Oregon housing bill tries to reduce rental barriers for older adults

Oregon housing bill tries to reduce rental barriers for older adults

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill to force landlords to provide renters options to apply or pay rent by paper. (Photo by Barbara Barrett/Stateline)A clerical error on an online rent payment portal nearly led to one Milwaukie renter losing her home — and that’s just one example of housing advocates’ increasing concerns as online portals become more standard for finding housing and paying rent. Mistyping one piece of personal information on …