In Oregon, state law forbids rent control. To protect tenants in Portland’s hot real estate market, last year the City Council passed a law that compels landlords to provide thousands in moving assistance if rent increases above 10 percent force tenants to move. This law is now being expanded to cover single-unit rentals.
Internally displaced persons now outnumber refugees two to one. Their numbers are expected to continue to increase, unless the conditions that caused this rise—conflict and environmental disasters—change.
News that 400 public housing residents would have to leave their homes has led their community to step up and protect their neighbors.
Another faith-based institution finds its position precarious, as dramatic rent increases may force this African Orthodox church from its Bay Area home.
Congress authorized USDA-RDS to accelerate payments to rental owners to make up for the funding shortfalls that began in August when the money ran out. Despite that intervention, the short funding issue continues.
