Portland Landlords Appeal Renter Relocation Decision

By Amelia Templeton (OPB)
Portland, Oregon Aug. 11, 2017 6:46 p.m.

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Two Portland landlords will continue their legal challenge to an ordinance that requires them to help pay relocation expenses for their tenants in some situations.

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Phillip Owen and Michael Feves are appealing a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge’s ruling that dismissed their lawsuit and upheld Portland’s new law.

The ordinance in question allows tenants to collect up to $4,500 when landlords use no-cause evictions or raise rents more than 10 percent in a year.

The landlords argue that the ordinance violates a statewide ban on rent control.

The lawsuit is funded by a broader coalition of apartment owners with the group Multifamily Northwest.

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