On Friday, Judge Henry Breithaupt of the Multnomah County Circuit Court upheld the Portland ordinance that requires landlords to pay relocation assistance to tenants facing no-cause evictions or rent raises above 10% in a year. The ordinance is tied to the housing state of emergency declared in Portland in 2015, which expires in October of this year. The City Council could choose to extend the state of emergency or renew the relocation cost ordinance at that time. Read more.
Monday, July 10, 2017
Portland Relocation Ordinance Upheld in Court
On Friday, Judge Henry Breithaupt of the Multnomah County Circuit Court upheld the Portland ordinance that requires landlords to pay relocation assistance to tenants facing no-cause evictions or rent raises above 10% in a year. The ordinance is tied to the housing state of emergency declared in Portland in 2015, which expires in October of this year. The City Council could choose to extend the state of emergency or renew the relocation cost ordinance at that time. Read more.
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