How can that be? In order to rent to Section 8 you have to get inspected and meet all sorts of specs that a typical landlord would not have to. The majority of rental units in Oregon likely don’t qualify.
Landlords are actually lined-up trying to get approved for Section 8 because it means guaranteed on-time payment of rent.
If you read the classified ads for rentals in Oregon, you’ll see a lot of “No Section 8” warnings. It’s pretty common, especially in Portland.
This new law will explicitly prohibit that practice.
those lining up for Sec 8 tenants would be naive fools or slumlords, nor landlords
landlords know that in return for the govt-guaranteed rent check, they have to swallow any and all tenant behaviors and damage ro their property
which is likely to be trashed and the landlord has to pay for all repairs and rehab - the gubmint don’t make no “security deposit”
and the tenants - impossible to ever evict
and God help you if the property built before 1979 - some pimp lawyer will sue yer aXX for lead paint damages
If a house is treated like this, who cares about on-time rent? The government sure isn’t going to pay for the repairs and replacement of appliances.