COVID-19 Resources
CAT Response
Community Alliance of Tenants is working to support its members and tenants in the state during this time. CAT staff are working from home and will be calling members to check in periodically. The Renters Rights Hotline is still open for business. Please call the hotline, and advise friends/family/neighbors to do so, with any questions about housing security, eviction moratorium, notices your landowner is posting, privacy rights, etc. We can also provide referral services for information on COVID-19. Please see below for updated resources as we post them.
Oregon’s eviction moratorium, enacted in April and extended through the end of December 2020, temporarily prevents evictions and extends the period under which renters must repay landlords. But as the economic crisis continues, tenants continue to accrue debt that will likely be impossible for many to repay. Neither moratorium does enough to protect our communities. To address, this crisis the Community Alliance of Tenants has proposed the Cancel the Rent package to provide relief to renters and landlords alike. To get involved in our campaign, check out our Cancel the Rent campaign page