The Move-Out Process & Security Deposit Accounting

The Move-Out Process & Security Deposit Accounting

The tenancy is ending. Now what?
The end of a tenancy is often where landlords face their biggest disputes—and their biggest potential liability. From getting legal possession of the property to completing the security deposit accounting, there are a lot of details to get right.

In this practical, Oregon-focused class, Tia Politi walks you through the move-out process from beginning to end, with a particular focus on ORS 90.300 and security deposit accounting.

You'll learn how to:

• Properly handle a tenant's notice to vacate
• Understand special move-out protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, bias crimes, and stalking
• Provide useful move-out instructions that can reduce disputes
• Determine when you have legally regained possession
• Recognize and respond appropriately to abandonment
• Deal with unlawful occupants after a tenant has left
• Thoroughly document the condition of the property after move-out
• Compare move-in and move-out documentation to establish damage
• Handle abandoned personal property under ORS 90.425
• Understand special rules when a sole tenant dies
• Safely turn the unit for the next tenancy
• Distinguish normal wear and tear from chargeable damage
• Account for depreciation when replacing damaged items
• Properly calculate and describe charges against the security deposit
• Charge for labor, materials, estimates, and loss of use when permitted
• Handle designated deposits such as pet, cleaning, carpet-cleaning, and last-month's-rent deposits
• Meet Oregon's 31-day security deposit accounting deadline
• Prepare a detailed and defensible deposit reconciliation
• Understand the consequences of failing to properly account for or return deposit funds
• Navigate lease-break fees and other common end-of-tenancy issues
• Know when negotiation may be better than taking a dispute to court

We'll also look at practical documentation techniques, including photographs, videos, condition reports, receipts, vendor invoices, and other evidence that can make the difference when a former tenant challenges your charges.

Bottom line: Learn how to finish a tenancy correctly, document your work, charge only what you can lawfully charge, and reduce the likelihood of an expensive deposit dispute.

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

**2 Continuing Ed Credits available for Professional Brokers & Property Managers

CE Credit is only available for the LIVE Webinar (not the recording) – CEs will be sent out within two weeks of the class date.

DEADLINE to Register is:

Sunday, November 8 by noon

 INSTRUCTOR: Tia Politi** 

Must be paid in FULL prior to registration deadline – Unpaid registrations will be automatically canceled

Webinar Requirements:
High Speed Internet
Computer, Laptop,
Tablet or Smart Phone
with audio
Optional: keyboard to chat

**About Tia Politi  

• Rental Owner
• B.S., Journalism, University of Oregon, 1987 
• Licensed property manager - 2009-2022 (private, public & assisted housing)
• OREA Certified Continuing Education Provider
• President, Oregon Rental Housing Association (ORHA) - 2021-2025
• President, Rental Owners Association of Lane County 2015-2025
• Board Member, Rental Owners Association of Lane County
• Forms Chair, ORHA
• Columnist, Mind Your Business
• Landlord Helpline representative for Rental Owners Association of Lane County, Rental Owners Association of SW Oregon, Linn-Benton Rental Housing Association, Portland Area Rental Owners Association & Treasure Valley Rental Association.
• Hundreds of hours of continuing education in property management in both private and public housing.
• Volunteer instructor, St. Vincent de Paul's Second Chance Renters Program
• 2020 Housing Hero - St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County
• Landlord/Tenant Instructor, Lane ROA and statewide
• Author/Instructor, Landlord Bootcamp
• Author/Instructor, Renting a Home, teaching high school seniors the rights, risks and responsibilities of tenancy
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Cancellations/Changes and Refunds:  Registration fees are non-refundable for non-attendance, late arrivals, and early departures. Fees will be refunded if cancellation or change resulting in a refund is received in writing no later than 1 week before the webinar date. After that date, fees are non-refundable. Substitutions are allowed at no charge.

COURSE MATERIALS DISCLAIMER
The content, information, opinions, and viewpoints contained in these educational materials and the information contained in the instructor’s presentation (collectively the “Course Materials”) are those of the authors, contributors and/or instructors of such materials. While Central Oregon Rental Owners Association (COROA) takes reasonable care to screen the credentials of the instructors, authors and contributors, COROA MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, as to the completeness or accuracy of the Course Materials. Persons who attend COROA classes and/or read the Course Materials (“Users”), use the Course Materials at their own risk, and COROA shall not be responsible for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the Course Materials, whether arising through negligence, oversight, or otherwise. Also, laws change and COROA has no duty to update the Course Materials.  Reliance on the Course Materials is strictly at your own risk. The Course Materials are general in nature and not intended as legal advice. Even if specific fact situations are discussed in the Course Materials, and even if the instructor is an attorney, Users must retain their own legal counsel if they desire legal advice. COROA specifically disclaims any warranties, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The Course Materials are provided “AS IS” and it is the User’s job to evaluate the accuracy of any information contained therein. If a User is a property management professional, you should rely on your professional judgment in evaluating any and all Course Materials, and confirm the information contained in the Course Materials with other sources and your own legal counsel before undertaking any actions based on it. If you are not a management professional, you should evaluate the information together with your professional advisors.

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