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Portland Rent Board approves decisions on three landlord cases; fines and rent rollbacks ordered in one appeal
Summary
At its June 25, 2025 meeting the Portland Rent Board issued decisions on multiple landlord rent cases, including consolidated findings for Grant Street properties, an adopted decision for 29 Paris Street, and a set of sanctions and rollbacks in the appeal for 655 Congress Street.
The Portland Rent Board on June 25 adopted written decisions in two landlord applications and issued multiple sanctions after hearing an appeal over conditions and alleged overcharges at 655 Congress Street.
The most consequential rulings affected 655 Congress Street, where the board found the landlord in substantial noncompliance, ordered banked rents forfeited, directed that rents be rolled back to the last compliant level and ordered a civil fine. The board also adopted findings and decisions for 29 Paris Street and a consolidated decision covering 63, 65 and 69 Grant Street.
Why it matters: The board’s findings in the 655 Congress Street appeal included remedies commonly used in Portland’s rent code — forfeiture of banked increases, rollbacks to the last compliant rent level and civil penalties — and will affect tenant refunds and any future rent notices for that building. The consolidated decisions on Grant…
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