Spring 2026 applications are pouring in—don’t let a screening mistake cost you thousands in BOLI complaints or lost rent. Our latest guide covers tenant screening best practices 2026 for Oregon landlords: updated fair housing rules, new paper application requirements, tenant confidentiality law with screening exemptions, step-by-step compliant processes, Portland FAIR differences, and practical tips to stay consistent and select great tenants. Read it now and protect your por

Why now? Well, late 2025 brought a big shift when HUD withdrew its key guidance document, FHEO-2020-01, on assessing assistance animal requests. That old notice spelled out pretty strict rules on what landlords could ask for in verification. With it gone, we've got more breathing room to dig into questionable requests—think those sketchy online ESA letters that seem to pop up overnight. But here's the big caveat, and I can't stress this enough: the core Fair Housing Act (FHA)