Portland and Multnomah County FREEZE Evictions Related to COVID -19
PORTLAND, Ore.– Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury are asking landlords to put a freeze on evictions. There have been numerous layoffs and more expected. In tweets leaders have said:
A news briefing on the steps that Chair Deborah Kafoury and Mayor Ted Wheeler are taking to protect housing security during the COVID-19 outbreak will be Tuesday, March 17 at 9 a.m. https://t.co/0W1DMlhvrE
— Multnomah County, OR (@multco) March 17, 2020
Many people are hurting right now.
We’re hearing your concerns.
We’re here to help.
We’re acting now.
We’re going to get through this together.In addition to an announcement on an eviction moratorium, I’ll be sharing how we’re going to help businesses and employees immediately. https://t.co/fw4ETbe2PJ
— Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) March 17, 2020
In a late-night tweet the mayor says sleep well Portland help is on the way. He pledges assistance for small businesses and employees.