90.140 Types
of payments landlord may require or accept; written evidence of payment. (1) A landlord may require or
accept the following types of payments:
(a) Applicant
screening charges, pursuant to ORS 90.295;
(b) Deposits to
secure the execution of a rental agreement, pursuant to ORS 90.297;
(c) Security
deposits, pursuant to ORS 90.300;
(d) Fees,
pursuant to ORS 90.302;
(e) Rent, as
defined in ORS 90.100;
(f) Prepaid rent,
as defined in ORS 90.100;
(g) Utility or
service charges, pursuant to ORS 90.315 (4), 90.568 or 90.572;
(h) Late charges
or fees, pursuant to ORS 90.260; and
(i) Damages, for
noncompliance with a rental agreement or ORS 90.325, under ORS 90.401 or as
provided elsewhere in this chapter.
(2) A tenant who
requests a writing that evidences the tenant’s payment is entitled to receive
that writing from the landlord as a condition for making the payment. The
writing may be a receipt, statement of the tenant’s account or other
acknowledgment of the tenant’s payment. The writing must include the amount
paid, the date of payment and information identifying the landlord or the
rental property. If the tenant makes the payment by mail, deposit or a method
other than in person and requests the writing, the landlord shall within a
reasonable time provide the tenant with the writing in a manner consistent with
ORS 90.150. [1997 c.577 §4; 1999 c.603 §7; 2001 c.596 §29; 2005 c.22 §58; 2005
c.391 §13; 2005 c.619 §16]