Phil Querin Article: Latest New CDC Non Payment of Rent Eviction Moratorium and Oregon Law
Phil Querin's article is attached above - click "August 2021 CDC Article".
Flow Chart Non Payment of Rent After July 1, 2021
Attached (above) is a Flow Chart for Non Payment After July 1, 2021
New MHCO Non Payment of Rent Forms Effective July 1, 2021
Effective July 1, 2021 the process for evicting residents who have not paid rent since July 1, 2021 forward will require a new process and forms. The necessary forms for the new non payment of rent process are attached above to this article. These new forms ARE NOT posted under the "Form Section" of MHCO.ORG due to frequent changes mandated by the Legislature. Do not use any forms that you downloaded prior to July 1, 2021 as those forms are out of date.
Phil Querin Article - New Rules for Non Payment Of Rent Evictions - SB278 - July 1st It's The Law (Updated July 13, 2021)
[Update: The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners has passed Ordinance 1296, which changed the 60-day window to 90-days for the Pause on Notices and Evictions, as described below. This Ordinance became effective on July 9, 2021 and only applies to tenants residing in Multnomah County. Timeframes are updated below.]
In mid-June, the Oregon Legislature passed another bill, SB 278 which accomplishes three things:
Phil Querin Article: MHCO Eviction Moratorium Update May 2021 – After SB 282 - Post Covid-19 Landlord-Tenant Law Effective July 1, 2021
MHCO NOTE: This is the first of several articles that MHCO will be publishing on changes in Oregon statute resulting from the 2021 Oregon Legislative Session. Forms will also be updated or created as necessary as we head into the summer.
[NOTE: Except where explicitly stated otherwise, MHCO’s prior guidance on HB 4401 still applies until July 1, 2021.]
Oregon’s Eviction Moratorium Update - Necessary Forms - Charts - Summary by Phil Querin, MHCO Legal Counsel
Undoubtedly, there is a lot here. And it is all subject to change based upon the whims of the Oregon Legislature. So before taking any legal action against a tenant for nonpayment of rent, charges, utilities, or fees (or a no-cause eviction), qualified legal counsel or someone versed in the current status of these ever-changing laws should be consulted.
To access the complete article - click the attachment above - document includes necessary forms as well as summary.
2021 Oregon Legislative Update - Proposed Legislation
Earlier this week the Oregon Legislature released proposed legislation for the upcoming 2021 Legislative Session. This is our first look at what the Legislature has in mind as we head into the six month session. Over the next two months new legislative proposals will be added to this list - some proposals will fail, some will pass, some will never get a public hearing. This year's list is an extension of the Legislature's continued attack on housing providers.
New Landlord Tenant Laws for 2021 - New Forms- Extension of Non Payment of Rent Moratorium - Summary of House Bill 4401
In December 2020 the Oregon Legislature made significant changes to the moratorium on non payment of rent evictions extending the ban to July 1, 2021. There changes that community owners and managers must comply. This article includes five new or revised forms for dealing with non payment of rent evictions during the COVID crisis.
Headline #3: Owners Pay $40K to Settle Claims that Neighbors Harassed Resident’s Disabled Daughter
The Justice Department announced that the owners and property managers of a 15-unit apartment community have agreed to pay $40,000 to settle allegations that they failed to stop disability-related harassment of a resident’s daughter by neighbors and then refused to renew their lease because of her disability and that of her daughter.