This City Club program is the third in a three-part series on local housing issues.
From The City Club of Eugene:
Eviction has been described as “the nuclear option” to address disputes between tenants and landlords, and the most common cause of eviction is the nonpayment of rent. Evictions initiate a cycle of housing instability for the renter especially in markets like Eugene with little available housing and they are time-consuming, stressful, and expensive for the landlord.
Even before 2020, many local residents were living one step away from eviction. Housing costs have risen significantly faster than wages for decades, and housing options are increasingly out of sync with demographic needs and financial means. In Lane County, 1 in 3 renters pays more than 50% of their income for housing, and Oregon’s minimum wage workers would need to work 81 hours every week to afford a two-bedroom apartment. Black, Native American, and Latinx households are more likely than white hou
Oregon House Democrats push to reinstate foreclosure moratorium in effort to help struggling homeowners
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Dave Hall has lived in the same house in Lake Oswego for the last 24 years. He raised his three children there. There are still marks on the wall where he tracked their heights as they grew.
Until last year, Hall didn’t worry much about keeping up with his mortgage payments. That changed after the start of the coronavirus pandemic as business dried up at the consumer finance company he runs.
With no income coming in, Hall, 75, sought to temporarily halt his mortgage payments through his lender’s forbearance program. He said he feels fortunate that his lender has allowed him to extend his forbearance period several times since last summer.
January 25 2021
Recent legislation helped, but many Oregonians - particularly Black and Hispanic families - face additional challenges
In December s one-day special session, Oregon lawmakers took action to ensure that Oregonians won t be evicted during the darkest days of winter as COVID-19 continues to disrupt our communities and economy.
Through the passage of House Bill 4401, the Oregon Legislature recognized the importance of having a safe and stable home.
Testimony in favor of the bill came from nearly 200 renters, landlords, faith leaders and service organizations, painting a powerful picture of the financial insecurity the virus has wrought on Oregon families in every part of the state.
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Oregon governor calling lawmakers back for special session By SARA CLINE, , Associated Press/Report for America,
Published: December 15, 2020, 3:57pm
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) Gov. Kate Brown is calling Oregon lawmakers back to the Capitol for a one-day special session, asking them to approve hundreds of millions of dollars to aid people and communities struggling with the pandemic and the effect of this summer’s devastating wildfires.
Some of the bills expected to be discussed include renter and landlord relief, a restaurant bill that will allow to-go cocktails, school liability protections and an additional allocation to the state’s Emergency Fund.