The rule
- Deposit limit
- No limit
- Return deadline
- 31 days
- Interest owed
- Not required
- Itemized deductions
- Required
- The limit
- No statutory limit; a landlord may not require a new or increased deposit during the first year of the tenancy (except by agreement, e.g., for a pet).
- The deadline
- Within 31 days after the tenancy ends and the tenant delivers possession, with a written accounting of any amount claimed.
- Interest
- State law doesn’t require interest on the deposit.
- Deductions
- The landlord must give you an itemized list of anything kept from the deposit.
- If it isn’t returned
- Twice the amount withheld without a written accounting or withheld in bad faith.
Law: ORS 90.300
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.