Legal Department

Families with children are protected by Fair Housing Laws so the Grace Hill training tip this week focuses on ways to avoid discrimination against families with children to help landlords and property managers better understand...

Most landlords testifying before the Portland City Council on the proposed new city regulations on tenant screening and deposits were opposed to the new rules for various reasons. Several landlords said the city would be...

The Grace Hill training tip of the week continues the focus on the confusing issue of service animals, assistance animals and emotional support animals. By Ellen Clark By now you’ve probably figured out that complying with assistance animal requests is...

The Oregon Senate has passed, 26-0, Senate Bill 262, which extends the sunset on a program that permits cities and counties to grant property tax exemptions for multifamily housing rentals. Multi-unit rentals can provide affordable...

If you are thinking of investing in a real estate syndication, especially for multifamily investing, here are 10 things to know from Kim Lisa Taylor, Esq., founding attorney of Syndication Attorneys, PLLC. By Kim Lisa...

Facebook’s targeted advertising platform violates the Fair Housing Act by “encouraging, enabling, and causing” unlawful discrimination by restricting who can view housing ads, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) charged in...

Bills that would extend the time a landlord must wait before filing an eviction due to non-payment of rent in Washington State are continuing to move through the legislature. HB 1453, which extends the number...

A landlord and agent who refused to rent to a tenant with disabilities because he had an emotional-support animal have settled with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through a conciliation...

Governor Kate Brown has signed a landmark first-in-the-nation rent-control bill, SB 608, which she said which provides protections for renters related to no-cause evictions and rent increases. “This legislation will provide some immediate relief to...

Rent control is coming to Oregon, so Deborah Imse, executive director of MultiFamily NW, offers her thoughts and opinions and urges lawmakers to offer direction and resources. By Deborah Imse Multifamily NW  The Oregonian/OregonLive Editorial Board offered...