Ask the Eviction Defense Project for legal help
Housing & Rent
Oregon preparation and procedure guide
Source review: 2026-10-11

Scope: Shared Oregon or applicable federal procedure; confirm local requirements
Contact the legal-help intake with court details before the first appearance.

Who this route is for
Eligible low-income Oregon renters facing eviction, regardless of immigration status. Some renters may receive help at the notice stage; intake decides whether it can assist.

Timing and notices
The publisher requires contact before the first appearance to help with a filed case. Do not wait for an intake response before attending court.

Prepare (conditional documents may have alternatives)
[ ] Eviction court case number if filed
[ ] First appearance date and summons
[ ] Termination notice and rental agreement
[ ] Safe phone or email and preferred language

How to proceed
1. Locate your case number and first appearance date on the court papers; if no case is filed, keep the landlord notice ready.
2. Use the publisher contact form or call the intake number shown on its current page before your first appearance.
3. Provide your location, court date, case number and a brief account of the issue so intake can assess the case.
4. Check your inbox and spam folder and respond to the lawyer or paralegal who requests more information.
5. Continue following court dates while waiting and consult the project before signing a settlement.

Open legal-help intake: https://oregonlawcenter.org/eviction-defense-project/

Limits: Eligibility, merits and capacity determine assistance. The project says it cannot assist with rental-assistance-only requests; use a local rental-assistance provider for that separate need.

Publisher sources
Eviction Defense Project - Oregon Law Center
https://oregonlawcenter.org/eviction-defense-project/
Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot
SHA-256: ec89457c9af8c3ec154248abf65b3d66a5d9f19397df278f8969112b2fdcff1c

This site helps you prepare. It does not submit filings, calculate personal deadlines, decide eligibility or replace professional review. A complaint or help request does not pause another case or deadline.

Start here
Locate your case number and first appearance date on the court papers; if no case is filed, keep the landlord notice ready.

Where and how to submit
Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location.
https://oregonlawcenter.org/eviction-defense-project/

What will it cost?
Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms.

After submission
Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route.

Corrections, denials and appeals
Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process.

Language, disability and offline help
Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.