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Portland Rent Board approves Port Property request for four buildings, sets blended $117.54 per-unit increase
Summary
After two hours of questioning and debate over pandemic-era costs and management fees, the Portland Rent Board approved Port Property Management’s grouped application for four buildings — a blended increase of $117.54 per unit — by a 4–2 vote.
The Portland Rent Board voted 4–2 on Oct. 8, 2025, to approve a grouped rent‑increase application from Port Property Management covering 89 Spruce St., 105 Forest Ave., 139 Williams St. and 202 Dartmouth St., setting a blended allowance of $117.54 per unit.
The board’s action followed a staff‑led presentation and an hour of questions from members about maintenance billing, allocation of shared expenses and whether pandemic‑era spikes in 2021–22 should determine a permanent rent adjustment. Dylan, a city staff member, described the redline changes to the ordinance and the procedural history leading to the filings; Port Property representative Ben Bergeron walked the board through the combined ledger and corrected a math error in the…
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