ORS 90.306 Prohibition on inquiring into or discriminating based upon immigration or citizenship status; acceptable identification documents

Except as required by a federal program that provides rent subsidies or affordable rents:

A landlord may not inquire about the immigration or citizenship status of an applicant, a tenant or a member of an applicant’s or a tenant’s household.

If a landlord requires verification of the identity of an applicant or tenant, the landlord shall accept any of the following, or any combination thereof, necessary to verify an applicant’s name, date of birth and physical appearance:

A Social Security card or evidence of a Social Security number;

A certified copy of a record of live birth;

A permanent resident card issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services;

An immigrant or nonimmigrant visa;

An individual taxpayer identification number card issued by the Internal Revenue Service;

A passport, driver license or other government-issued identification, regardless of expiration date; or

Any nongovernment identification or combination of identifications that would permit a reasonable verification of identity.

A landlord may not discriminate against an applicant, a tenant or a member of an applicant’s or a tenant’s household on the basis of actual or perceived immigration or citizenship status.