Eugene, OR Rental Property Rules: Just Cause Eviction (2026)
Just cause eviction rules in Eugene, OR, sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances, list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Key Facts
- Citation
- EC 8.425(17)(a)
- Notice required
- 90 days before termination date
- Relocation assistance
- Two months' rent per dwelling unit
- Payment deadline
- At least 45 days before termination
- Enforcement
- City manager under EC 8.430
- Penalty
- Up to $250 per violation, EC 8.995
- Code current through
- Ordinance 20739, June 8, 2026
Summary
Eugene requires landlords who end a tenancy without cause or for a state-law qualifying reason to give 90 days' written notice and pay two months' rent in relocation assistance under EC 8.425(17)(a), current through Ordinance 20739 (June 8, 2026). The rule layers onto Oregon's statewide just-cause framework in ORS 90.427; it doesn't replace it.
(17) Relocation Assistance. (a) Termination Without Cause or for a Landlord Qualifying Reason. 1. ...a landlord must comply with the relocation assistance notice and amount requirements in subparagraphs (a)2. and (a)3. of this subsection (17) if the landlord terminates a rental agreement: a. Without cause during the first year of occupancy as provided in ORS 90.427; or b. Because the landlord has a qualifying reason for termination under ORS 90.427. 2. ...a landlord must deliver a written notice of termination of the rental agreement to each affected tenant. The termination notice must be delivered to the tenant at least 90 days before the termination date designated in the notice. ... 3. Not less than 45 days prior to the termination date in the notice of termination required by subparagraph (a)2. of this subsection (17), the landlord must pay the tenant relocation assistance in an amount equal to two months’ rent for the dwelling unit.
Full Breakdown
425(17)(a). The termination notice has to reach the tenant at least 90 days before the stated termination date and must spell out the dollar amount of relocation assistance the tenant is owed and describe the tenant's rights under the section. The landlord then has to pay that relocation assistance, equal to two months' rent for the unit, no later than 45 days before the termination date in the notice; the payment runs per dwelling unit, not per tenant, so roommates split one relocation payment. A tenant who stays past the termination date without the landlord's permission must immediately repay whatever relocation assistance was received. 425(17)(e). 425(17)(g). 405 states the Rental Housing Code is meant to supplement, not override, the Oregon Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
Violations & Fines
The city manager enforces section 8.425 under EC 8.430; a tenant or their agent can file a written complaint after giving the landlord 10 days to respond to written notice of the alleged violation. A landlord found to have skipped the 90-day notice or the relocation payment faces a notice and order under EC 8.430(5), and ignoring that order can bring a fine of up to $250 per violation under EC 8.995, with each day of continued violation counted separately.
Frequently Asked Questions
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