Eudaly Urging City of Portland to Enact Rent Control without State Approval

While Tina Kotek has proposed overturning Oregon’s rent control ban in order to let cities across the state create their own policies, recently elected Portland City Council member Chloe Eudaly does not think Portland should have to wait until next year to begin a city-wide rent freeze. She is urging what she refers to as “municipal disobedience,” or in other words enacting rent control now in Portland and fighting the lawsuits later. Read more.