Requires residential landlords to pay a minimum amount of damages for breaching an agreement to later execute a rental agreement of a habitable dwelling unit in exchange for holding a deposit, unless the deposit is retur
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Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Requires residential landlords to pay a minimum amount of damages for breaching an agreement to later execute a rental agreement of a habitable dwelling unit in exchange for holding a deposit, unless the deposit is returned within five business days or repayment is excused based on an act of God.” Read the full text
2025R1 session
What it does
<b>Digest: This Act awards an applicant money from a landlord who breaks a promise to rent a home and does not return the deposit soon after. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0).</b> [<i>Digest: This Act awards damages if a landlord revokes an offer of housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).</i>] Requires residential landlords to pay a minimum amount of damages for breaching an agreement to later execute a rental agreement <b>of a habitable dwelling unit</b> in exchange for holding a deposit<b>,
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Chaptered (Chapter 392) (latest official status) · Apr 15, 2026
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
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sponsors on the bill
Recorded votes
Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.Senate · 2025-06-12 · Aye 20, Nay 8, Excused 2
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-05-19 · Aye 5
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-04-28 · Aye 5
Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed.House · 2025-04-17 · Aye 33, Nay 18, Excused 5, Excused for Business 4
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-04-07 · Aye 8, Nay 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Oregon legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered (Chapter 392) · effective Jan 1, 2026.