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MHCO Files Lawsuit to Overturn City of Portland's "Renter Protection Ordinance"

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This morning MHCO and several other landlords filed a lawsuit against the City of Portland to declare invalid a portion of the Renter Protection" Ordinance which requires property owners to afford tenants a minimum 90 day notice for rent increases of more than 5%. MHCO believes the notice provision is an attempt by the City Council to push the envelope to challenge the current statewide prohibition on local rent control legislation.  

We are taking this action for the following reasons (you may have to ""cut and paste"" the links below into your browser):

1. The 90 day notice provision is directly preempted by ORS 91.225.  
2. The City Council has already stated its preference in legislative hearings to enact local rent control ordinances and would likely do more if it could overcome statutory preemption. Ironically