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Or. Rev. Stat. § 105.124

Form of complaint if ORS chapter 90 applies

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      105.124 Form of complaint if ORS chapter 90 applies. For a complaint described in ORS 105.123, if ORS chapter 90 applies to the dwelling unit:

      (1) The complaint must be in substantially the following form and be available from the clerk of the court:

______________________________________________________________________________

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT

FOR THE COUNTY OF

_________

No. _____

 

RESIDENTIAL EVICTION COMPLAINT

 

PLAINTIFF (Landlord or agent):

___________________________

___________________________

Address: ______________

City: ______________

State: _________ Zip: ______

Telephone: _________

 

      vs.

 

DEFENDANT (Tenants/Occupants):

___________________________

___________________________

MAILING ADDRESS: ___________

City: ______________

State: _________ Zip: ______

Telephone: _________

 

      1.

      Tenants are in possession of the dwelling unit, premises or rental property described above or located at:

_____________________

 

2.   Landlord is entitled to possession of the property because of:

      ___         24-hour notice for personal

injury, substantial damage, extremely

outrageous act or unlawful occupant.

ORS 90.396 or 90.403.

      ___         24-hour or 48-hour notice for

                     violation of a drug or alcohol

                     program. ORS 90.398.

      ___         24-hour notice for perpetrating

                     domestic violence, sexual assault or

                     stalking. ORS 90.445.

      ___         72-hour notice for

                     nonpayment of rent in a week-to-week

                     tenancy. ORS 90.394 (1).

      ___         7-day notice with stated cause in

                     a week-to-week tenancy. ORS 90.392 (6).

      ___         10-day notice for a pet violation,

                     a repeat violation in a month-to-month

                     tenancy or without stated cause in a

                     week-to-week tenancy. ORS 90.392 (5),

                     90.405 or 90.427 (2).

      ___         10-day or 13-day notice for nonpayment

                     of rent. ORS 90.394 (2).

      ___         20-day notice for a repeat violation.

                     ORS 90.630 (6).

      ___         30-day, 60-day or 180-day notice without

                     stated cause in a month-to-month

                     tenancy. ORS 90.427 (3)(b) or (8)(a)(B)

                     or 90.429.

      ___         30-day notice with stated cause.

                     ORS 90.392, 90.427 (8)(a)(C),

      ___        The stated cause is for

                     nonpayment as defined in ORS 90.395.

      ___         60-day notice with stated cause.

                     ORS 90.427 (5)(b) or 90.632.

      ___         90-day notice with stated cause.

                     ORS 90.427 (5)(a) or (7).

      ___         Notice to bona fide tenants after

                     foreclosure sale or termination of

                     fixed term tenancy after foreclosure

                     sale. ORS 86.782 (6)(c).

      ___         Other notice _________

      ___         No notice (explain) _________

 

A COPY OF THE NOTICE RELIED UPON, IF ANY, IS ATTACHED

 

3.

      If the landlord uses an attorney, the case goes to trial and the landlord wins in court, the landlord can collect attorney fees from the defendant pursuant to ORS 90.255 and 105.137 (3).

      Landlord requests judgment for possession of the premises, court costs, disbursements and attorney fees.

      I certify that the allegations and factual assertions in this complaint are true to the best of my knowledge.

__________________

Signature of landlord or agent.

______________________________________________________________________________

      (2) The complaint must be signed by the plaintiff, or an attorney representing the plaintiff as provided by ORCP 17, or verified by an agent or employee of the plaintiff or an agent or employee of an agent of the plaintiff.

      (3) A copy of the notice relied upon, if any, must be attached to the complaint. [2001 c.596 §5 (105.123, 105.124 and 105.126 enacted in lieu of 105.125); 2005 c.22 §80; 2005 c.391 §29; 2007 c.508 §13; 2009 c.431 §3; 2011 c.510 §3; 2017 c.324 §4; 2019 c.1 §8; 2019 c.625 §67; 2020 s.s.3 c.3 §§15,21; 2023 c.13 §59; 2025 c.2 §4; 2025 c.291 §2]

 

      105.125 [Amended by 1975 c.256 §9; 1981 c.753 §7; 1993 c.369 §16; 1995 c.559 §47; 1997 c.577 §32; repealed by 2001 c.596 §3 (105.123, 105.124 and 105.126 enacted in lieu of 105.125)]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2010–2020 · leading case: C.O. Homes, LLC v. Cleveland
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C.O. Homes, LLC v. Cleveland (2020) or · cites it 5× “Landlord determined that those deadlines had passed, and, on May 1, 2017, landlord commenced this FED action by filing a com- plaint using the form provided in ORS 105.124. In such a complaint, a landlord must allege the notice that entitles the landlord to possession and…”
Bank of New York Mellon v. Lash (2020) orctapp · cites it 2× “130(6) provides that, in non- RLTA cases, “the complaint must be in the form prescribed in ORS 105.126.” Here, it is undisputed that the RLTA does not apply to this FED case.”
Ornduff v. Hobbs (2015) orctapp · cites it 11× “Defendants contend that the FED complaint should have been dismissed on the grounds that (1) plaintiffs notices of termination inadequately described the deadline for tendering unpaid rent to plaintiff; and (2) the complaint failed to substantially comply with the requirements…”
Reeves v. Plett (2017) orctapp “110; ORS 105.124. When landlord did not show up for trial, the trial court waited 33 minutes and then entered a judgment dismissing the case.”
Forward v. Graham (2017) orctapp “” See ORS 105.124 (using the same language in the statutorily prescribed form).”
Hill v. Evans (2010) orctapp · cites it 13× “ORS 105.124 provides, in pertinent part: “For a complaint described in ORS 105.”
Bank of New York Mellon v. Lash (2020) orctapp “It is a statutory cause of action designed to allow quick resolution of a sin- gle issue between a landlord and tenant: Who is entitled to 1 Plaintiff used the complaint form set forth in ORS 105.124 specifically designed for FED actions subject to ORS chapter 90, the…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 105.124(1) — 2 cases
C.O. Homes, LLC v. Cleveland (2020) or “Landlord determined that those deadlines had passed, and, on May 1, 2017, landlord commenced this FED action by filing a com- plaint using the form provided in ORS 105.124. In such a complaint, a landlord must allege the notice that entitles the landlord to possession and…”
Ornduff v. Hobbs (2015) orctapp “Defendants contend that the FED complaint should have been dismissed on the grounds that (1) plaintiffs notices of termination inadequately described the deadline for tendering unpaid rent to plaintiff; and (2) the complaint failed to substantially comply with the requirements…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 105.124(3) — 2 cases
C.O. Homes, LLC v. Cleveland (2020) or “Landlord determined that those deadlines had passed, and, on May 1, 2017, landlord commenced this FED action by filing a com- plaint using the form provided in ORS 105.124. In such a complaint, a landlord must allege the notice that entitles the landlord to possession and…”
Hill v. Evans (2010) orctapp “ORS 105.124 provides, in pertinent part: “For a complaint described in ORS 105.”
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