Oregon Retaliation Law: What Counts & the Presumption Window (2026)

What counts as retaliation, and the window where the law presumes it

At a glance

• Protection window: No statutory presumption window
• Governing authority: Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.385

Who this covers — and who it does not

This page covers landlord retaliation in Oregon — what a landlord may not do after you exercise a protected right.

It does not cover commercial leases, or conduct outside the protected window described below.

What the law prohibits

Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.385 — 房东不得因租客 (1) 向房东或政府机构投诉建筑/健康/住房/安全法规违规 (2) 组织/参与租客组织 (3) 主张租约或法律权利，而涨租、减服务、发终止通知或威胁驱逐。

⚠️ 无天数推定：俄勒冈最高法院 Elk Creek Management Co. v. Gilbert, 353 Or 565 (2013) 确认**租客承担举证责任**，早先的推定语言在 Act 改写时被删除。二手站「6 个月推定」系错误。

Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.385 ↗

The protection window

Oregon does not set a statutory presumption window. Whether an action counts as retaliation depends on the facts rather than a fixed clock.

俄勒冈现行报复法**无自动推定窗口**：Elk Creek Management Co. v. Gilbert, 353 Or 565 (2013) 确认举证责任在租客，须证明「若非受保护行为，房东不会采取该行动」。但「6 个月内成功抗辩驱逐」本身是受保护行为（90.385(1)）。

Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.385 ↗

Protected activities

What a landlord may not do

Burden of proof

举证责任在租客（Elk Creek, 353 Or 565 (2013)）：须证明房东行为「若非受保护行为不会发生」。房东行为紧随投诉可作报复的许可推断（非推定）。

Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.385 ↗

Remedies

Exemptions and limits

90.385(3)-(5)：房东在下列情形仍可提起占有之诉——租客投诉方式/时机不合理或反复骚扰房东；租客欠租；其他独立违约事由。

Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.385(3)-(5) ↗

Sources and how to verify them

Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.

Statute	Last verified	Source
Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.385	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.385(1)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.385(2), 90.375	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.385(3)-(5)	2026-10-16	official text ↗

Where the official text and a secondary summary disagree, this page follows the official text and says so. Where a provision admits of more than one reading, that is flagged rather than smoothed over.

When you need a lawyer instead of a tool

A self-help guide is the right starting point for understanding your position. Get legal help if:

• You have received an eviction notice — the timeline is now court-driven
• The dispute involves discrimination, unsafe conditions or retaliation
• Your landlord has filed anything in court already
• You are unsure whether a local ordinance changes the state rule

Local legal aid organisations and tenant unions offer free help for qualifying cases. They are independent of this site — we list them because they are the right place to go, not because they link here.

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