ORS § 90 § 90.727

Maintenance of trees in rented spaces.

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Verified 10/26/2026 · Next check 11/2/2026
effective 10/7/2026OregonHabitability & Repair

Operative Text

ORS § 90 § 90.727
(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Maintaining a tree” means removing or trimming a tree for the purpose of eliminating features of the tree that cause the tree to be hazardous, or that may cause the tree to become hazardous in the near future.

(b) “Removing a tree” includes:

(A) Felling and removing the tree; and

(B) Grinding or removing the stump of the tree.

(2) The landlord or tenant that is responsible for maintaining a tree must engage a landscape construction professional with a valid license issued pursuant to ORS 671.560 to maintain any tree with a DBH of eight inches or more.

(3) A landlord:

(a) Shall maintain a tree that is a hazard tree, that was not planted by the current tenant, on a rented space in a manufactured dwelling park if the landlord knows or should know that the tree is a hazard tree.

(b) May maintain a tree on the rented space to prevent the tree from becoming a hazard tree.

(c) Has discretion to decide whether the appropriate maintenance is removal or trimming of the hazard tree.

(d) Is not responsible for maintaining a tree that is not a hazard tree or for maintaining any tree for aesthetic purposes.

(4) In addition to complying with ORS 90.725, before entering a tenant’s space to inspect or maintain a tree, the landlord must provide the tenant with:

(a) Reasonable notice to inspect a tree.

(b) Reasonable written notice to maintain a tree and, except as necessary to avoid an imminent and serious harm to persons or property, a reasonable opportunity for the tenant to maintain the tree. The notice must specify any tree that the landlord intends to remove.

(5) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a tenant is responsible for maintaining the trees on the tenant’s space in a manufactured dwelling park at the tenant’s expense. The tenant may retain an arborist licensed as a landscape construction professional pursuant to ORS 671.560 and certified by the International Society of Arboriculture to inspect a tree on the tenant’s rented space at the tenant’s expense and if the arborist determines that the tree is a hazard, the tenant may:

(a) Require the landlord to maintain a tree that is the landlord’s responsibility under subsection (3) of this section; or

(b) Maintain the tree at the tenant’s expense, after providing the landlord with reasonable written notice of the proposed maintenance and a copy of the arborist’s report.

(6) If a manufactured dwelling cannot be removed from a space without first removing or trimming a tree on the space, the owner of the manufactured dwelling may remove or trim the tree at the dwelling owner’s expense, after giving reasonable written notice to the landlord, for the purpose of removing the manufactured dwelling.
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Plain English

Oregon ORS § 90.727 governs tree maintenance responsibilities in manufactured dwelling park rented spaces. Landlords are generally required to maintain hazard trees they did not plant, while tenants are responsible for maintaining other trees on their spaces at their own cost. Any tree with a trunk diameter of eight inches or more must be maintained by a licensed landscape construction professional, and landlords must give tenants reasonable notice before entering a space to inspect or perform tree work.

Written by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 · Reviewed on October 7, 2026

Plain English — not legal advice.

For Property Managers

Under ORS § 90.727, compliant operators identify and address hazard trees in rented spaces that were not planted by the current tenant, using a licensed landscape construction professional for trees with a DBH of eight inches or more. Landlords retain discretion over whether to trim or remove a hazard tree, but must provide reasonable written notice before entering a tenant's space—and, outside of emergencies, a reasonable opportunity for the tenant to handle the maintenance themselves. Notices of intended tree removal must specifically identify the tree in question.

General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.

For Tenants

ORS § 90.727 makes tenants generally responsible for trees on their rented space, but landlords must maintain hazard trees they did not plant. Tenants may hire an ISA-certified arborist licensed under ORS 671.560 to inspect a tree, and if that arborist finds a hazard, the tenant can require the landlord to act or perform the maintenance themselves after providing written notice and a copy of the arborist's report. Tenant-rights organizations or legal aid services can help clarify which trees fall under landlord responsibility.

General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.

Generated October 7, 2026 — auto-generated, not yet human-reviewed. See /transparency for methodology.

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ORS § 671.560
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ORS § 90.725
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