May 11 2021
House vote sends plan to Gov. Brown allowing time for state and federal aid to reach tenants and landlords.
Gov. Kate Brown's signature awaits a bill that gives tenants more time to pay past-due rent stemming from the coronavirus pandemic and protects their future ability to rent.
The Oregon House sent Senate Bill 282 to the governor on a 39-17 vote on Tuesday, May 11.
Tosha Morgan-Platt — who lives in Portland with three children, one of them with disabilities — was among the tenants who submitted testimony in favor of the bill. She lost her job during the economic downturn that resulted from the pandemic more than a year ago, and subsequent work has not helped her earn enough to eliminate $3,000 in past-due rent.