City protections
Portland renter rules
The city that made landlords pay renters to leave - on top of Oregon's statewide rent cap.
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Relocation assistance
If a Portland landlord raises rent about 10%+ and you have to move, or ends a tenancy without cause, they generally owe you relocation assistance of several thousand dollars, scaled by unit size.
Statewide cap
Oregon caps annual rent increases statewide (a CPI-based formula with a hard ceiling), with exemptions for the newest construction.
90-day notices
Larger increases and no-cause terminations (where still allowed) require 90 days' written notice under state law.
The state layer underneath
City rules sit on top of Oregon state law - deposits, entry notice, and eviction process still come from the state.