Except as required by a federal program that provides rent subsidies or affordable rents: (1) A landlord may not inquire about the immigration or citizenship status of an applicant, a tenant or a member of an applicants or a tenants household. (2) 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 applicants name, date of birth and physical appearance: (a) A Social Security card or evidence of a Social Security number; (b) A certified copy of a record of live birth; (c) A permanent resident card issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; (d) An immigrant or nonimmigrant visa; (e) An individual taxpayer identification number card issued by the Internal Revenue Service; (f) A passport, driver license or other government-issued identification, regardless of expiration date; or (g) Any nongovernment identification or combination of identifications that would permit a reasonable verification of identity. (3) A landlord may not discriminate against an applicant, a tenant or a member of an applicants or a tenants household on the basis of actual or perceived immigration or citizenship status. Note: 90.306 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 90 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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