Sept. 15 was a briefing, not a vote. Tenant testimony already asked Portland to drop the relocation rent-increase trigger from 10% to 5%. PHB is running a 2026 policy evaluation. Here is what the ordinance still costs, what the Bureau actually said, and how owners get on the official record before the next Housing and Permitting Committee meeting.

We're barely two weeks into 2026, and already one of the big changes from the 2025 legislative session is hitting us right where it hurts: the reliability of those fixed-term leases we all count on for steady cash flow. I'm talking about HB 2134, the new law that gives tenants a fresh way to end a fixed-term lease early—without penalties—if we issue a non-renewal or certain termination notice first...