On the national level, while landlords won roughly two of every three cases in 2023, the most significant fair housing case of the year was a landlord loss. It involved what is rapidly becoming a major source of fair housing litigation, namely, source of income discrimination, which occurs when a landlord excludes an applicant or tenant who has the money to pay rent because of where that money comes from.

Question: My tenant wants to add another person to their Rental Agreement. This new person has completed their application and has been approved. Do I add them to the existing rental agreement?  I plan a rent increase in six months; will that be a problem for me with this new tenant?

Question:  What are the limitations on late fees?

Question:  A resident wants to see their file kept by the landlord.  Does the landlord have to show the resident the file?

Introduction. SB 611 amended the Rent Cap law. It became effective on July 6, 2023, meaning that all rent increase notices on or after that date had to conform to the new law. Section 5 of SB 611 applies to mobile home tenancies. It is substantially similar to the existing statute (ORS 90.600) but clarifies things a bit. The only major change is that there is now a rent cap set at 10%.