Rent control enforcement

Tenants union member responding to landlords: 'We can't sell. These are all homes.'

First-time speaker who stayed in her apartment after divorce thanks to rent control; urges enforcement.

Former rent board member and 50-year housing provider saying remedies are draconian; supports committee referral.

Lawyer and West End three-unit owner citing due process concerns and Section J's first right of refusal as new policy.

Tenants union renter emphasizing the resolution prevents non-compliance rather than punishing anyone.

Portland Tenants Union member urging passage without referral, saying six years after the vote, enforcement has failed and tenants are being priced out.

Rentier since 2019 who described paying above his legal base rent and chronic maintenance failures, speaking on his birthday.

Rental Housing Alliance director who said landlords are afraid to speak and criticized the process as not transparent or democratic.

30-year property owner frustrated by what he sees as disrespect for ownership.

Tenants union member arguing enforcement is reactive, not proactive, and urging the council to honor the will of voters.

Small landlord facing $14,000 in back rent over a $20 first-year error; plans to pull units from the rental market.

Small landlord selling all his Portland properties, urging committee review and calling the bypass of committee an egregious failure of process.

Renter denied lease renewal who saw the 5% turnover increase applied to a new tenant; supports quick passage.

Tenants union member citing rent board data on self-reported illegal increases and three zero-cost enforcement fixes.

Argued the resolution isn't about rent control's merits but about helping landlords comply and doing the math for them.

Landlord who said base-rent rules force her to raise rents annually and urged referral to committee.

Tenant at 29 State Street whose building's landlord has furnished no rent data since rent control passed; supports the resolution.

Renter and government employee cautioning about staff workload realities and supporting committee review.

Recent transplant from Texas urging passage as-is: 'It's merely asking that the existing law be enforced.'

50-year landlord whose taxes rose from $10,000 to $25,000; supports the mayor's committee referral.

Accidental small landlord who learned his 2020 base rent was $1,450 while charging $2,400; now selling his condo.

Tenants union member citing rent board reports showing continued self-reported illegal increases and ignored recommendations.

Housing provider since 1973 who says the ordinance was never properly vetted and he won't invest in Portland anymore.

Longtime tenant and housing provider agreeing nobody understands the ordinance; supports the mayor's amendment.

District 4 tenant urging passage, noting landlords following the law have nothing to fear.

Beckett Street renter and nonprofit director describing housing instability and the loss of social infrastructure.

Presented the tenants union's March audit finding registration inconsistencies and alleged illegal rents across Zillow listings.

Cited specific units allegedly overcharging by $850-$1,300 monthly and urged proactive, digitized registration enforcement.

Argued enforcement is reactive, not proactive, and laid out the tenants agenda's three goals: lower rent, safe stable housing, and ending landlord corruption.

Backed the tenants union's data showing rent stabilization being circumvented and asked the council to simply count how many Midtown survey respondents wanted social housing.