Economists say rent caps stifle development but leading legislators say some renters are captive and easily exploited.
BY NIGEL JAQUISS
Oregon Journalism Project
CHIEF SPONSOR: State Rep. Pam Marsh (D-Ashland), along with 19 Democratic co-sponsors (and zero Republicans)
WHAT IT WOULD DO:HB 3054 takes a concept Oregon lawmakers love and economists hate—rent control—and ratchets it downward in two specific sectors of the housing market: marinas and manufactured home parks. Following on the heels of…