SALEM, Ore. – Senate Bill 611 limits how much rent can be increased in a calendar year. The limit used to be purely based on the active level of inflation, but now it’s capped at a max of 10% to ...

OREGON — The state is pausing its acceptance of Emergency Rental Assistance Applications late tonight because the state is overrun with applicants. The Executive Director for Oregon Housing and Community Services, Margaret Salazar, says the amount of money being requested ...

Update: Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 282 into law on May 19, 2021. ——————————————— SALEM, Ore. — A new Oregon Senate bill is extending the timeline for Oregon renters to pay back rent accrued during the 2020 pandemic ...

MEDFORD, Ore.- The end of last year brought some helpful legislation for Oregon’s renters and landlords. But even with the new measures, some say its still not enough to help landlords. Recent state legislation protects renters from eviction and helps ...

MEDFORD, Ore.- A new year, new problems. “We do still have people being evicted right now and we do still have people receiving rent increases. ” Despite the recent special session legislation that extends protections for renters, some feel it ...

SALEM, Ore.- When Governor Kate Brown called a long-anticipated special session, the one-day limit put pressure on law makers to take action. “When the governor decided not to call a session where we could all operate completely remotely, it was ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. — Typically, when you search for a home, you look through websites or maybe go through a realtor. Tim and Carlene say they’ve been searching for months, with no luck. “How difficult it is to find a nice ...

MEDFORD, Ore. — Around two dozen people gathered at the Roxy Ann Grange in Medford to learn more about their rights as renters in Southern Oregon. The Winter Renters Assembly is hosted by the Community Alliance of Tenants organization, better ...

Bothell, Wash. — (KING) A landlord in Bothell, Washington is devoting his rental property to what he calls environmental activism. He’s offering a discount based solely on what his tenants eat. Varia and his wife decided to move after the ...

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