Oregon State Senator Kayse Jama (D) joins the Exchange to discuss HB 2001, which was bill passed into law in 2023. Senator Jama represents district 24, which covers the east Portland region.
Becky Straus also joins the Exchange. She is the Managing Attorney of Oregon Law Center's Eviction Defense Project.
Among a range of housing tenant protections, HB 2001 includes the sealing of certain inoperative residential eviction judgments and removes them from the public record.
RESOURCES:
Community Alliance of Tenants
Court Set Asides Eviction Resource Page: Check here to see if your eviction qualifies
Oregon Law Help page
Habitat for Humanity Testimony
