Portland: Question C - Tenant Protections

Do you favor the change in the City Ordinance(s) proposed by citizen petition as provided below? An Act to Protect Tenants in Portland ensures that tenants receive 90-day notice for lease termination and/or rent increases. It discourages no-cause evictions by limiting the 5% rent increase to voluntary turnovers. It reduces costs to tenants by restricting deposits to one-month rent, prohibiting application fees, and further limiting the amount of standard annual rent increases that landlords are allowed to impose to 70% of CPI. It strengthens protections for tenants who exercise their rights under the ordinance, and provides greater clarity and authority to the rent board to ensure landlords receive a fair return on investment and that tenant complaints receive a fair hearing. It also sets a $25,000 fee for condominium conversions. The Act also makes various technical changes and corrections to allow the ordinance to better effectuate its originally intended purpose