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Fair Housing and Accessible Housing Resources
- The Fair Housing Council - Provides advice and assistance regarding federal, state and local laws that prohibit housing discrimination. Serving all of Oregon and SW Washington since 1990.
- Unlimited Choices - provides home modifications for accessibility and independence, for renters and homeowners with physical disabilities in Portland, Beaverton, Vancouver, and throughout Multnomah and Clark Counties.
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- Independent Living Resources - provides advocacy, information and referral, peer support and counseling to individuals with disabilities.
- Disability Compass - A web-based resource for people with disabilities, their families and supporters. Provides access to hundreds of disability-related organizations, services, programs and products.
Housing Authorities in the Portland Metro Region
Other Resources for Renters, Buyers, and Agencies
- 211info - 2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember telephone number that helps connect people in need with the community resources available to help meet those needs. The 211info website offers a on-line searchable database of community resources avaiable in the Portland/Vancouver Metro Region.
- The Beehive - Connects you to information and resources around the things that matter most to you: health, jobs, money, education and family. Learn how to save on your utility bill, find a doctor, get help in becoming a homeowner, and find how to get a better job. It's all on the Beehive.
- Cascade AIDS Project's Housing Services - Founded in 1983, Cascade AIDS Project is the oldest and largest community-based provider of HIV services, housing, education and advocacy in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Cascade AIDS Project offers a broad range of housing services and assistance.
- Central City Concern - Central City Concern provides a broad array of services for low income and homeless persons in Portland, including substance abuse treatment, transitional and permanent rental housing, and employment training.
- City of Portland Bureau of Development Services, Neighborhood Inspections Program - The City of Portland, Bureau of Development Services' Neighborhood Inspections Program provides assistance on abating grass, weeds, trash and debris in residential areas. If you are a renter in Portland, and believe housing hazards or violations exist, you can contact the Housing Maintenance Division to learn more (or call (503) 823-7306), as well as review City code Title 29, the Property Maintenance Standards.
- Clackamas Community Land Trust - Give working families the opportunity to own safe, decent and affordable homes of their own.
- Columbia Non-Profit Housing (CNPH) - Columbia Non Profit Housing (CNPH) not only provides housing for the more vulnerable members of our community - whether they are low-income seniors or families who cannot afford the conventional rental marketplace - or they are first-time homebuyers who cannot afford high cost homes in our community.
- The Community Alliance of Tenants - Provides information for renters about their rights and responsibilities. Tenants may call their Renter’s Hotline (503-288-0130) for information if they are having a landlord/tenant dispute or have other housing questions.
- Community Housing Resource Center - A HUD Certified Housing Counseling Agency serving low/moderate income first time homebuyers in Vancouver and SW Washington.
- Domestic Violence Resources - A listing of domestic violence shelters, hotlines, and agencies in the Portland region.
- Elders in Action - Elders in Action offers a wide variety of services to seniors including Ombudsman who offer support and assistance to seniors experiencing problems with housing.
- Human Solutions - Human Solutions is a multi-purpose social service agency located in southeast Portland, which provides affordable housing, employment training, and family support services.
- Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization - IRCO provides services to immigrant and refugee communities throughout the Portland region.
- Northwest Pilot Project - provides services for people 55+ to attain and maintain housing and independence.
- Oregon Helps! - Find out if you are eligible for a number of benefits and programs including the Oregon Health Plan and Food Stamps.
- Oxford Houses - Self-run, self-supporting, alcohol and drug-free homes for recovering alcoholics and addicts.
- Proud Ground - Proud Ground is a state-certified nonprofit organization that provides affordable homeownership opportunities for people who work and live in our community. Working with community partners, lenders, builders, and others, we prepare families and individuals for homeownership; help them purchase existing homes at affordable rates; build new affordable homes; offer homeowners tools to be successful; and, we help manage the buying and selling of affordable homes.
- The Portland Housing Center - Provides education and counseling services to first-time home-buyers, home owners, renters, and landlords. A national NeighborWorks Homeownership Center.
- Shared Housing - Interested in renting a room or have a room to rent? Contact the Shared Housing program at (503) 225-9924.
- Transition Projects, Inc. - Transition Projects provides a broad array of services for low income and homeless persons in Portland, including case management, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent rental housing.
- The Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue page - Provides excellent information concerning fire safety and smoke alarm information for both renters and landlords. If you have any questions concerning fire safety in your home, please visit this page.
- Regional Multiple Listing Service - The Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS) inventories properties listed for sale by participating Realtors(R) in the greater Portland, Oregon metropolitan area and Clark and Cowlitz Counties in Washington. You may find properties for sale here at RMLS.com that you don't find on HousingConnections.org.
- Affordable Communities for Everyone (ACE Communities) - Affordable Community Environments (ACE) Community Development Corporation exists to “provide accessible, affordable housing with available support services in an innovative living environment for residents of SW Washington” while striving to build beautiful, environmentally “green” homes.
- SmokeFreeHousingNW - For renters bothered by second-hand smoke, this site will answer FAQs, describe your rights and help you find non-smoking housing. Resources developed by American Lung Association of Oregon, Multnomah County Health Department and Clark County Public Health.
- Oregon LeadLine - The LeadLine is staffed by Oregon-licensed Lead Risk Assessors in the Multnomah County Health Department's Lead Poisoning Prevention Program who can answer your questions about lead poisoning and prevention. Information available includes:
* FREE CHILDHOOD BLOOD LEAD SCREENING
* INFORMATION FOR HOME REPAIR AND REMODELING
* REDUCING HOME LEAD HAZARDS: Information, workshops and services
* FREE TAP WATER TESTING
- My First Home - My First Home Magazine is a Operation H.O.M.E. strategy to educate consumers and to encourage more people of color to purchase homes in Portland, Oregon. Within our magazine and web site, you will find information from organizations that are committed to helping people of color and anyone else who is struggling to own a home of their own.
- Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) - Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) provides safe and healthy affordable housing along with support and skill building activities for individuals and families with the greatest need who live or work in the Tigard-Tualatin area and SW Portland, Oregon.
CPAH owns five apartment complexes which provide housing for families at 60% or less of the Portland metropolitan area median income.
- disAbility Resources of Southwest Washington (dARSW) - dARSW's mission is empowering individuals with disabilities by creating opportunities, promoting choice, advancing equal access, educating, and furthering independent living. dARSW is a Independent Living Center, which is a non-residential, private, non-profit, consumer-controlled, community-based organization providing services and advocacy by and for persons with all types of disabilities. Their goal is to assist individuals with disabilities to achieve their maximum potential within their families and communities.
- Northwest Housing Alternatives - Northwest Housing Alternatives provide affordable housing options for families, seniors and people with special needs across Oregon.
- Hacienda CDC - First-time homebuyer education, counseling, and financial assistance to help you prepare to make the move into homeownership. We also provide foreclosure prevention counseling for homeowners in hard times.
Other Resources for Landlords, Property Managers, Owners, and Their Agents
- Clark County Rental Association - The Clark County (WA) Rental Association educates landlords and property managers in successful management techniques, and keeps them up-to-date on laws and regulations which govern the rental housing industry.
- Oregon Opportunity Network (Oregon ON) - Oregon ON is an association of nonprofit community development corporations. The site includes housing-related resources and a directory of its member organizations.
- Metro Multifamily Housing Association - MMHA represents approximately 150,000 rental units across Oregon and SW Washington. Our members consist of residential property managers large and small, as well as industry suppliers that perform every service related to rental housing. We serve as an educational and professional development resource for our members and through our annual events, instructional classes, and up-to-date rental forms Metro Multifamily Housing Association creates a professional community that proudly promotes quality rental housing.
- Multifamily Assistance Program (MAP) - Connects you to a free statewide service that helps rental property owners obtain cash and tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades. Contact MAP at (800) 813-2201.
- Oregon Rental Housing Association - The Oregon Rental Housing Association is a membership organization of residential rental owners and managers that works on behalf of the interests of the industry, including legislative advocacy and continuing professional education.
- Rental Housing Association of Greater Portland - The RHA is a non-profit member organization that offers tenant screening, rental forms, and trainings on improved management techniques for rental housing owners and managers of Portland metropolitan area.
- Landlord Study Hall - Our goal at Landlord Study Hall is to empower owners of residential and multifamily homes; providing education and information, allowing us to develop a lifetime relationship with the attendees, and to assist them with their residential and rental real estate transactions.
- Bureau of Development Services, Neighborhood Inspections Program - The City of Portland, Bureau of Development Services' Neighborhood Inspections Program provides assistance on abating grass and weeds, trash and debris in residential areas. If you are a landlord within the City of Portland, you may be interested in their Landlord Training Program.
- Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) - IREM is a national association for property managers. The state and local chapters linked to here offer educational classes and training toward national designations.
- Multifamily Garbage and Recycling Info, City of Portland - Within the City of Portland, all residential properties of five units and larger are required to establish garbage and recycling systems. This include apartments, condominiums, mobile home parks and moorages.
- SmokeFreeHousingNW - This site offers practical tools for developing and implementing a no-smoking policy in rental housing, including FAQs, marketing, and tenant compliance. Developed by American Lung Association of Oregon, Multnomah County Health Department and Clark County Health Department
- Oregon LeadLine - The LeadLine is staffed by Oregon-licensed Lead Risk Assessors in the Multnomah County Health Department's Lead Poisoning Prevention Program who can answer your questions about lead poisoning and prevention. Information available includes: * FREE CHILDHOOD BLOOD LEAD SCREENING * INFORMATION FOR HOME REPAIR AND REMODELING * REDUCING HOME LEAD HAZARDS: Information, workshops and services * FREE TAP WATER TESTING
- The Landlord Times - The Landlord Times: Your source for multifamily and apartment news and landlord, property management, property maintenance & real estate investing tips.
TheLandlordTimes.com, an interactive community of investors and rental housing professionals, is the most comprehensive source for news and information for the rental housing industry featuring exclusive articles and blogs on real estate investing, property management trends, landlord tenant laws, apartment marketing, maintenance and more. Additionally, it's the on-line home of the The Landord Times Metro newspapers (Portland Metro and Willamette Valley editions).
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