://referencesource.org/landlord-retaliation-presumption-period-by-state/).