Oregon Security Deposit Move-Out Checklist
Before you move out in Oregon, document the tenancy termination date, delivery of possession, your current mailing address, the condition of the rental, and how you returned keys or access. Those facts affect the 31-day deposit accounting and refund process.
Use this checklist to create a clean record before the dispute starts.
The goal is not to make move-out complicated. It is to make sure the facts that matter later are already saved before anyone is arguing about the deposit.
Before move-out
- Save your lease and deposit receipt.
- Confirm the tenancy termination date in writing.
- Give your landlord your current mailing address in writing.
- Ask how keys, fobs, gate cards, and access devices should be returned.
- Separate security deposit, prepaid rent, and last month's rent deposit records if more than one category applies.
At move-out
- Take photos and video of every room.
- Photograph floors, walls, appliances, bathrooms, fixtures, windows, doors, and outdoor areas.
- Keep cleaning receipts or a short cleaning log.
- Keep carpet condition and carpet-cleaning records if carpet may become an issue.
- Return all keys and access devices as agreed.
- Save proof that you delivered possession.
After move-out
- Calendar 31 days after tenancy termination and delivery of possession.
- Watch for a written accounting.
- Save the envelope, postmark, email, tracking, or delivery record.
- Compare deductions to Oregon's allowed categories.
- Dispute unsupported charges in writing.
Related Oregon guides
- Oregon security deposit deadline
- What can an Oregon landlord deduct?
- Oregon security deposit evidence guide
- Oregon security deposit demand letter
The checklist above helps you organize the record. If the deposit is late or deductions arrive, that record becomes the foundation for the next written notice. The paid Oregon Recovery System starts with that preventive step and then moves through demand and escalation if needed.
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Important: This page provides general information and is not legal advice.