As of the 17th of this month, the Landlord Compensation Fund is open. The Oregon Legislature has provided $150 million dollars in one-time funds for this voluntary program to assist landlords. Sounds great? Well, there are a few strings […]
Legislation Updates
Call to Action- Defeat LC-18
It almost seems like the legislature is following a handbook: How to Make 2020 Harder for Landlords. Landlords have already suffered through almost a year of being unable to evict non-paying tenants. Many have their own payments to keep up […]
Landlord Call to Action
Just when Landlords thought we could begin seeing a return to normal, Oregon legislators are beginning to talk of a special session or additional emergency orders to provide additional protections to Oregon renters. Such protections come at the cost […]
Market Update- Extended Eviction Moratorium, and More
Governor Kate Brown has issued another executive order extending the eviction moratorium already in place. The moratorium is now extending until December 31st. As a refresher, Landlords will not be able to do the following for the extent of […]
HB 4213- Legislative Update
Oregon’s Special Session had many results, but none more important than House Bill 4312. It extends the Evictions Moratorium and introduces suspension of Landlord Reasons for No Cause Notices, and More. Consequences for mistakes are steep: the tenant can […]
Rent Control is Almost Here!
For more than 20 years, a coalition of Landlords and Tenants Advocacy groups have been meeting to represent both sides. Every year “responsible” legislation has been passed. And every year landlords and tenants have lost a little of our freedoms. […]
The War Rages On
Empire is currently enjoying a less than 1% vacancy rate, and this is good and bad for Oregon landlords. It is good because the demand is giving many landlords the opportunity to raise rents in order to keep up with maintenance […]
Eugene Rental Housing Code
The City of Eugene enacted the Rental Housing Code in 2005. Ostensibly, the Code was created to protect tenants by creating minimum standards for rental properties and enforcing those standards through a complaint driven process. On the surface, who […]