The renter's rights advocate championed historic changes in Oregon law It was Oct. 7, 2015. City Hall was packed. Tenants, community members, organizers and advocates from housing and social justice organizations, and housing and health agency staff ...
28 Nov 2016 - Kari Lyons
A decisive response from City Council is urgently needed Portland is in a state of emergency. Throughout the city, landlords are issuing evictions – even clearing out entire buildings. Tenants who aren’t evicted remain in danger of being priced out, as wa ...
24 Sep 2015 - Katrina Holland and Justin Buri
Renters in Oregon had more reasons to celebrate this holiday season, as new tenant protections were added to Oregon’s Landlord-Tenant Law Jan. 1, 2014. The Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT) is Oregon’s only grassroots, tenant-led renters rights organiza ...
28 Jan 2014 - Justin Buri
Two months isn’t a lot of time to find an apartment when landlords can discriminate against voucher holders By Justin Buri, Contributing Columnist We know that when Oregon residents have access to safe, stable and affordable housing, we are not only able ...
7 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff