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I just moved back to Oregon after 12 years. I worked and lived here for 25 years before this absence. Currently I am a renter, and as a consumer, I have noticed that all the rights renters used to have in Oregon have disappeared. Landlords are allowed to raise rents as often as they like, and as much as they like, and the renter rebate in the Or tax is gone and so is the renters agency gone that used to support rights for renters. Why have we lost all our rights?
My rent has been raised 3 times in the last year, and currently my landlord has decided NOT to offer leased anymore, so the rent can be raised as often as they like to increase their profits. Maintenance is not an issue. I'm on a fixed income now (SS) and will be homeless soon due to these raises. Where's the consumer protection for limited income folks?

posted 5 years ago
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