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Senate committee advances bill to limit landlords’ disclosure of sensitive tenant data
Summary
The Senate Housing and Development Committee voted to send HB 4123A to the floor with a ‘do pass’ recommendation after testimony from legal advocates, tenant groups and landlords that said the bill balances tenant privacy with necessary landlord operations.
The Senate Housing and Development Committee on Feb. 24 voted to move House Bill 4123A to the full Senate after proponents described it as a narrowly tailored update to Oregon’s landlord-tenant law that would restrict landlords from sharing certain tenant information without written consent or a court order.
Supporters, including Sybil Hebb of the Oregon Law Center, told the committee the bill would add clear rules about what landlords may not disclose — such as dates of birth, bank-account numbers, employer details, government identification, immigration status and information tied to protected classes or survivors of domestic…
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