An Oregon lease termination letter is a written notice that a landlord or a tenant sends to end a rental tenancy on a date the letter names. Oregon's residential landlord and tenant law, ORS Chapter 90, sets the least notice for each kind of tenancy, such as 10 days for a week-to-week tenancy and 30 days when a tenant ends a tenancy.[1] FormsPal offers a free template for the landlord and one for the tenant. The letter is not an eviction notice for a tenant who broke the lease.
Last Updated: October 2026. This guide is reviewed and updated regularly to reflect current Oregon law. If you notice an error or outdated information, please contact us.
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Oregon Lease Termination Notice Periods
In Oregon, a termination notice must be in writing and must name the date the tenancy ends. How much notice the other side gets depends on who ends the tenancy and on the type of tenancy.[1] The list below gives the least notice for the four cases this letter covers.
Tenant ending a tenancy: at any time during the tenancy, a tenant may end it by giving the landlord written notice not less than 30 days before the date the notice names.
Landlord ending a month-to-month tenancy: during the first year of occupancy, a landlord may end the tenancy by giving the tenant written notice not less than 30 days before the date the notice names.
Week-to-week tenancy: the landlord or the tenant may end it by written notice given to the other at least 10 days before the termination date in the notice.
Fixed-term lease ending in the first year: if the ending date of the fixed term falls within the first year of occupancy, the landlord may end the tenancy without cause by giving the tenant written notice not less than 30 days before that ending date, or 30 days before the date named in the notice, whichever is later.[1]
Write the exact date you want the tenancy to end on the letter. Each notice period above is counted back from that date. You can count the days with our deadline calculator.
A landlord who wants to end a tenancy over unpaid rent or a lease violation usually works from a different notice, such as an eviction notice.
How to Fill Out the Oregon Lease Termination Letter
The FormsPal Oregon lease termination letter is a one-page form with four parts. Choose the landlord template if you are ending the tenancy as the landlord, or the tenant template if you are the tenant. You can fill in the PDF with our online PDF editor or print it and write by hand. The steps below follow the landlord template from top to bottom.
The screenshots under each step show the FormsPal Oregon lease termination letter template filled with sample entries in blue, so you can see where each answer goes. The names, addresses, dates and amounts are examples only.
Date. Enter the date you write the letter on the line above "Dear Tenant".Step 1: sample entries, not a real document.
Address of the tenancy and end date. After "I elect to end your tenancy at", write the rental address. After "on", enter the date the tenancy ends. Pick a date that leaves the full time listed above.Step 2: sample entries, not a real document.
Signature and printed name. Sign above "Signature" and print your name above "Printed Name" under "Sincerely".Step 3: sample entries, not a real document.
Service details. Fill in the part below the dashed line when you deliver the letter. Enter the date the letter was given to the tenant, tick "Hand delivery to Tenant" or "Posting in a conspicuous place on the premises" to match what you did, and write the address. Then add the landlord's name, signature and phone number.Step 4: sample entries, not a real document.
The tenant template is addressed to the landlord and differs in the last part. It has no delivery section below the dashed line. It asks for the amount of the security deposit and the address where the landlord should mail it.
How to Deliver the Oregon Lease Termination Letter
Delivering the letter is a separate step from filling it out. The part of the landlord template below the dashed line lists two ways to deliver it: hand delivery and posting on the premises. Whichever way you choose, keep a copy of the letter and a note of what you did and when.
Sign and copy the letter. Sign the finished letter, then make a copy for your own records.
Deliver it. Give the letter to the other party in a way you can prove later, such as handing it over in person.
Record the delivery. Write down the date and the method. The note shows when the other party received the notice.
Plan the move-out. Before the end date, a tenant can return the keys and send a forwarding address. The landlord template asks the tenant for an address where the remaining security deposit can be sent.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the required notice period for a month-to-month tenancy in Oregon?
During the first year of occupancy, a landlord ending a month-to-month tenancy must give the tenant written notice not less than 30 days before the date the notice names.[1]
General information, not legal or tax advice.
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