Julia Shumway

(Oregon Capital Chronicle) For the first time in years, Oregon landlords governed by the state’s rent stabilization law can’t hand out double-digit rent increases.

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services announced Tuesday that the maximum allowed rent increase in 2026 will be 9.5%. A separate 6% cap applies to mobile home facilities with more than 30 spaces because of a new state law .

Since 2019, Oregon has capped rent increases for buildings older than 15 years at 7% plus inflation. In 2023, after high inflation sent allowable increases soaring to nearly 15%, lawmakers added a hard cap of 10%.

The 9.5% allowed increase is the second-lowest since Oregon began stabilizing rent, higher only than the low of 9.2% in 2021. Landlords are only allowed to raise rent

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