Oregon SB 608 (ORS 90.323/90.600) made Oregon the first US state with statewide rent control in 2019, capping annual rent increases at seven percent plus regional CPI, currently around ten percent total, with mandatory written notice ninety days in advance.
Senate Bill 608 (2019), codified at ORS 90.323 and 90.600, made Oregon the first state with statewide rent control. Annual rent increases on residential tenancies are capped at seven percent plus the September West-region CPI, with the maximum percentage published yearly by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Buildings under fifteen years old are exempt for the first fifteen years of occupancy. Increases require ninety days' advance written notice that must state the existing rent, the new rent, the percentage increase, and the published cap. Subsidized housing has parallel federal rules.
Issuing rent increases above the SB 608 cap or with defective notice voids the increase, exposes the landlord to three months rent damages plus actual damages, and attorney fees under ORS 90.323.
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