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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
HOUSE BILL 3054
By COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
April 11
On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, delete “creating new provisions; and”.
In line 3, after “90.680” insert “; and declaring an emergency”.
Delete lines 5 through 25 and insert:
“SECTION 1. ORS 90.324 is amended to read:
“90.324. (1) No later than September 30th of each year, the Oregon Department of Administra-
tive Services shall calculate the maximum annual rent increase percentage allowed [by ORS 90.323
(2) or 90.600 (1)] for the following calendar year:
“(a) For tenancies subject to ORS 90.600 (1) in facilities with more than 30 spaces, as six
percent.
“(b) For tenancies subject to ORS 90.600 (1) in facilities with 30 or fewer spaces or for
tenancies subject to ORS 90.323, as the lesser of:
“[(a)] (A) Ten percent; or
“[(b)] (B) Seven percent plus [the September annual 12-month average change in the Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as most recently published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor] CPI.
“(2) No later than September 30th of each year, the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser-
vices shall publish the maximum annual rent increase [percentage calculated pursuant to subsection
(1) of] percentages allowed under this section, along with the provisions of ORS 90.323 and 90.600,
in a press release.
“(3) The department shall maintain publicly available information on its website about the
maximum annual rent increase [percentage] percentages for the previous calendar year and for the
current calendar year and, on or after September 30th of each year, for the following calendar year.
“(4) As used in this section, ‘CPI’ means the September annual 12-month average change
in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as most
recently published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of
Labor.”.
On page 2, delete lines 44 and 45 and delete page 3.
On page 4, delete line 1 and insert:
“SECTION 3. ORS 90.600 is amended to read:
“90.600. (1) If a rental agreement is a month-to-month tenancy to which ORS 90.505 to 90.850
apply, the landlord may not increase the rent:
“(a) Without giving each affected tenant notice in writing at least 90 days prior to the effective
date of the rent increase;
“(b) More than once in any 12-month period; or
“(c) By a percentage greater than the maximum calculated under ORS 90.324 (1).
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“(2) The written notice required by subsection (1)(a) of this section must specify:
“(a) The amount of the rent increase;
“(b) The amount of the new rent;
“(c) Facts supporting the exemption authorized by subsection (3) of this section, if the increase
is above the amount allowed in subsection (1)(c) of this section; and
“(d) The date on which the increase becomes effective.
“(3) A [landlord] rent increase is not subject to subsection (1)(c) of this section if:
“(a) The first certificate of occupancy for the dwelling unit was issued less than 15 years from
the date of the notice of the rent increase; [or]
“(b) The dwelling unit is regulated or certified as affordable housing by a federal, state or local
government and the change in rent:
“(A) Does not increase the tenant’s portion of the rent; or
“(B) Is required by program eligibility requirements or by a change in the tenant’s income[.];
or
“(c) The rent increase is:
“(A) For a facility with more than 30 spaces;
“(B) Not greater than 12 percent;
“(C) In lieu of and not in addition to a rent increase allowed within the 12-month period
as described in subsection (1) of this section;
“(D) Occurring at least five years following a previous rent increase authorized under
this paragraph, if any;
“(E) Related to a significant project to add, replace, repair or upgrade infrastructure for
the facility;
“(F) Approved by a written affirmative vote of 51 percent of the spaces in the facility that
are occupied by tenants on a vote that contains the signature and identifies the space of the
voter;
“(G) Approved by votes under subparagraph (F) of this paragraph that are collected:
“(i) At least 30 days after the landlord has provided in writing to each tenant the pro-
posed infrastructure project, a documented estimate of the cost of the project, an estimated
timeline for the start and completion date for the project and the estimate of the rent in-
crease necessary to cover the cost of the improvement; and
“(ii) At least 14 days after the landlord has met with the tenants to discuss the proposal;
and
“(H) Fully refunded to tenants by the landlord, without demand, less the maximum al-
lowable rent increase under ORS 90.324, if the project is not substantially completed as de-
scribed in the notice under subparagraph (G)(i) of this paragraph within 12 months of the
estimated completion date in the notice.
“(4) A landlord that increases rent in violation of subsection (1)(c) of this section shall be liable
to the tenant in an amount equal to three months’ rent plus actual damages suffered by the tenant.
“(5) This section does not create a right to increase rent that does not otherwise exist.
“(6) This section does not require a landlord to compromise, justify or reduce a rent increase
that the landlord otherwise is entitled to impose.
“(7) Neither ORS 90.510 (1), requiring a landlord to provide a statement of policy, nor ORS
90.510 (4), requiring a landlord to provide a written rental agreement, creates a basis for tenant
challenge of a rent increase, judicially or otherwise.
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“(8)(a) The tenants who reside in a facility may elect one committee of seven or fewer members
in a facility-wide election to represent the tenants. One tenant of record for each rented space may
vote in the election. Upon written request from the tenants’ committee, the landlord or a represen-
tative of the landlord shall meet with the committee within 10 to 30 days of the request to discuss
the tenants’ nonrent concerns regarding the facility.Unless the parties agree otherwise, upon a
request from the tenants’ committee, a landlord or representative of the landlord shall meet with the
tenants’ committee at least once, but not more than twice, each calendar year. The meeting shall
be held on the premises if the facility has suitable meeting space for that purpose, or at a location
reasonably convenient to the tenants.After the meeting, the tenants’ committee shall send a written
summary of the issues and concerns addressed at the meeting to the landlord. The landlord or the
landlord’s representative shall make a good faith response in writing to the committee’s summary
within 60 days.
“(b) The tenants’ committee may be entitled to informal dispute resolution under ORS 90.769 if
the landlord or landlord’s representative fails to meet with the tenants’ committee or fails to respond
in good faith to the written summary as required by paragraph (a) of this subsection.”.
On page 5 , delete line 39.
On page 7, line 20, after “home” insert “or obtain an inspection of the interior of the dwelling
or home by a third party”.
Delete lines 39 through 43 and insert:
“SECTION 5. This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
September 1, 2025.”.
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