Portland just dropped $56 million in housing funds—including your landlord registration fees. Bailouts for affordable landlords, more rent assistance, and extra eviction defense dollars are here. What does the Portland $56 million housing fund mean for your market-rate properties? Faster collections or longer eviction fights? Read the full breakdown + action steps (and why you should lobby PHB for more landlord classes) now:

If you're reading this in February 2026, you're probably feeling the pinch just like I am. January brought a record-breaking wave of eviction filings across Oregon—over 2,700 court-ordered evictions statewide, the highest in five years, with Multnomah County and the Portland area getting hit especially hard. That's nearly double some recent months, and it's got a lot of us scrambling to stay compliant while protecting our investments and cash flow. What's driving this Oreg