Rent Control

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The maximum rent increase for 2027 will be 10%.  

1. Question:  I am using MHCO leases that I will renew in three years.  The leases provides for a rent increase each year of the lease of 4.5%.

1. Question: When will the Bill go into effect, and what does that mean for 90-day rent increase notices issued in manufactured housing communities before the effective date?

Answer:  The effective date is

House Bill 3054A affects four sections of Oregon’s manufactured housing  laws. Below is a summary of the changes.

Later this week, the Oregon House Committee on Housing and Homelessness will introduce an amendment to HB3054 (Rent Control & Vacancy Control). The committee is expected to adopt this amendment later in April.

By Dianne Lugo

Salem Statesman Journal - February 11, 2025

Over the past 25 years that I have been Executive Director of MHCO we have fought numerous legislative battles from bans on 'subsequent sale' to 'rent control'.  We have always tried to be objective and avoid hyperbole.  Nothing has been as bad as the legislation we now face in the 2025 Oregon Legislature.  Limiting rent increases to just CPI and not allowing your rents to g

Oregon Legislative Session Begins

with Catastrophic

Introduction. Effective July 6, 2023 Oregon Senate Bill 611 amended Oregon’s landlord-tenant Rent Cap law.