Rental property

HB 4120 Restricts smoking in multifamily housing units

Posted on February 22, 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. Smoking is harmful to everyone’s health, as well as secondhand smoke. Smoke seeps into a room’s walls, carpeting, ceiling, flooring and other surfaces…

HB 3974 Caps screening fees for landords

Posted on June 2, 2025 by BJ

06/02/2025 VOTE: NO – Died In Committee Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3974 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/HRULES/Overview This bill will cost the landlord money, as the landlord will have to pay any screening costs of $20, adding additional financial strain on housing providers. A typical screening cost is at least $60, which includes credit, background, and eviction history checks—all of which are…

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…

HB 4120 Restricts smoking in multifamily housing units

HB 3974 Caps screening fees for landords

HB 3522 Fake Squatter Eviction

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