Oregon legislative Update - Week 10

Tuesday, March 30th at 8:00am
HB 2761 would require rental agreements of manufactured housing to be available in five most commonly spoken languages other than English. Relating to clause restricts to manufactured dwellings, still, it sets an extensive precedent. A Work Session is scheduled in House Housing Committee. Multifamily NW opposes this bill. Staff Measure Summary

Tuesday, March 30th at 1:00pm
SB 282-4 is a gut and stuff bill that would extend the grace period from the current Eviction Moratorium for repayment of past rent arrearages till February 28, 2022. Among other notables in this bill is that it would create a presumption of retaliation should a landlord issue a termination for nonpayment of rent from April 1, 2020 through June 1, 2021, continues the 10-day notice requirement, prohibits housing providers from considering FEDS during the COVID period in screening applicants, and expands the current FED expungement process to include FEDs during the COVID period. It also proposes a prohibition on eviction for doubling up on occupancy/guest standards and extends the damages for violations enacted in HB 4401. SB 282-1 had public hearings on Thursday, March 4th and Tuesday, March 9th. Deborah Imse participated in an ad hoc work group organized by Senate Housing and Development Committee Chair Kayse Jama to discuss SB 282-1. As of the publishing of this document the negotiations continue. A Work Session is scheduled. Multifamily NW is neutral on this bill.

Thursday, April 1st at 8:00am
HB 3306 would allow landlord and tenant to agree to recurring charge in lieu of security deposit. A Public Hearing is scheduled April 1st in the House Housing Committee. Multifamily NW supports bill. 

HB 3113 would remove exemption from rent increase limits for landlords renting under government programs. A Public Hearing is scheduled. Multifamily NW supports bill. 

HB 2364 would require the owner of a manufactured housing/floating home facility to give first right of refusal to a tenants committee before the sale of the facility to a third party. A Work Session is scheduled for April 1st. Multifamily NW is tracking the intent of this bill. 

HB 2736 would require landlords to provide tenants with informational notice developed by Bureau of Labor and Industries regarding discrimination upon execution of rental agreement on or after January 1, 2022, or for existing rental agreements by February 1, 2022. There is a dash-1 amendment that would further impose posting of the notice in a common area if the building has 11 or more units. A Work Session is scheduled. Multifamily NW is neutral on this bill.

Thursday, April 1st at 1:00pm
SB 852 would disallow mortgage interest deduction for residence other than taxpayer's principal residence, unless taxpayer sells residence or actively markets residence for sale. A Public Hearing is scheduled in Senate Housing and Development committee. Multifamily NW opposes this bill.

SB 327 would allow landlord to bill a residential tenant for utilities based on submeter reading. Amends other utility billing requirements and calculation of damages for landlord violations. A Public Hearing is scheduled in Senate Housing and Development committee. Multifamily NW supports this bill. 

Download current Priority Bill List
Multifamily NW is watching hundreds of bills that have the potential to affect our industry. We have included a shorter list of approximately 50 bills that we are closely tracking and that most members will want to have on their radar too. This link will be updated every week as new bills are dropped. 

Next Chamber Deadline is Tuesday, April 13th
The 2nd "mile marker" of the Legislative Session, is Tuesday, April 13th - that's the date a Work Session must be held for a 1st Chamber bill to "stay alive."

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