The 2025 Legislative session has started and this year, as usual thousands of bills were introduced. In recent years fixing housing supply and affordability has been a big priority for the legislature, while some bills introduced will help there are several that will inflate the issue by increasing housing costs and discouraging development.
The Democratic Party has the Governorship and Super Majorities in the House and Senate, this gives a clear path for bills their party finds important. Some of those bills will be damaging to the rental housing industry and result in increased rents and less development in new rental properties. Our best defense is swaying some moderate Legislators into voting against this legislation by making our voices heard.
If you see a proposed bill that is concerning to you we encourage you to write or speak to your local representatives. We may request letters to be written on certain bills or ask ORHA members for written or verbal testimony on bills as they are presented in the Legislative Committees. Please watch your emails for those requests.
Currently these are the bills affecting our industry some are favorable and some less favorable:
Oregon House:
HB 2070 This bill will eliminate pet rent.
HB 2078 Extends a tax break on Multiunit Rental Housing.
HB 2139 Directs OHCS to study housing (this could be a place holder bill and will most likely be amended with new language).
HB 2297 Deters tenants from waiting until eviction process to pay rent by requiring all due rent to be paid to avoid eviction and awards landlord attorney fees if payment is delayed until court date.
HB 2305 This bill will help Landlords gain back some control of their own properties lost over the past decade. It allows Landlords to evict with 30 days notice and no right to cure upon a 3rd notice for breach of rental agreement, and/or notice of non-payment.
HB 2754 This bill prohibits landlords from discriminating against tenants for the tenant’s viewpoints.
HB 2783 This bill requires the DOJ to study squatting (this could be a place holder bill and will most likely be amended with new language).
HB 2814 This bill allows the DELC to waive some requirements for a certified childcare facility.
HB 2967 This bill bans all rental applicant screen charges.
HB 3031 Directs OHCS to study housing (this could be a place holder bill and will most likely be amended with new language).
HB 3033 Directs OHCS to study housing (this could be a place holder bill and will most likely be amended with new language).
HB 3054 Limits rent increases and sales constraints in Manufactured home parks and Marinas.
HB 3035A This Act grows OHCS' program and lending authority.
HB 3065 Allows cities to adopt local rent control and rental housing standards.
HB 3111 Directs OHCS to create a mediation program for all evictions.
HB 3139 Establishes a property tax break for
homes rebuilt after wildfires.
HB 3144 This Act stops private bans on mobile homes and extends a program to fix conflicts in marinas and mobile home parks.
HB 3378 This Act requires landlords to offer nonapp keys to tenants.
HB 3521 This Act awards damages if a landlord revokes an offer of housing.
HB 3522 This Act allows the eviction of a squatter.
HB 3523 The Act would change laws with respect to discrimination against certain persons in real property transactions.
HB 3525 This Act requires landlords to test tenants' wells and DEQ to analyze its well data.
HB 3526 This Act says that a buyer of real estate may sue the seller if the seller does not give the buyer well test results.
HB 3642 This Act allows landlords to end tenancies and raise rents without limit.
HB 3663 This Act makes the OHCS study rental housing.
HB 3767 This Act allows cities or counties to impose rent control.
HB 3848 This Act bans short term rentals for historic properties except for home shares.
HB 3851 This bill amends the notices to end a tenancy needed from landlords selling their homes.
HB 3890 The Act would make police give notice to a landlord after responding to an incident at a rental unit. The Act would make police give a copy of any police report to the landlord.
HB 5036 The Act creates an agency budget.
HR 6 will impose a $.25 per $1000 tax on real property and personal property.
HJR 8 will impose a $1 per $1000 tax on real property.
Oregon Senate:
SB 0049 Directs OHCS to study housing (this could be a place holder bill and will most likely be amended with new language).
SB 0050 Directs OHCS to study housing (this could be a place holder bill and will most likely be amended with new language).
SB 0051 Directs OHCS to study housing (this could be a place holder bill and will most likely be amended with new language).
SB 0052 Directs OHCS to study housing (this could be a place holder bill and will most likely be amended with new language).
SB 0053 Directs OHCS to study housing (this could be a place holder bill and will most likely be amended with new language).
SB 0054 Requires landlords to supply indoor cooling. Cooling becomes essential service in 2036.
SB 0158 Allows landlords to charge a fee in lieu of security deposit.
SB 0495 Repeals rent increase limits but only within 25 miles of the coastline.
SB 0496 Repeals rent increase limits for all of Oregon.
SB 0586 This bill reduces the length of notice a landlord give tenants to vacate if a purchaser intends to live in the home.
SB 0594 Limits without cause evictions on Teachers and Students during the school year.
SB 0599 This bill bans discrimination in housing based on immigration status.
SB 0643 Allows Landlords to terminate tenancies without cause and increase rent without limits.
SB 0722 This bill bans use of software to set rents and lowers the rent control exemption from 15 years after certificate of occupancy to 7 years.
SB 0814 This bill expands long term rental assistance for certain individuals under the age of 25 including those at risk of being homeless or currently incarcerated.
SB 0962 The Act tells DELC to run a grant program to support tenants with updating dwellings for use as a family child care home.
SB 0973 Amends the notices that a landlord must give to tenants warning when the landlord's obligation to charge the tenant low rent will end.
SB 1002 The Act allows a court to evict a squatter or a tenant who returns after eviction.
SB 1036 The Act makes changes to laws about towing.
For more information please visit https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/
DISCLAIMER: The Oregon Rental Housing Association (ORHA) is a non-profit educational landlord association – ORHA Board Members, Mentors, Staff, Contractors, and/or other related ORHA affiliates do not give legal advice. Please be advised that this newsletter posting is no substitute for professional legal counsel or legal advice and any advice or guidance does not constitute legal advice. Please consult an attorney for legal advice related to your specific situation.
Update Posted March 2025
