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Oregon Legislature Extends Deadline for Tenants to Pay Back Rent Debt Tenants who owe back rent will have until Feb. 28 of next year to repay their debt to landlords. An apartment gate in Portland. (Brian Burk) Updated May 11 Tenants who owe back rent to their landlords can breathe a sigh of relief. On May 11, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 282, extending the deadline for back rent payments until February 2022. This offers a significant reprieve for current and former renters who owe their landlords money for rent they couldn’t pay. The impending deadline to make those payments was June 30.
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Rep. Diego Hernandez Files a Lawsuit Seeking to Block His Expulsion Next Week Hernandez, who the House Conduct Committee found harassed multiple women, seeks $1 million in damages and asks the court to block an explusion vote. Rep. Diego Hernandez. (Sam Gehrke) Updated February 12 State Rep. Diego Hernandez filed suit today in Marion County Circuit Court seeking a preliminary injunction to halt a vote on the House floor to expel him that could be held as soon as Feb. 16.
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