HB 3767
Repeals the prohibition on local rent control.
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Bill overview
This bill repeals Oregon’s prohibition on local rent control, allowing cities and counties to implement rent control regulations. It amends existing law to remove restrictions on how municipalities can regulate rental prices and establish incentives for developers to include affordable housing units in new multifamily structures. The bill also declares an emergency, meaning it takes effect immediately upon passage.
Key provisions
- Allows cities and counties to impose rent control.
- Removes restrictions on municipalities regulating rental prices.
- Limits affordable housing requirements in new multifamily structures to 20 percent.
- Allows developers to pay an in-lieu fee instead of including affordable units.
- Offers incentives to developers, such as fee waivers and impact fee reductions, for providing affordable housing.
- Specifies criteria for rent control regulations, including clear and objective standards.
- Addresses a specific planning amendment related to the Stevens Road tract, requiring affordable housing provisions.
- Provides a 99-year resale period for city-owned land with restrictions on recovery of costs.
Who is affected
- City and county governments
- Rental property owners
- Renters
- Developers of multifamily housing
- Housing advocates
Notable changes
- Reverses a previous prohibition on local rent control.
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