Rent control rules in Tigard, OR β also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances β limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Tigard does not impose city-level rent control. Statewide rent stabilization under ORS 90.323, enacted by Senate Bill 608 (2019), applies to rental dwellings in Tigard that are 15 years or older. The annual maximum rent increase is the lesser of 7% plus the prior year's West Region CPI-U, or 10%. For 2026, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has set the official maximum at 9.5%. Newly constructed dwelling units less than 15 years old, and certain subsidized housing, are exempt by statute.
Tigard has not enacted any city-level rent control ordinance; statewide rent stabilization under ORS 90.323 is the entire rent-cap regime that applies to a Tigard rental. SB 608 (2019), which amended ORS 90.323, sets the maximum annual rent increase at the lesser of: (a) 7 percent plus the September-to-September West Region CPI-U from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the preceding year, or (b) 10 percent. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services calculates and publishes the official maximum each year by September 30 for the following calendar year. For 2026, DAS has set the maximum at 9.5 percent. Statutory exemptions in ORS 90.323 include: (1) dwelling units in a building for which the first certificate of occupancy was issued less than 15 years before the rent increase notice (a rolling exemption to encourage new construction); and (2) dwelling units that are subject to a regulatory agreement with a government agency providing a reduced rent based on income (subsidized housing covered by other regulatory caps). Landlords statewide may not increase rent more than once in any 12-month period regardless of the percentage increase. The statute requires 90 days' written notice of any rent increase. Tigard does not impose a different city percentage, does not require landlord registration tied to rent increases, and does not operate a local rent board or appeals body; enforcement runs through Oregon courts under ORS Chapter 105 and the underlying landlord-tenant provisions of ORS Chapter 90.
Rent increases that exceed the ORS 90.323 statutory maximum or that are imposed more than once in a 12-month period are void to the extent of the excess; the tenant may recover three months' rent plus actual damages from the landlord under the remedies in ORS Chapter 90. Failure to provide 90 days' written notice of an increase also invalidates the increase. Because Tigard has not adopted a city-level rent stabilization ordinance, tenants seeking enforcement file in Washington County Circuit Court under ORS Chapter 105; Tigard Code Compliance does not enforce ORS 90.323. New construction less than 15 years old is statutorily exempt from the cap and a landlord is not subject to ORS 90.323 enforcement for an above-cap increase on a unit within the 15-year window, although the once-per-12-months rule still applies.
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