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Oregon · Carpet cleaning

Can my landlord charge for carpet cleaning in Oregon?

By housr editorsSources checked 2026-10-05 · legal review pending
The short answerORS 90.300(7)(c)(A)
Oregon allows a carpet-cleaning deduction only when machine cleaning is used, the carpet was cleaned or replaced before you moved in, and the written agreement provides for the deduction.

“Carpet cleaning, other than the use of a common vacuum cleaner, if: (i) The cleaning is performed by use of a machine specifically designed for cleaning or shampooing carpets; (ii) The carpet was cleaned or replaced after the previous tenancy or the most recent significant use of the carpet and before the tenant took possession; and (iii) The written rental agreement provides that the landlord may deduct the cost of carpet cleaning regardless of whether the tenant cleans the carpet before the tenant delivers possession…”

Work out a prorated estimate

Age when you moved out2 years
new12+ yrs
Use the age of the item, not of your tenancy. Your move-in report or lease may say when it was installed.
No sourced useful life yetWe haven't found a published useful-life figure for carpet cleaning that we can cite, so we don't pre-fill one. Enter a life you can support: a manufacturer's warranty, the product page, or a figure from your lease.

Enter what you were charged.

How it's worked out: charge × (useful life − age) ÷ useful life. It is a prorated estimate using a useful life you can see and change; your state, your lease or a court may treat the charge differently. Most deposit statutes we've read exclude normal or ordinary wear and tear; your state's page quotes its rule.

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Useful life: what we can cite

We haven't found a published useful-life figure for carpet cleaning that we can cite, so Fair Charge asks you for one instead of assuming it. A manufacturer's warranty or product page is a reasonable place to start; label it as yours when you use it.

See the full useful-life table and how Fair Charge works.

What your state says

Oregon has a rule on this

Oregon allows a carpet-cleaning deduction only when machine cleaning is used, the carpet was cleaned or replaced before you moved in, and the written agreement provides for the deduction.

“Carpet cleaning, other than the use of a common vacuum cleaner, if: (i) The cleaning is performed by use of a machine specifically designed for cleaning or shampooing carpets; (ii) The carpet was cleaned or replaced after the previous tenancy or the most recent significant use of the carpet and before the tenant took possession; and (iii) The written rental agreement provides that the landlord may deduct the cost of carpet cleaning regardless of whether the tenant cleans the carpet before the tenant delivers possession…”

ORS 90.300(7)(c)(A)The Oregon page for this charge
Wear and tear in Oregon
Only amounts reasonably necessary to remedy defaults or repair tenant damage, not including ordinary wear and tear (ORS 90.300(7)(a)).
Itemization
A written accounting that states specifically the basis of each claim, separate for deposits and prepaid rent.
Statute text checked 2026-10-05 · legal review pending

Sources

  1. ORS 90.300(7)(c)(A)
  2. Cal. Civ. Code §1950.5(e)(2)(C)
  3. Mo. Rev. Stat. §535.300(4)(2)
  4. RCW 59.18.280(1)(c)
  5. Cal. Civ. Code §1950.5(h)(1) (wear and tear)
  6. Tex. Prop. Code §92.103, §92.107 (wear and tear)
  7. N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law §7-108(1-a) (wear and tear)
  8. RCW 59.18.280 (wear and tear)

Information, not legal advice. A prorated estimate is not a legal limit on what can be charged.