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SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) to close the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) on Aug. 12, 2022. The portal remains closed to new applicants. Tenants with current incomplete applications or in need of recertification are encouraged to submit their materials right away.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. – Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will close the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) Portal and stop accepting new applications after 11:59 p.m. PDT today, March 14, 2022.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - Today Oregon House Republican Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-Prineville) and Representative E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls) released statements regarding the conclusion of the second special session of 2021.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - Today the Oregon State Legislature in a special session passed SB 5561 (2nd Special Session of 2021) that adds an additional $100 million in state funding to the federal Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) to help tenants and landlords in need. The Legislature also passed SB 891 (2nd Special Session of 2021) to ensure tenants who apply for rental assistance before June 30, 2022, cannot be evicted until their application is processed. The protections end on Sept. 30, 2022.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath and Lake Community Action Services (KLCAS) has been provided an unprecedented amount of funding, about $4.7 million, through the Consolidated Appropriation Act to prevent eligible renters who have been impacted by the pandemic from eviction for non-payment of rent.
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