Landlords sue Oregon, Multnomah County and Portland over coronavirus relief fund
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
Several dozen demonstrators gathered outside the Capitol during a special legislative session on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. The protest against COVID restrictions was promoted by the Vancouver, Washington-based right-wing group Patriot Prayer.The Oregonian
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A group of landlords filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kate Brown, the state of Oregon, Multnomah County and the city of Portland in federal court Monday, shortly after state lawmakers approved more funding for landlords whose tenants are behind in rent as part of a bill to address the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
by Alex Zielinski • Dec 21, 2020 at 6:19 pm Getty Images / powerofforever
Oregon legislators have approved an emergency bill extending the state s moratorium on residential evictions until June 30, 2021. The vote, held during Oregon s third special legislative session of 2020, comes just ten days before the state s current moratorium expires. If we do not pass this bill, thousands of families will be homeless come January, said Rep. Julie Fahey, the Lane County legislator who sponsored the bill, during the legislation s reading Monday. And it will be on us.
By 5:30 pm on Monday s one-day special session, both the House and Senate had approved the bill. Gov. Kate Brown is expected to sign the legislation.