Landlords

HB 4120 Restricts smoking in multifamily housing units

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Donna | 0 Comments

HB 4120 – This Act lets landlords restrict smoking in apartments. Allows residential landlords of multifamily housing to convert premises to nonsmoking for existing tenants upon 90 days’ written notice. Applies to new and existing rental agreements. Write Chair of Committee to allow a hearing. Smoking is harmful to everyone’s health, as well as secondhand smoke. Smoke seeps into a…

HB 3522 Fake Squatter Eviction

Posted on April 12, 2025 by BJ

04/12/2025 VOTE:NO – PASSED – Signed into Law, Gov Kotek 6-20-25 Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3522 Final floor vote allowing an owner or landlord to evict a squatter, not really. The bill simply says you can now use eviction instead of ejectment and they’re nearly identical without an immediate solution. [From Lars Larson Article] Eviction still means going to court, having…

SB 973 Requires a landlord of publicly supported housing to give 30 months’ notice of rent increase.

Posted on March 3, 2025 by BJ

03/03/2025 VOTE: YES – Passed, Signed into Law; Gov Kotek, 5-22-25 Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB973 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SHDEV/Overview Requires a landlord of publicly supported housing to provide all applicants and new tenants notice of when the affordability restrictions may be terminated. Becomes operative January 1, 2026. Extends from 20 months to 30 months the minimum notice landlords must give…

HB 4120 Restricts smoking in multifamily housing units

HB 3522 Fake Squatter Eviction

SB 973 Requires a landlord of publicly supported housing to give 30 months’ notice of rent increase.

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