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May 20, 2021, Statesman Journal, New Law Gives Oregon Tenants Until 2022 to Pay Back Rent
May 13, 2021, Associated Press, Washington Governor: State on Track to Fully Reopen June 30th
May 13, 2021, KATU-TV, Oregon's mask mandate lifted for vaccinated people following CDC guidance
May 11, 2021, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon will lift most restrictions when 70% of the state has its first COVID-19 vaccine dose.
May 11, 2021, The Oregonian/Oregonlive, Oregon legislature voted to allow tenants to repay missed rent by February 28, 2022
March 29, 2021, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Warn Landlords not to Violate Eviction Moratoriums.
March 18, 2021, Washington Governor Jay Inslee Expands Vaccine Eligibility, Extends Eviction Moratorium to June 30, 2021
February 9, 2021, Realpage Analytics, U.S. Apartment Rent Payments at 79.2% in early February
February 9, 2021, Rental Housing Journal, Rent Vouchers, Not Eviction Moratoriums, Are Best for Tenants and Landlords
February 3, 2021, OPB, Hidden Costs of Looming Oregon Evictions Could Reach $3.3 Billion.
February 3, 2021, Oregonian/OregonLive, Many Oregon Tenants are Still Struggling with Rent; State Assistance is Coming
January 19, 2021, Oregon House Bill 4401, Tenant Eviction Moratorium, Explained [HFO-TV video]
January 18, 2021, Medford Mail Tribune, Oregon's COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium No Longer Automatic
December 30, 2020, Street Roots, Oregon Legislature Extends Eviction Ban to June 30; Landlords Sue
December 28, 2020, HFO Blog, Washington State Expected to Receive $507 Million of Rental Assistance Funds.
December 22, 2020, Oregonian/Oregonlive, Landlords sue Oregon, Multnomah County, and Portland over Coronavirus Relief Fund.
December 22, 2020, OPB, Landlords Sue to Invalidate Oregon Eviction Bans
December 15, 2020, KUOW, As Inslee Considers Extending Washington Eviction Ban, Some Tenants and Landlords Slip Through the Cracks
December 15, 2020, OPB, Oregon Governor Kate Brown to Convene Special Session Next Week for COVID & Wildfire Relief
December 8, 2020, The Center Square, Portland Gears Up For Next Round of Gift Cards for Hard-Hit Residents
December 4, 2020, Portland Business Journal, Oregon Economist Takes Heat After Suggesting Banks, Courts 'Deal With' Millions in Rent Arrears.
December 3, 2020, The Center Square, Washington Landlords and Tenants' Demands for Relief Grow Louder as Back Rent Mounts
November 24, 2020, Salem Statesman Journal, Oregon Eviction Moratorium Proposal Draws Ire of Both Renters and Landlords
November 21, 2020, Willamette Week, Lawmakers Want to Extend Eviction Ban By Six Months and Reimburse Landlords for Lost Rent
November 20, 2020, The Oregonian, Oregon Lawmakers Working to Extend Eviction Moratorium Through June
November 13, 2020, The Oregonian, Oregon Landlords Feeling the Strain of Eviction Moratorium
October 27, 2020, OPB, Oregon Governor Kate Brown Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency to January 2, 2021
October 14, 2020, The Olympian, Olympia City Council Passes Emergency Renter Protections
October 13, 2020, National Apartment Association, CDC Answers Rental Owner Questions About its Eviction Moratorium
September 28, 2020, Oregonian/Oregonlive.com Oregon Governor Kate Brown Extends Residential Eviction Ban Until December 31
September 25, 2020, Oregonian/Oregonlive.com Multnomah County Extends Eviction Moratorium Until January 8, 2021
September 8, 2020, Portland Tribune, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Announces Plans for Ban on Evictions, Plus Mandate to Pay Relocation Fees For Rents Raised by Any Amount
September 1, 2020, Stoel Rives Legal Alert, CDC Issues Nationwide Eviction Ban through December 31, 2020
August 31, 2020, Oregon Governor Kate Brown Extends Eviction Moratorium to December 31, 2020
August 18, 2020, Oregon Expands Mask Requirements to Public and Private Office Spaces. (Expected requirement date is mid-September.)
August 6, 2020, Northwest Apartment Investor Blog: Portland Area Governments Deploy $29 Million in Renter Relief
July 25, 2020, MyNorthwest: Expanded Mask Mandate Takes Effect Statewide in Washington on July 25th
July 24, 2020, Washington Post Federal Eviction Moratorium Expires
July 23, 2020, KOMO-TV News: Inslee Announces Extension of Eviction Moratorium
July 14, 2020, The Oregonian Oregon Lawmakers Divvy More than $200 Million in COVID Relief
July 8, 2020, Vox America's Looming Housing Catastrophe, Explained
June 29, 2020, Multifamily NW: What Oregon House Bill 4213 Means for Landlords [Evictions for Non-Payment of Rent Prohibited Through September 30, 2020]
June 26, 2020, The Seattle Times: Nearly One in Five Seattle-area Renters Doubt They Can Make July's Rent
June 25, 2020, The Oregonian: About 15% of Oregon Renters Late with Payments in June, an increase from May
June 25, 2020, Portland Tribune: First special session day focuses on extending halt to Oregon residential evictions
June 10, 2020, Seattle Times: Most Rents in Seattle Stagnate, but Some Drop
June 3, 2020, Landlord Times: Handling Apartment Maintenance Issues During a Pandemic
June 3, 2020, Landlord Times: How the Strain From the Pandemic has Affected our Management Business
June 2, 2020, Multi-Housing News: Landlords Sue Over Eviction Moratoriums
June 1, 2020, Seattle Times: King County Applies to Reopen as Modified Phase 1
May 27, 2020, Rental Housing Journal: Coronavirus Causes Biggest Annual Rent-Growth Slowdown in at Least 5 Years
May 24, 2020, Seattle Times: More Than Half of Washington Counties Approved for Phase 2 Reopening
May 18, 2020, OPB: Oregon Made $8.5 Million Available to Pay Rent, Here's How to Get It
May 16, 2020, HFO News Blog: Survey: 11.8% of Oregon Renters Unable to Pay Full Rent in May
May 12, 2020, Democrats Include $100 Billion for Rental Assistance, $75 Billion for Mortgages in Relief Proposal
May 4, 2020, Renters Can Call 2-1-1 to Apply for Rental Relief and Direct Payments to Landlords
May 2, 2020, Oregon Governor Extends Emergency to July 6th
April 23, 2020, Oregon Legislature Approves $8.5 Million in Rental Payments for Qualified Renters
April 22, 2020, National Multifamily Housing Council Finds 95% Rents Paid by April 19
April 22, 2020, Daily Journal of Commerce: Multifamily owners reassess their positions
April 21, 2020, The Oregonian: How could Oregon reopen amid coronavirus?
April 21, 2020, Portland Makes $1 Million available for households for food, rent, utilities, and medical expenses beginning 10 am Monday, April 27 ($250 limit per household)
April 20, 2020, Rental Housing Journal: Landlords Ask Governor to Refuse Forgiveness of Rent, Mortgages
April 16, 2020, Inslee Expands Statewide Moratorium on Evictions and Freezes Rent Hikes in Washington
April 15, 2020, The Oregonian: Vast Majority of Portland Tenants Paid April Rent
April 13, 2020, Portland Mercury: Multnomah County to Adopt Statewide Eviction Moratorium Rules
April 13, 2020, Willamette Week: Oregon, Washington, California Form Pact to Jointly Reopen States
April 10, 2020, OPB: Data Show Majority of Oregon Renters Paid April Rent
April 9, 2020, Fed Includes CMBS in Additional Relief Measures
April 8, 2020, NMHC: Apartment Rent Payments Dropped 12% on Rents Due April 5th
April 7, 2020, GlobeSt.Com: Multifamily Waits for Forbearance
April 6, 2020, OPB: Could Rent Amnesty Work in Oregon? Landlords, Experts are Skeptical
April 6, 2020, Portland Tribune: Multnomah County May get $0 From the U.S. $2 Trillion Stimulus Package
April 6, 2020, HFO-TV: The multifamily lending environment during COVID-19 with Tim Steele of AMF Capital
April 6, 2020, Multifamily NW Link to Recent Oregon Media Coverage [Continuously Updated]
April 5, 2020, The Oregonian - Portland Area Renters, Landlords Brace for Uncertainty Amid Coronavirus
April 3, 2020, Multifamily NW Apartment Report - includes exclusive COVID-19 Update
April 2, 2020, Portland Business Journal - OpEd: $350 billion paycheck protection loans help pay the rent [Requires subscription]
April 2, 2020, Portland Mercury - Portland's Small-Scale Landlords Brace for Delayed Rent Payments
March 31, 2020, Citylab - The Problem with a Coronavirus Rent Strike
March 31, 2020, Seattle Times stories
March 30, 2020, Citylab - Heading Off a Coronavirus Housing Crisis
March 29, 2020, The Oregonian - Rental Assistance Must be a Top Priority for the State
March 27, 2020 - Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce
Temporary Stoppage in Washington Rattling Contractors
March 24, 2020 - Seattle Times
Construction Industry's Workers Divided Over Staying on the Job During Coronavirus Shutdown
March 23, 2020 - Seattle Times
What Washington Governor Inslee's Stay at Home Order Does and Doesn't Restrict
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