Rent control rules in Salem, OR — also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances — limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Oregon is unusual: it bans cities and counties from passing their own rent control, yet imposes a statewide annual rent-increase cap that applies almost everywhere. The cap is the lesser of 10% or 7% plus regional CPI, recalculated each year. For 2026 the maximum is 9.5%. First-year tenancies and units under 15 years old are exempt.
Under Or. Rev. Stat. § 91.225, "a city or county shall not enact any ordinance or resolution which controls the rent that may be charged," preempting most local rent control. In its place, SB 608 (2019), amended by SB 611 (2023), created a statewide cap in Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.323 and § 90.324: a landlord may not raise rent in any 12-month period by more than "the lesser of: (a) Ten percent; or (b) Seven percent plus the September annual 12-month average change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region." The Department of Administrative Services publishes the figure each year; the 2026 maximum is 9.5%. No increase is allowed in the first year of tenancy, and units whose first certificate of occupancy issued less than 15 years ago are exempt from the cap.
A landlord who raises rent above the statewide cap or before the first year ends is liable to the tenant for an amount equal to three months' rent plus the tenant's actual damages under Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.323/90.324.
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