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Senate approves bill extending tenant notice periods for expiring affordability protections
Summary
Senate Bill 973 A extends notice timelines and requires written tenant notifications about expiring affordability restrictions, including templates in multiple languages; the measure passed on final reading.
Senate Bill 973 A, passed on final reading, increases tenant notice requirements when affordable housing protections on units may expire.
Senator Patterson, the sponsor, said the measure grew from the same work group that produced SB 32 A and that tenants face "huge disruptions" when properties withdraw from the affordable housing market. The bill extends the notification timeline from 20 months to 30 months before an affordability restriction expires, requires property owners to notify prospective tenants in writing about known expiration information before a lease is signed and to include the information in lease agreements, and directs Oregon Housing and Community Services to provide template language in English and the five most commonly spoken languages in Oregon.
Supporters argued extending notice will give tenants more time to plan, apply for other housing, and connect with support resources. The bill received a unanimous committee recommendation and passed final reading (26 ayes as recorded on the roll call).
