Tenant legal representation is on the ballot in May Voters can weigh in on a watershed moment in the county’s housing crisis with county Measure 26-238. If passed, the measure would levy a capital gains tax to fund legal representation for tenants in all ...
26 Apr 2023 - Piper McDaniel
Among large landlords, data shows at least 35% of Landlord Compensation Fund money went out of state, but the state's tracking system obscures exactly how much In March 2020, at least 676 Oregon households faced the prospect of losing their homes. Ea ...
19 Apr 2023 - Piper McDaniel
City awards mass camp contract to nonprofit trailed by lawsuits An oft-sued nonprofit is poised to play a major role in Portland’s controversial mass homeless camps. Mayor Ted Wheeler announced the city selected Urban Alchemy to run at least one mass home ...
15 Mar 2023 - Piper McDaniel
Emails reveal safety and planning concerns — city says 1,000-foot perimeters and weapons checks planned After weeks of negotiations, Marcus Lampros rejected the city’s offer. The city of Portland wanted to rent the local steel company owner’s property for ...
8 Mar 2023 - Piper McDaniel
Landlords are evicting Oregonians at unprecedented rates. Tenant advocates say there’s no end in sight. The eviction crisis has arrived in Oregon. In 2020, the nation feared an eviction wave, anticipating a mass of renters unable to pay rent after losing ...
15 Feb 2023 - Piper McDaniel
County’s 2021 Domicile Unknown report details deadliest year on record for homeless Multnomah County residents Multnomah County’s Domicile Unknown report found at least 193 Multnomah County residents died while homeless in 2021 — the deadliest year on rec ...
15 Feb 2023 - Piper McDaniel and K. Rambo
An attorney tasked with enforcing similar protections tells Street Roots why protections work and how they serve to level an uneven playing field What would Portland renters do if their landlord shut off the water and refused to turn it back on? While dir ...
14 Dec 2022 - Piper McDaniel
Oregon is in a housing crisis. Experts say eviction court is part of the problem. What’s surprising about watching eviction court proceedings is how utterly bureaucratic they are. People on the receiving end of eviction are devastated. They are scrambling ...
7 Dec 2022 - Piper McDaniel
A resignation letter said the recently passed plan to ban unsanctioned encampments and construct mass camps will lead to 'irreparable trauma and unnecessary deaths' In another chapter of the city of Portland’s protracted struggle to address home ...
2 Dec 2022 - Piper McDaniel and K. Rambo
Sen. Wyden's DASH Act languishes in committee, despite being among most comprehensive current proposals to address homelessness If a person is battling hunger, the logical solution is to provide food. Newly re-elected Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR, applies th ...
23 Nov 2022 - Piper McDaniel