Oregon's New Landlord-Tenant Laws and Why You Should Pay Attention to Them

According to the Oregon Center for Public Policy, half of Oregon renters pay more than 50 percent of their income toward rent. The Oregon Association of Realtors (OAR) believes the new law will actually force a reduction in the supply of affordable rental housing. Because newer construction is exemp...

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Published inProbate and Property Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 56 - 57
Main Author Menze, Erica
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Bar Association 01.09.2019
Subjects
Affordable housing
Eviction
Evictions
Governors
Housing needs
Laws, regulations and rules
Legislatures
Political aspects
Remedies
Rent control
Rents
State laws
Tenancy
Tenants
Oregon
United States > US
California
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Summary:According to the Oregon Center for Public Policy, half of Oregon renters pay more than 50 percent of their income toward rent. The Oregon Association of Realtors (OAR) believes the new law will actually force a reduction in the supply of affordable rental housing. Because newer construction is exempt from rent control, the OAR predicts that large landlords may demolish more affordable, and older, buildings in order to replace them with new market-rate units. Governor Brown has asked Oregon's housing agencies to monitor the rental market changes extensively for the next two years hnd rep ort the results back to har. [...]this year, only California, Matyland, New Jeosen, New Yook, and the AMERICAN BARASSOCIATION Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section RPTE CLE On-Demand Programming on the go... is always in Session Visit www.ambar.org/ondemand Published in Probate & Property, Volume 33, No 5 © 2019 by the American Bar Association, Reproduced with permission.
ISSN:0164-0372
2163-0135