MHCO Article Topics

Rent Control

2015 Oregon Legislative Session Adjourns - The Good and the Ugly and Nothing In Between

Community Update

July 8, 2015

Chuck Carpenter

Earlier this week the 2015 Oregon Legislative Session adjourned. This session was notable for two reasons - the first for passing MHCO's long awaited changes eliminating past due taxes on abandoned homes and the second for the tenacity of rent control to raise it's head in floor debates, a legislative work group proposal and amendments.

Legislative Update: A Signature and a Move to Rules

Community Update

June 3, 2015

Chuck Carpenter

Yesterday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed the coalition bill (HB 3016). The abandonment/past due tax portion of the bill will go into effect on January 1, 2016. MHCO has already been working with Phil Querin and Diane Belt (Oregon Tax Assessors) to create the forms necessary to take advantage of the new law. Those forms will be uploaded to MHCO.ORG at the end of the year.

Legislative Update: Senate Action on Coalition Bill and a PROPOSED Rent Control Amendment

Community Update

May 20, 2015

Chuck Carpenter

This morning the Oregon State Senate passed the 2015 Landlord-Tenant Coalition Bill on a vote of 29-0 with one Senator absent. The bill now moves on to Governor Kate Brown's desk for signature.

Legislative Update - Legislative Task Force, Discussions on Rent, Coalition Bill

Community Update

April 22, 2015

Chuck Carpenter

The last two weeks in the Oregon Legislature have been hectic. Yesterday was the deadline for bills in their originating chamber to move out of that chamber. In other words, House bills need to be out of House Committees and Senate bills had to be out of the Senate. This results in a large number of legislative proposals not moving forward which almost always is a good thing.&

Legislative Update - Coalition Bill Passes Key Legislative Hurdle - Rent Control Discussion is Back!

Community Update

April 14, 2015

Chuck Carpenter

MHCO DEFEATS: Rent Control - Mandatory Mediation - Attorney General Enforcement of Landlord-Tenant Law

Community Update

July 31, 2012

Chuck Carpenter

The 2011 Oregon Legislative Session has now reached the halfway point. MHCO has been successful in defeating a number of particularly bad pieces of legislation. We need to stay engaged and vigiliant as the Legislative Session moves to adjournment in late June.

MHCO Defeated:

MHCO Legislative Update - 5-25-2011 - MHCO Defeats Local Rent Control Legislation

Community Update

July 31, 2012

Chuck Carpenter

The long awaited public hearing on HB 3183 - the bill to eliminate local preemption of rent control - was held yesterday morning. About 60-70 MHCO members showed up supporting community owners - the residents had about 10 people and could only muster five people to testify publicly in favor to the legislation.