OregonOregon law limits landlords’ sharing of renters’ private information
Starting June 5, 2026, renters and applicants may recover twice the monthly rent if a landlord knowingly discloses their confidential information in violation of the law.
What it does
Landlords may not disclose tenants’ and applicants’ confidential information, including details about people in their households. Listed exceptions allow some sharing, such as with written consent or when needed for screening, repairs, or legal matters.
If a landlord knowingly violates the disclosure rule, the person whose information was shared may recover twice the monthly rent for the tenancy or planned tenancy.
Argument forRenters could gain more privacy because landlords may share covered information only with consent or for listed housing, service, and legal needs.
Argument againstLandlords may share information for reference requests or collections, so renters could have less control over who sees sensitive details.
More detail
Landlords may not disclose a covered person’s confidential information. The rule covers tenants, former tenants, applicants, and people in their households. Covered information includes identifying, financial, employment, immigration, protected-class, certain rights-related, medical, and disability records. A landlord may disclose the information with the individual’s separate written consent, under a court order, judicial warrant, or subpoena, or when needed for the listed housing, screening, service, reference, insurance, collection, or legal purposes. The court-process exception does not include an administrative warrant or subpoena. The law takes effect June 5, 2026.
A person whose information was knowingly disclosed may recover twice the monthly rent. The amount is based on the monthly rent for the tenancy or planned tenancy. The landlord must have knowingly violated the disclosure rule. The law takes effect June 5, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Chapter 61, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.Latest
- Mar 31Governor Tina Kotek signed.Became Law
- Mar 5President signed.Major
- Mar 4Speaker signed.Major
- Mar 2Frederick, excused, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.
- Vote recorded Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.Passed Senate
- Feb 27Carried over to 03-02 by unanimous consent.
- Feb 26Second reading.Minor
- Feb 26Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Minor
- Feb 24Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Referred to Housing and Development.Minor
- Feb 19First reading. Referred to President's desk.Minor
- Feb 18Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.Passed House
- Vote recorded Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Second reading.Minor
- Feb 12Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.Minor
- Feb 10Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Public Hearing held.
- Feb 2Referred to Housing and Homelessness.Minor
- Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.Introduced
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