Oregon Rental Application Form

What this Oregon rental application is

This is a two-page Oregon Rental Application template built around Oregon's landlord-tenant rules. It is a general form used by landlords and property managers, not a state-issued form. The first section is completed by the owner or agent and contains the disclosures Oregon law requires before a screening charge is collected. The rest is completed by the applicant.

Who uses it

Oregon renters applying for an apartment or house, and Oregon landlords who want a single form that combines the application with rent, deposit, fee and screening disclosures. Each adult applicant usually completes a separate copy.

What to have ready

• Picture identification, which the owner or agent notes as examined.
• Your Social Security number, birth date, and driver's license state and number.
• Up to three addresses with dates, landlord names and phone numbers, and reasons for moving.
• Bank names and branches, current and previous employers, monthly take-home pay, and any other income.
• Vehicle and boat details, animal information, and names and ages or birth dates of household members.

See our checklist of documents needed for a rental application.

How to fill it out online

Click "Fill Template Now," type into the fields, check the boxes, sign, and download the finished PDF to email or hand to the landlord.

Owner/Agent to Complete

The landlord enters the Property Address, date and time received, the number of units available, and the number of applications already accepted and under consideration. If those last two are left blank, the form says at least one unit is available. The Rent, Deposit, and Fee Disclosure lists Monthly Rent, Security Deposit, Other Deposit, whether renter's insurance is required, and the late rent charge. Printed fees cover alarm tampering, dishonored checks, early termination and repeat violations.

Personal Information and rental history

Enter your name, telephone and cell numbers, email, S.S. number, birth date, and driver's license. Then list your current address (since when, why you are moving, current landlord, rent amount, phone) and two previous addresses with dates, reasons for moving and landlords. Answer whether you have been evicted, sued by a landlord, filed bankruptcy, or been convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to a crime, and explain any "yes."

Animals and outstanding debts

Describe up to two animals by type, size and weight, and whether each has ever injured anyone or damaged anything. The form notes that service or companion animals needing a reasonable accommodation should be discussed with the owner or agent. List any past-due obligations or collection accounts.

Bank, employment and references

Page 2 asks for up to three bank accounts, current and previous employers with supervisor, job title, monthly take-home pay and full or part time status, other income, and three references: a relative, an emergency contact, and a personal reference.

Personal property and household

List automobiles and other vehicles or boats, answer whether you own a trampoline, water-filled furniture or a fish tank, and list other household members by name with ages or birth dates.

Applicant Screening Charge Disclosures and signature

The owner or agent fills in the screening charge and any homeowner or condominium association move fee. The form states the charge is not refundable unless the applicant is not screened and the application is valid for 30 days. Sign and date to certify your answers and acknowledge the landlord's screening guidelines. You can sign the PDF online.

Oregon rules worth knowing

General information as of October 2026, from ORS chapter 90:

• Screening charges (ORS 90.295): a landlord may charge only to cover the cost of obtaining information about an applicant, and the charge may not exceed the landlord's average actual cost of screening or the customary amount charged by tenant screening companies. Before charging, the landlord must give written notice of the amount, the screening criteria, the applicant's rights to dispute information, and the rent and deposit amounts. A landlord may not charge when it knows no units are available, may charge only one screening charge per applicant within any 60-day period, and must refund within 30 days if the unit is filled before screening or the applicant withdraws in writing before screening.
• Criminal history (ORS 90.303 and 90.304): landlords may not consider arrests that did not lead to conviction (unless charges are pending), dismissed charges, or certain marijuana convictions, and may consider only listed categories of convictions. Before denying based on criminal history, a landlord must consider supplemental evidence the applicant provides, and must give a written statement of reasons for a denial.
• Security deposits (ORS 90.300): there is no statutory maximum, but a landlord may not add or raise a deposit during the first year except for agreed changes such as adding a pet. The deposit, with a written accounting of any deductions, must be returned within 31 days after the tenancy ends.
• Source of income: ORS 659A.421 bars housing discrimination based on source of income, including rent subsidy payments.

Some Oregon cities, including Portland, add local screening rules. For advice about a specific application, contact a qualified attorney or legal aid office.

Common mistakes

• Paying a screening charge before receiving the landlord's written screening criteria.
• Leaving the unit availability counts blank without knowing what that means.
• Listing gross pay where the form asks for monthly take-home pay.
• Forgetting a third address when your history is short at the first two.