Oregon Legislature Passes "Hopefully the Last" Bill to Prevent an Eviction Crisis

Previously this session, Senate Bill 282 extended the repayment period for rents accrued during the eviction moratorium until February 28, 2022. 

Yesterday, the Oregon legislature added additional protections by adding a provision that tenants may not be evicted within 60 days of filing for rental assistance. 

Further, the landlord compensation fund will retroactively and prospectively reimburse successful applicants at 100% of unpaid rents accrued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The bill will be sent to Governor Brown for her signature.

Read the release.

Today, the law firm Tonkin Torp posted a thoughtful chronology of the crisis in Oregon titled "Oregon’s Latest Residential Eviction Relief Bill Hopefully Will Be The Last."