Rent control rules in Portland, OR — also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances — limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Portland has no local rent control. Rent stabilization is set by Oregon statewide law under SB 608 (2019) and SB 611 (2023), codified at ORS 90.323 and 90.324. The maximum annual rent increase is the lower of 10% or 7% plus West Region CPI. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services publishes the cap each September.
Oregon was the first U.S. state to adopt statewide rent stabilization. ORS 90.323 caps rent increases at the lower of 10% or 7% plus the September West Region Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. The annual maximum is published by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Office of Economic Analysis no later than September 30 for the following calendar year. Published caps: 9.9% (2022), 14.6% (2023, pre-SB-611), 10.0% (2024), 10.0% (2025). SB 611 (2023) lowered the previous '7% + CPI with no overall ceiling' to the new 10% hard cap. ORS 90.324 exempts: (1) buildings with first certificate of occupancy less than 15 years before the notice date (the '15-year exemption' rolls forward each year), and (2) units that are regulated or subsidized as affordable units by federal, state, or local programs. Portland local ordinances supplement but do not supplant the state cap: increases of 10% or more trigger relocation assistance under PCC 30.01.085, even if technically allowed under ORS.
Tenant remedy is three months' rent plus actual damages under ORS 90.323(5). Suit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court. The Fair Housing Council of Oregon and Portland Housing Bureau accept complaints.
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