The long saga of the COVID-19 residential eviction moratorium in Oregon continues with the recent passage of Senate Bill 278, but there are indications that this may be the end of the road...more
On June 1, 2021, Governor Brown signed HB 2009 into law, extending the residential foreclosure moratorium, most recently extended by HB 4204 during the 2020 Special Legislative Session...more
Multnomah County may be exiting Governor Kate Brown’s COVID-19 “freeze,” but eviction proceedings in Oregon’s largest county remain largely on hold until after the New Year. After Governor Brown issued the statewide...more
Oregon House Bill 4213, as extended by Governor Kate Brown’s Executive Order 20-56, currently prohibits eviction of residential tenants for non-payment of rent through December 31, 2020, as previously discussed. However, with...more
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the State of Oregon and federal agencies have enacted various moratoria on residential and commercial evictions and foreclosures. These include the foreclosure moratorium set forth in...more
On June 26, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the State of Oregon passed House Bill 4213, which restricted a landlord’s ability to enforce certain rights if a tenant failed to pay rent during the “Emergency Period,”...more
On September 28, Governor Kate Brown issued Executive Order 20-56. Citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the recent state wildfires, the Order extends the existing ban on eviction of residential tenants for non-payment of...more
During the special session held between June 24 and June 26, the Oregon legislature passed, and Governor Brown signed into law, HB 4204, which prohibits foreclosures in Oregon from March 8, 2020 until September 30, 2020. It...more
On June 26, state lawmakers approved House Bill 4213 extending Governor Brown’s executive order temporarily prohibiting evictions of both residential and commercial tenants for non-payment of rent or other charges under a...more
As you may know, late last year, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2343, which changes the long-standing notice requirements that apply before a landlord can pursue an unlawful detainer action against a...more