Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — A bill aimed at reforming Oregon’s eviction system to reduce homelessness got a first committee hearing in the Oregon Legislature Monday. Senate Bill 799 would give cash-strapped tenants more time to come up ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — A bill aimed at reforming Oregon’s eviction system to reduce homelessness got a first committee hearing in the Oregon Legislature Monday. Senate Bill 799 would give cash-strapped tenants more time to come up ...
Author: Joe Raineri (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — In the market for a new apartment or a rental home? Be prepared to pay a little more in Oregon. A new study is out showing that Oregon ranks ninth highest in ...
Author: Blair Best (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Dozens of low-income tenants and supporters filled the sidewalk outside The Prescott Apartments in North Portland on Monday morning to protest a recent rent increase of nearly 50%, asking the management company ...
Author: Katherine Cook (KGW) WASHOUGAL, Wash. (KGW) — Several tenants at a Washougal, Washington apartment complex are facing a steep rent increase, leaving many scrambling for options. On Friday, residents at the Rockwood Terrace Apartments received a lease renewal offer ...
SALEM, Ore — Renter advocates in Oregon are sounding the alarm over a potential spike in evictions, following the state’s increase in the rent cap for next year. On Tuesday, state economists shared that the most landlords can raise rent ...
Author: Blair Best HILLSBORO, Ore. — A low-income tenant at an apartment building in Hillsboro says he’s facing a rent increase of more than $300 a month. He’s one of many at the Alma Gardens apartments who received a notice ...
Author: Blair Best PORTLAND, Ore — A real estate sign swung in the wind in the front lawn of a single-family home in Southeast Portland. Muffled sounds from a TV could be heard outside the front door. It was late ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will begin accepting new applications for the emergency rental assistance program starting at 10 a.m. on Jan. 26. The program was paused in early December due to ...
SALEM, Ore – As the deadline for thousands of renters covered under Oregon’s emergency rent assistance approaches, state officials are looking to prevent a potential wave of evictions heading into 2022. The state launched, “Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program” in ...