Step 1
Free screening online. You answer a short set of questions about your housing situation and the animal; no card is taken and nothing is promised. If the answers suggest you may qualify, you choose a consultation slot and pay at checkout.
Oregon · OR
ESA letter Oregon: no waiting period, the pet-deposit ban and what to send your landlord
Yes. Oregon has no emotional-support-animal statute, so no waiting period or session rule applies. Your housing right comes from the state fair-housing act, ORS 659A.145(2)(g), and BOLI's rule, OAR 839-005-0220, which protect any animal that mitigates a disability-related need. A clinician licensed in Oregon evaluates you by video or phone. If you qualify, the signed PDF usually arrives within 24 to 48 hours. The price is $99, and ORS 90.300(4) bars a pet deposit for the animal.
0days
of waiting period: no 30-day, session or in-person rule in state law
ORS chs. 90, 659A; OAR 839-005-02201year
to get a signed complaint to BOLI's Civil Rights Division
ORS 659A.820(2)2years
to sue in circuit court, not counting time BOLI held the case
ORS 659A.875(3)2times
the monthly rent owed if a landlord knowingly shares your disability records
2026 Or. Laws ch. 61 § 1Oregon, with the capital marked
Oregon at a glance
The 7 things a renter in Oregon needs to know.
Each answer is one line, with the section of Oregon law it comes from. The detail is further down the page.
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Does Oregon have an ESA letter law?
No. Nothing in state law mentions emotional support animals. Your housing right rests on three texts that never ask whether the animal is trained: the fair-housing act, ORS 659A.145(2)(g); BOLI's rule, OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(C); and the landlord-tenant act, ORS 90.300(4).
ORS 659A.145(2)(g); OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(C); ORS 90.300(4) - 02
Is there a 30-day or two-session rule?
No. The state sets no minimum relationship length, session count, in-person requirement, letter format or expiry date for ESA documentation. The one documentation rule points the other way: a landlord may request only information necessary to evaluate the disability-related need (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(B)).
OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(B); ORS chs. 90, 659A - 03
Who can write it?
State law names no profession. What binds the clinician is licensing law: practice happens where the patient sits, so a telehealth evaluation of a renter here is practice in this state (ORS 677.494(3); ORS 675.523). The state belongs to no counselling, psychology or social-work compact, so the clinician holds an Oregon licence.
ORS 677.494(3); ORS 675.523; OBLPCT and OBOP practice FAQs - 04
Can my landlord charge a pet deposit or pet fee?
No. A pet security deposit is barred for a companion animal you need as an accommodation (ORS 90.300(4)). Deposits or other fees for the animal are barred too (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(D)), and non-refundable pet fees are unlawful for every tenant (ORS 90.302(1)). Pet rent for an assistance animal is not expressly addressed. You still pay for actual damage.
ORS 90.300(4); OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(D); ORS 90.302(1) - 05
Does the law cover a duplex or an owner-occupied rental?
Yes. ORS 659A.145(2) binds "a person", with no unit count. The owner-occupied exemption in ORS 659A.421(8) reaches only sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and familial status, never disability, and BOLI says the law covers any real property for sale, rent or lease.
ORS 659A.145(2); ORS 659A.421(8); BOLI Fair Housing FAQ - 06
Where do I complain, and by when?
BOLI's Civil Rights Division, 971-245-3844. A signed complaint is due within one year of the refusal; the online questionnaire alone does not stop the clock (ORS 659A.820(2)). You may instead sue in circuit court within two years, excluding time BOLI held the case (ORS 659A.875(3)).
ORS 659A.820(2); ORS 659A.875(3) - 07
What changed in 2025 and 2026?
No change to the accommodation, deposit or fee rules. One new law helps you. Since 5 June 2026 a landlord may not disclose records related to disability, your letter included, without your separate written consent; a knowing breach costs twice the monthly rent (2026 Or. Laws ch. 61 § 1). The pet-rent ban HB 2070 and three licensure-compact bills failed in 2025.
2026 Or. Laws ch. 61 (HB 4123); HB 2070 (2025)
Oregon law
Oregon law protects the animal that mitigates your disability, with no training test and no pet deposit
Oregon never wrote an emotional-support-animal statute, so there is no letter format, waiting period, session count or expiry date to meet. The protection sits in three older texts. First, ORS 659A.145(2)(g) makes it an unlawful practice to refuse a reasonable accommodation in rules, policies, practices or services that a person with a disability may need to use and enjoy a dwelling. Second, BOLI's rule, OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(C), forbids a housing provider to refuse an animal that mitigates a disability-related need, and it contains no training element. The only ground for refusal is a specific animal's direct threat that cannot be eliminated or significantly reduced, judged on reliable objective evidence (OAR 839-005-0220(4)). Third, ORS 90.300(4) bars a pet security deposit for a companion animal a tenant with a disability requires as an accommodation. The same BOLI rule bars deposits or other fees for it (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(D)). Your landlord must consider the request and may ask for information only when the need is not readily apparent, and then only what is necessary to evaluate it (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(A)–(B)). The law reaches any real property for rent, with no small-landlord carve-out for disability (ORS 659A.421(8)). A signed complaint goes to BOLI within one year (ORS 659A.820(2)).
Source: ORS 659A.145 (Oregon Legislature, 2025 Edition) and OAR 839-005-0220 (BOLI). This is general information, not legal advice.
ComplaintsOregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Civil Rights Division · 971-245-3844 (TTY 711) · signed complaint within one year (ORS 659A.820(2)); circuit court within two years, paused while a BOLI case is pending (ORS 659A.875(3))PenaltyNo ESA or service-animal misrepresentation offence exists in Oregon; the nearest crime is injuring or interfering with a trained assistance animal, a Class A misdemeanour (ORS 167.352)
The federal Fair Housing Act still recognises the accommodation, and you can still enforce it in court. Since May 2026, HUD itself has stopped pursuing complaints about untrained emotional support animals, so in practice your protection comes from Oregon law and the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI).
“may not charge a tenant a pet security deposit for keeping a service animal or companion animal that a tenant with a disability requires”
Federal vs Oregon
Where the federal Fair Housing Act stops and Oregon law takes over.
| Topic | Federal (Fair Housing Act) | Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| Fees and deposits | Neither the Act nor 24 C.F.R. § 100.204 contains a fee rule, and HUD's no-fee guidance was withdrawn effective 17 September 2025. | No pet security deposit for a companion animal a tenant with a disability needs (ORS 90.300(4)). No deposits or other fees for the animal (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(D)). No non-refundable pet fee for any tenant (ORS 90.302(1)). |
| Documentation | A reasonable-accommodation request under 42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(3)(B); the statute sets no letter format. | No verification at all when the need is readily apparent; otherwise only information necessary to evaluate the disability-related need (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(A)–(B)). No letter-content, licence-type or validity rule exists. |
| Timing | No waiting period. One year for a HUD complaint (42 U.S.C. § 3610); two years for a federal suit (§ 3613). | No 30-day, session or in-person rule. A signed BOLI complaint is due within one year (ORS 659A.820(2)); a circuit-court suit within two years, paused while a BOLI case is pending (ORS 659A.875(3)). |
| Who may write | No federal list of professions. | The statute is silent on profession. Practice occurs where the patient is (ORS 677.494(3); ORS 675.523), so the clinician holds an Oregon licence. The state joined none of the counselling, psychology or social-work compacts; the 2025 compact bills died in committee. |
| Exemptions | Buildings of four units or fewer where the owner lives, plus some single-family rentals (42 U.S.C. § 3603(b)). | None for disability. The owner-occupied exemption covers only sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and familial status (ORS 659A.421(8)); BOLI says the law covers any real property for sale, rent or lease. |
| Where to file | HUD FHEO, whose enforcement since May 2026 covers trained animals only, or a federal court. | BOLI Civil Rights Division, 971-245-3844 or the online questionnaire followed by a signed complaint; or circuit court directly, with no right-to-sue letter needed (ORS 659A.870(2); ORS 659A.875(2)). |
| Deadline | One year for a HUD complaint; two years for a federal suit. | One year to a signed BOLI complaint (ORS 659A.820(2)); two years to sue, excluding time a BOLI case was pending (ORS 659A.875(3)). |
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Your timeline in Oregon
What actually happens, and when.
Nothing in state law slows this down: no 30-day relationship, no second session, no in-person rule (ORS chs. 90, 659A; OAR 839-005-0220). The three steps below are the whole process. The screening costs nothing and asks for no card; you pay at checkout before the consultation, and the clinician, not the form, decides whether you qualify.
Step 2
A live consultation by video or phone with a clinician licensed in Oregon. Telehealth with a renter in this state is practice in this state (ORS 677.494(3)), so that licence is the one that matters. The clinician evaluates whether you have a disability as ORS 659A.104 defines it and whether the animal mitigates a disability-related need. Not everyone qualifies.
Step 3
If you qualify, the signed PDF usually arrives within 24 to 48 hours of the consultation. It identifies the clinician and their Oregon licence type and number, states the disability-related need without a diagnosis, and is ready to attach to your written accommodation request.
Housing
What your Oregon landlord may and may not do.
Under the federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(3)(B)) and Oregon's own fair-housing law, a housing provider must consider a reasonable-accommodation request for an assistance animal, including where pets are prohibited. Each line below carries the section it comes from.
What they may do
Your landlord may
- Ask for the information needed to evaluate your disability-related need, when that need is not readily apparent or already known to them. OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(B)
- Refuse a specific animal that an individualised assessment, on reliable objective evidence, shows to be a direct threat that cannot be eliminated or significantly reduced. OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(C), (4)
- Apply your ordinary security deposit to damage the animal does beyond ordinary wear and tear. ORS 90.300(7)(a)(B)
- Charge a capped noncompliance fee, after one written warning, if you leave the animal's waste in shared parts of the premises. ORS 90.302(3)(a), (3)(b)(C)
- Share your disability records only with your separate written consent, or under a listed exception such as a court order or a reference request from your next landlord. 2026 Or. Laws ch. 61 § 1
What they may not do
Your landlord may not
- Charge a pet security deposit for a companion animal you need as a reasonable accommodation. ORS 90.300(4)
- Charge deposits or other fees for an animal that mitigates your disability-related need, or any non-refundable pet fee at move-in. OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(D); ORS 90.302(1)
- Demand verification when your disability-related need is readily apparent or already known to them. OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(A)
- Count your treatment for a mental disorder as evidence that you cannot rent or keep a home. OAR 839-005-0220(6)
- Coerce, intimidate, threaten or interfere with you for asking, or evict you over it: proven discrimination is a defence to a possession action unless rent is unpaid. ORS 659A.145(8); ORS 90.390(2)
Illustrative exchange
What a lawful conversation looks like.
Most refusals are not a flat no. They are a question the housing provider is not allowed to ask, or a fee they are not allowed to charge. Here is the shape of a typical exchange in Oregon, with the rule beside each reply.
A made-up exchange to show the rules, not a real tenant or landlord.
Pet fees and deposits
Oregon bars the charges most landlords reach for. ORS 90.300(4) forbids a pet security deposit for a service animal or companion animal a tenant with a disability requires as a reasonable accommodation. BOLI's rule forbids deposits or other fees for an animal that mitigates a disability-related need (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(D)). Non-refundable pet fees are unlawful for every tenant, and a tenant who pays one may recover twice the actual damages or 300 dollars, whichever is greater (ORS 90.302(1), (8)). Two things remain chargeable. Actual damage beyond ordinary wear and tear comes out of the ordinary deposit (ORS 90.300(7)(a)(B)), and a capped cleanup fee can follow a written warning if the animal's waste is left in shared areas (ORS 90.302(3)). Pet rent for an assistance animal is not expressly addressed in state law. The fee ban and the bar on different terms for a tenant with a disability (ORS 659A.145(2)(c)) point against it. No BOLI order or appellate decision on the point has been found, so raise it in your request.
Small landlords
There is no state exemption for small or owner-occupied rentals where disability is concerned. ORS 659A.145(2) binds "a person", with no unit count and no owner-occupancy test. The state's only roommate exemption, ORS 659A.421(8), lifts the rules on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and familial status for space in an owner-occupied single-family home, and says nothing about disability. BOLI puts it plainly: the law covers any real property for sale, rent or lease. That is broader than the federal carve-out for buildings of up to four units where the owner lives (42 U.S.C. § 3603(b)), so a duplex owner who lives downstairs is covered.
If your landlord says no
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Civil Rights Division
Phone: 971-245-3844 (TTY Relay 711) · File a complaint
Deadline: A signed complaint within one year of the unlawful practice (ORS 659A.820(2)). Start with the online questionnaire or a call, but BOLI warns that a questionnaire is not a complaint. The clock stops only when BOLI receives your signed complaint, and intake has a backlog, so begin early. Filing is free and you do not need a lawyer.
Court: You may sue in circuit court within two years, excluding time a BOLI case was pending, and no right-to-sue letter is needed for a housing claim (ORS 659A.875(2)–(3); ORS 659A.870(2)). Remedies include compensatory damages or 200 dollars, whichever is greater, punitive damages, a jury on request and attorney fees (ORS 659A.885(1), (3)). If BOLI issues formal charges, either side may elect court within 20 days, and BOLI then litigates for you at no cost (ORS 659A.870(5)(b)).
Retaliation: Coercing, intimidating, threatening or interfering with you for exercising these rights is itself an unlawful practice (ORS 659A.145(8)). Proven discrimination is also a defence to an eviction unless you are behind on rent (ORS 90.390(2)).
HUD's list of FHAP partner agencies shows no Oregon agency, and BOLI has published no statement on the May 2026 HUD memo. Its rule, OAR 839-005-0220, protects any animal that mitigates a disability-related need, was last amended in 2015 and remains in force; the page describes the rule, not how BOLI will decide your case.
Your envelope, item by item
- A written accommodation request
- Your clinician's letter
- Where the landlord's questions stop
- What to expect back
Keep a dated copy of everything you send.
What to send your landlord
The request, the letter, and what happens next.
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A written accommodation request
One paragraph saying you are a tenant with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation under ORS 659A.145(2)(g) to keep a companion animal. Name the animal and its species, date the request and keep a copy. Refusing a reasonable accommodation is itself an unlawful practice (ORS 659A.145(11)).
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Your clinician's letter
The signed letter identifies the clinician, their Oregon licence type and number, the date and contact details. It states that you have a disability within ORS 659A.104 and the disability-related need the animal mitigates. It gives no diagnosis, because the landlord may request only information necessary to evaluate the need (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(B)).
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Where the landlord's questions stop
If your need is readily apparent or already known, no verification may be required at all (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(A)). Otherwise the limit is information necessary to evaluate the disability-related need (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(B)). Your treatment for a mental disorder is not evidence that you cannot rent (OAR 839-005-0220(6)).
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What to expect back
State law sets no response deadline and no written-decision duty, so ask for an answer in writing. A refusal is lawful only for a specific animal's direct threat shown by reliable objective evidence (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(C), (4)). Note the date of any refusal: the one-year BOLI clock starts there (ORS 659A.820(2)). Once the landlord holds your letter, it is confidential (2026 Or. Laws ch. 61 § 1).
If your housing provider questions the letter, your clinician responds directly at no extra cost.
Oregon renters by city
The same rules from Portland to Medford.
The rules are identical in Portland, Eugene, Salem, Bend, Gresham, Hillsboro, Beaverton and Medford. The accommodation duty (ORS 659A.145), the deposit ban (ORS 90.300(4)) and BOLI's rule (OAR 839-005-0220) are state law with no city carve-outs, and the complaint agency is statewide. A renter in Medford files the same signed complaint with BOLI's Civil Rights Division, 971-245-3844, inside the same one-year window as a renter in Portland (ORS 659A.820(2)). Our clinicians licensed in Oregon consult by video or phone, so the timeline is the same in every city. For free help with a dispute, the Fair Housing Council of Oregon, 503-223-8197 ext. 2, is a nonprofit rather than a government agency.
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Myths in Oregon
Three things you will read elsewhere that are not Oregon law.
You have to register or certify an ESA in Oregon, and a certificate or ID card is what the landlord checks.
FactNo registry, certificate or certification exists in state law, and the words "emotional support" appear nowhere in ORS chapters 90 or 659A. What the landlord may look at is limited to information necessary to evaluate your disability-related need (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(B)), which a clinician's letter provides and a bought certificate does not.
Faking an assistance animal is a Class C misdemeanour under ORS 346.687, with a fine of up to 10,000 dollars.
FactORS chapter 346 contains no animal provision at all. Section 346.687 was renumbered as ORS 659A.141 in 2013 and only lets a person with a disability sue someone who steals or attacks their assistance animal. Two 2019 bills that would have created a misrepresentation offence, HB 2758 and HB 3098, died in committee, so no fine exists (ORS ch. 346; ORS 659A.141).
A valid ESA letter ends the discussion: no pet rent, no breed rules and no follow-up questions.
FactThe landlord must consider your request and may ask for necessary information when the need is not apparent. Refusal is lawful only for a specific animal that poses a direct threat shown by reliable objective evidence (ORS 659A.145(2)(g); OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c), (4)). Deposits and other fees are barred (ORS 90.300(4)), but pet rent for an assistance animal is not expressly addressed, and breed is not a listed ground either way.
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ESA letter for housing
$99 one time
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The reasonable-accommodation letter you give your landlord, after a live clinical evaluation.
- Live video or phone consultation
- Signed PDF on clinician letterhead
- License type, number and jurisdiction shown
- Landlord verification support included
ESA + PSD combination
$149 one time
Both letters from one course of care, including the consultations for each.
- Everything in the housing letter
- Psychiatric service dog letter included
- Both consultations with a licensed clinician
- One clinical record, two documents
PSD letter & consultation
$79 one time
For people who already have housing sorted and need psychiatric service dog documentation only.
- Live consultation with a licensed clinician
- Psychiatric service dog letter
- Disability-related task documented
- No housing letter included
Signed PDF within 24 to 48 hours of your consultation. Same-day evaluations are often available for early bookings. Read the guarantee and refund terms.
Why this letter holds up
Written to Oregon's rules, by a clinician a landlord can check.
- The clinician. A clinician licensed in Oregon evaluates you in a live video or phone consultation. Clinical review of this page: Darren Rafel, LCSW.
- What the letter contains. Confirmation of a disability-related need for your animal, the animal it covers, and the clinician's licence type, number, jurisdiction and effective date, signed on letterhead. No diagnosis.
- How a landlord verifies it. The licence number is checked against the state licensing board; if they ask us, the clinician confirms the letter is genuine without disclosing anything else.
The refund terms, in full
- If you do not qualify. If the licensed clinician determines after your assessment that you do not meet the clinical criteria for an ESA or PSD letter, the assessment and letter fee is refunded in full. Requests must be made within 7 days of being notified that you did not qualify. The clinician's clinical determination is final.
- If your housing provider refuses the letter. If your landlord, property manager or housing authority refuses to accept the letter, you get a full refund. Contact us within 30 days of receiving your letter with the written denial (or reasonable evidence of the refusal), your full name and the letter's issue date. We first apply complimentary landlord verification support and contact the housing provider on your behalf; if the refusal stands, the refund is issued.
Read the exact terms. Money-back guarantee: full refund if you do not qualify, and a full refund if your housing provider refuses the letter.
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Oregon FAQ
Oregon questions, answered from the statute.
Can a landlord deny an ESA in Oregon?
Only on narrow grounds. Refusing a reasonable accommodation is itself an unlawful practice (ORS 659A.145(2)(g)). BOLI's rule allows refusal only where a specific animal poses a direct threat to others' health or safety that cannot be eliminated or significantly reduced (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(C)). That finding needs an individualised assessment on reliable objective evidence (OAR 839-005-0220(4)). A no-pets policy is not a listed ground, and your mental-health treatment is not evidence against you (OAR 839-005-0220(6)).
Do landlords actually verify ESA letters?
Some do, and the rule lets them, within limits. When your need is not readily apparent, a landlord may request information necessary to evaluate the disability-related need (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(B)), so expect a call or email to the clinician. Our letter carries the clinician's Oregon licence type and number, which the licensing board's public search confirms, and the clinician answers a landlord's questions at no extra cost. When the need is obvious, no verification may be demanded (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(A)).
Can I just ask my doctor for an ESA letter?
Yes, and ask first. Any clinician licensed in Oregon may write one after an evaluation; state law names no profession and sets no format. Many will not: campus health services often decline, and some private practices write them only for established clients. If your own clinician says no, a clinician licensed in Oregon can evaluate you here by video or phone for $99; the screening is free, and you pay at checkout before the consultation.
How do I get a legitimate ESA letter?
Three marks of a letter that holds up here. First, a real evaluation by a clinician licensed in Oregon, because practice occurs where the patient is (ORS 677.494(3)). Second, the clinician's licence type, number and contact details on the letter, so the landlord can check them. Third, a statement of your disability-related need rather than a diagnosis, which matches the only information a landlord may request (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(B)). No 30-day wait, registry or renewal exists in state law.
Does anxiety qualify for the ESA letter?
It can. The test is the state's disability definition: an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity (ORS 659A.104(1)). Listed activities include sleeping, socialising, interacting with others and the ability to acquire, rent or maintain property (ORS 659A.104(2)). The definition is construed in favour of broad coverage (ORS 659A.139(2)). Whether your anxiety meets it, and whether the animal mitigates a related need, is the clinician's call after the consultation. Not everyone qualifies.
How do I get an ESA letter for my dog in Oregon?
The same way as any animal: BOLI's rule protects an animal that mitigates a disability-related need, with no species or training test (OAR 839-005-0220(2)(c)(C)). Complete the free screening, attend the consultation by video or phone with a clinician licensed in Oregon, and if you qualify the signed PDF usually arrives within 24 to 48 hours. The letter supports housing only: the public-access statute covers individually trained assistance animals (ORS 659A.143(1)(a)), and airlines may treat ESAs as pets since 2021.
How much does an ESA letter cost in Oregon?
$99 for a housing letter, $149 together with a psychiatric service dog letter, or $79 for a PSD letter and consultation on its own. The consultation and landlord verification support are included, and the price is the same across every state.
Nearby states and resources
Moving across a state line changes the rules.
Washington
ESA letter rules, timeline and cost in Washington.
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ESA letter rules, timeline and cost in California.
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ESA letter rules by state →Sources
Every legal statement on this page, and where it comes from.
- ORS 659A.104, 659A.139 and 659A.145 (definition of disability; unlawful housing discrimination; reasonable accommodation; interference), ORS ch. 659A, 2025 Edition accessed 2026-10-06
- ORS 659A.421(8) (owner-occupied exemption limited to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status) accessed 2026-10-06
- ORS 659A.820, 659A.870, 659A.875, 659A.885 (BOLI complaint, one year; civil action, two years; remedies) accessed 2026-10-06
- ORS 659A.141 and 659A.143 (damages for attacks on an assistance animal; public-accommodation definition, individually trained) accessed 2026-10-06
- ORS 90.300(4), (7), (12)–(13), (16) (no pet security deposit for a companion animal; damage; return of deposit) accessed 2026-10-06
- ORS 90.302 (no non-refundable fees; capped noncompliance fee; remedy) and ORS 90.390 (discrimination as eviction defence) accessed 2026-10-06
- ORS 167.352 (interfering with an assistance animal, Class A misdemeanour) accessed 2026-10-06
- ORS ch. 346 (no assistance-animal provisions; 346.687 renumbered 659A.141 in 2013) accessed 2026-10-06
- ORS 675.063, 675.523, 675.730, 675.825 (psychologist, clinical social work and counsellor licensure; limited permits) accessed 2026-10-06
- ORS 677.494 (telemedicine occurs where the patient is physically located) accessed 2026-10-06
- 2026 Or. Laws ch. 61 (HB 4123) (landlord disclosure of confidential information; twice the monthly rent), eff. 5 June 2026 accessed 2026-10-06
- HB 2070 (2025) (pet rent and fees in residential tenancies; died in committee), OLIS accessed 2026-10-06
- HB 3351 (2025) (Counseling Compact; died in committee), OLIS accessed 2026-10-06
- HB 3339 (2025) (PSYPACT; died in committee), OLIS accessed 2026-10-06
- HB 2554 (2025) (Social Work Licensure Compact; died in committee), OLIS accessed 2026-10-06
- HB 2758 (2019) (assistance-animal misrepresentation offence; died in committee), OLIS accessed 2026-10-06
- HB 3098 (2019) (service-dog misrepresentation offence; died in committee), OLIS accessed 2026-10-06
- OAR 839-005-0220 (BOLI: reasonable accommodation; assistance animals; verification; direct threat; no deposits or other fees), OAR 839 div. 5 accessed 2026-10-06
- BOLI Civil Rights Division, Housing Discrimination Complaint page (signed complaint; questionnaire is not a complaint) accessed 2026-10-06
- BOLI Fair Housing page and FAQ (phone 971-245-3844; covers any real property for sale, rent or lease) accessed 2026-10-06
- Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists, practice FAQ (practice with clients in Oregon; no Counseling Compact) accessed 2026-10-06
- Oregon Board of Psychology, practice FAQ (practice occurs where the client is; no PSYPACT) accessed 2026-10-06
- HUD FHEO enforcement memorandum, 22 May 2026 accessed 2026-10-06
- HUD list of Fair Housing Assistance Program agencies (no Oregon agency listed) accessed 2026-10-06
- Fair Housing Council of Oregon (nonprofit; 503-223-8197 ext. 2) accessed 2026-10-06
General information, not legal advice. Last reviewed 2026-10-06 by Darren Rafel, LCSW. Statutes change; we re-check each state page and record the date above.
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