Oregon's Housing Proposed Bills 2021

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Housing has long been a pressing issue before the pandemic and wildfires. It has increasingly become a larger problem with worsening income disparity. According to new data in 2019, Oregon's rate of houseless residents has increased by 3.5 the national average.

 


On Monday March 8, Oregon state lawmakers were weighing the options of creating more shelters, a grace period for rent to be extended, making home-ownership more accessible, and reducing housing inequalities faced by communities of color. 



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The lawmakers have presented 17 bills, including "$535 million in new state investments for increasing affordable housing, addressing homelessness, and supporting home-ownership." They also stated that the federal government expects federal support. 

 

One of the proposed bills is on emergency shelter expedited siting that will accelerate the process of building shelters. It is proposed that $45 million is needed to build shelter capacity, mobile crisis teams, navigational centers. 

 

Mobile Crisis teams will consist of mental health professionals responding to public safety calls involving homelessness, substance abuse, and mental health crises. 


Another goal they proposed is to build navigational centers to connect houseless people with resources to get housing. Additionally, a bill will regulate local governments from passing sweeps and be more lenient in regulating sitting, sleeping, lying, etc., in public space. 


As far as the rent moratorium is concerned, lawmakers discussed extending the grace period from July 2021 until February 2022. 





For More Information: 

Associated Press Article 

OBP 

Oregon Housing Bills Information


By:

Anahi Ortiz

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