Renita Whitney hasn’t had steady employment since March 2020, when she had to quit her job to stay home with her 10-year-old daughter after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools. But lately, it feels like she has a new job: Trying to apply for rental assistance. Every morning, Whitney wakes early to start calling 211 and other rental assistance numbers, listening to pre-recorded messages and leaving voicemails, asking for help. “It’s like whack-a-mole,” Whitney, 52, said..
Childswork Learning Center's lease is getting terminated five years earlier than expected, and finding a place to accommodate 250 kids has been difficult
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Multnomah County Is Urging Renters to Fill Out Eviction Protection Form Beginning Feb. 1 The county adopted the state’s moratorium rules, which means that if county residents still cannot pay rent on time, they must fill out a hardship form as soon as possible. Apartments in Portland. (Brian Burk) Updated January 29 Beginning Feb. 1, all Multnomah County renters who cannot pay rent must sign a form and give it to their landlords or they risk eviction. Multnomah County sent out an urgent reminder three days before the new requirements begin.