DAS posted the 2027 number on September 28. Most covered Oregon tenancies now have a 10% ceiling. Large parks and marinas stay at 6%. If your increase starts in 2027, stop using 9.5%. Inside Portland, 10% is also the relocation tripwire. Ceiling, not an automatic raise.

Home Forward still has the owner rent pause on the clock — and on September 2 it telegraphed a tenant-share hike no earlier than February 1, 2027. Those are two different piles of money. This piece is the calendar for private voucher landlords: what HAP does, what TTP does, why a Portland “catch-up” fee can still trigger relocation, and why dumping the voucher is a source-of-income problem.

Portland’s algorithmic pricing ban has been in effect since February. It is not a second rent cap. It is a rule about how you pick a number. Five or fewer Portland units are exempt. Sixteen or more faces treble damages or $1,000 per violation — and each month counts. Here is what you can still use: public listings, your own books, and a paper trail.

November picks the pen that signs the next housing bill. We lined up Governor Kotek’s record — SB 608, the 9.5% cap, homelessness spend, production numbers — against Senator Drazan’s published plan and her no votes on SB 608 and HB 3054. No endorsement. Just the file Oregon landlords have to underwrite.

Fall is rent-increase season. Oregon’s 2026 cap is 9.5%, but Portland’s associated-cost rule can still trigger relocation assistance. Here’s the exact checklist, the 90-day notice rules, and why any January 2027 increase must wait for the September DAS number. Read the full guide for Portland Metro landlords.