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You may be able to legally move out before the lease term ends in the following situations. You (or Your Child) Are a Victim of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking. ... You Are Starting Active Military Duty. ... The Rental Unit Is Unsafe or Violates Oregon Health or Safety Codes.

Under the new laws, renters have important rights that can help protect from eviction because of nonpayment of rent, fees, or other money owed to a landlord. These new rights include: Termination notices for nonpayment of rent must give at least 10 days for renters to pay the late rent and stay in their homes.

If you have only a verbal rental agreement with your landlord, the landlord may not charge you any fees. Your landlord may charge a fee if you abandon your home during a fixed-term lease without cause. The fee may not exceed one and one-half times the monthly rent.

Time Limit Warning/Statute of Limitations Most lawsuits related to rental agreements, or the Landlord and Tenant Act, must be filed (started in court) within one year. The time limits under fair housing law may be longer.

Some tenants may be able to legally break their lease under the argument that they're being harassed by their landlord. They may also argue that they're getting their privacy violated. If they're able to prove that this is happening constantly, they could avoid penalty fees.

In the state of Oregon, a tenant must serve you a 30 days' notice to terminate their month-to-month lease. If they have lived in the unit for a period exceeding a year, then they have an obligation to serve you a 60 days' advance notice.