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In 2019, Oregon became the first in the nation with statewide rent control. The current law prohibits raising the rent by more than 7% per year, plus inflation. At the time, landlords worried it would only be a matter of time before state lawmakers tried to further lower the cap. They were right. But what most people couldn’t have anticipated was the spike in inflation, which has allowed some landlords to increase rent by more than 14%.
Oregon Senate Republicans will require all legislation be read in full before a final vote, a move that will allow the minority party to stand on the brakes of Democrats