Oregon extends moratorium on evictions, creates rent payment grace period

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On June 30, Oregon enacted legislation that prohibits residential and commercial evictions based on nonpayment of rent during an “emergency period,” which extends from April 1 until September 30, 2020. The law also creates a six month grace period for tenants to make outstanding rental payments accrued during the emergency period. Tenants cannot be evicted during the grace period for failure to repay rent accrued during the emergency period, but tenants must make rental payments going forward. Prior to enactment of the legislation, the Oregon governor created a moratorium on eviction using an executive order.