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Board tables several applications, schedules workshop on MNOI and rule clarifications

Remote Rent Board Meeting - January 22, 2025 · January 22, 2025

Summary

The board tabled deliberations on multiple applications to allow additional applicant materials or to move matters to later agendas; it also scheduled a special 2.5‑hour workshop on Feb. 12 to consider changes to MNOI guidance and the board’s annual report.

During the meeting the Portland Rent Board took a number of procedural steps to manage pending applications and its own work plan.

Key procedural actions: - The board tabled deliberation on one application (124 Emery Street) to allow staff to verify and upload supporting receipts and to give the applicant time to respond; the applicant and staff will work to finalize the completeness check before returning the matter to public hearing. - The board granted requests to postpone hearings for 23 Saunders Street and 33 Deering Street to the board’s February meeting at the applicants’ requests. - The board also moved to reconsider and table reconsideration of votes on the 221 Woodford and 231 State Street matters (to permit additional review tied to banked‑rent calculations and to allow applicants to respond); reconsideration and further deliberation are scheduled for the board’s February meeting.

Separately, board members agreed to schedule a 2.5‑hour workshop at the board’s regular meeting time on Feb. 12 to discuss MNOI worksheet implementation issues, treatment of overhead after ownership changes, and proposed language for the board’s annual report. Board counsel offered to attend the workshop; board members asked staff to circulate draft materials in advance.

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