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Multnomah County and the City of Portland Temporarily Suspend Evictions

Compliance, Landlord Tenant Law, Public Records / By Cammie Lint

Due to the COVID-19 Outbreak, the City of Portland and Multnomah County announced Tuesday that they would temporarily be suspending all eviction processing. Tenants will need to provide proof of hardship due to shutdowns that affect their jobs, childcare, or care of a loved one. Tenants will need to provide letters from their employer, school, …

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Individualized Assessments

Compliance, FAIR, Landlord Tenant Law, Tenant Screening / By Cammie Lint

With the recently implemented Portland FAIR Ordinance, there are still many unanswered questions, including what an Individualized Assessment should look like. The Ordinance provides no guidance on how such an assessment should be given, or what it even begins to entail. Because this is all new territory in Portland, we can look to what has …

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Multifamily NW Files Lawsuit to Stop and Repeal the Portland FAIR Ordinance

Compliance, FAIR, Landlord Tenant Law, Tenant Screening / By Cammie Lint

UPDATE 2/27/2020 The temporary restraining order was denied. The suit will proceed, but could take months for a decision. Yesterday, Multifamily NW filed a lawsuit with the US District Court to stop and repeal the Portland FAIR Ordinance. As most of our clients know, this ordinance has caused some serious problems in the industry, …

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