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.
Oregon law requires landlords to have a qualifying reason to terminate most month-to-month tenancies after the first year. ORS 90.427 enumerates landlord-based and tenant-based just causes and mandates relocation assistance for no-fault terminations.
Under ORS 90.427, after the first 12 months of occupancy, a landlord may only terminate a month-to-month tenancy for cause. Tenant-based causes include nonpayment, material lease violations, or outrageous conduct. Qualifying landlord reasons (no-fault) include intent to demolish, convert to non-residential use, undertake major repairs requiring vacancy, or owner/family move-in. For no-fault terminations, landlords must give 90 days notice and pay one month rent in relocation assistance (small landlords with four or fewer units are exempt from the payment). Fixed-term leases ending after 12 months convert to month-to-month and require just cause to non-renew.
A landlord who terminates without lawful cause is liable for three months rent plus actual damages and attorney fees under ORS 90.427(10).
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