MHCO.ORG Editor's Note: These new regulations out of Portland will only impact rental property inside the city limits of Portland. MHCO and Phil Querin will review MHCO Forms and make necessary changes in light of these new Portland regulations. Although these new laws do not impact the rest of the state, it does concern MHCO that Portland often sets the stage for future legislative action. We will likely be fighting this type of regulation in the 2021 and 2023 Oregon Legislative Sessions.
Oregonlive - Oregonian June 19, 2019
The Portland City Council on Wednesday adopted a slate of new polices intended to make landlords more forgiving of criminal records and poor credit when screening prospective tenants.
The council voted 3-1 to approve what its champion, Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, called the most comprehensive reform of its kind in the country. Commissioner Amanda Fritz cast a no" vote; Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty was absent