Title 36A, Housing; Lottery and Games; Environment

The Housing and Community Services Department shall make available on the department’s website: (1) A list of dates and counties in which there exists an extreme heat event for a forecast zone in this state as defined in ORS 90.355. Dates published on the website must remain on t…

In distributing rental assistance to residential tenants funded by federal, state or local moneys, a public body, as defined in ORS 174.109, and any designee or grantee of a public body shall: (1) Promptly provide a dated application receipt to each tenant who applies for assista…

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Safe, affordable and readily available housing options for low-income individuals and families do not match the increasing need for such housing in this state. (2) Much state-owned property is unused and could be made available to increase…

The purposes of ORS 458.405 to 458.460 are to provide low-income housing options including but not limited to: (1) Transitional and emergency housing for low-income individuals and families as long as this type of housing is accompanied by adequate supporting social services; and…

In carrying out ORS 458.405 to 458.460, the state shall act by and through its duly constituted board, commission or agency. The board, commission or agency may provide rules necessary to carry out ORS 458.405 to 458.460. [1989 c.440 §3; 1995 c.79 §270; 2023 c.193 §28]

Whenever the state or any state agency possesses or controls real property that might be used to further the public use of providing housing options for low-income individuals and families that is unused for any other public purpose and in which no long-term policy exists to use …

Real property needed for a public use other than low-income housing shall not be sold, exchanged, leased or conveyed under the authority of ORS 458.405 to 458.460. [1989 c.440 §5]

(1) The authority to lease property granted by ORS 458.420 includes authority to lease property not owned or controlled by the state at the time of entering the lease. Such lease shall be conditioned upon the subsequent acquisition of the interest covered by the lease. (2) Any le…

Every lease entered into pursuant to ORS 458.405 to 458.460 shall be authorized by order of the state agency executing the lease and shall provide such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the government body executing the lease. [1989 c.440 §7]

The state is hereby granted express power to relinquish the title to any of its property not needed for another public purpose to the United States Government or any other governmental body, political subdivision, housing authority or nonprofit organization involved with providin…

Before the transfer of any state-owned real property under the provisions of ORS 458.405 to 458.460 to a housing authority or a nonprofit organization involved with providing low-income housing to individuals and families in this state, the state or its agency, board or commissio…

In the event that more than one housing authority or appropriate nonprofit organization is interested in a building available for transfer under ORS 458.405 to 458.460, the state or its agency shall conduct a bidding process that takes into account: (1) The entity most capable of…

As used in ORS 197A.447 and 458.461 to 458.478: (1) “Affordable housing” means dwellings or dwelling units offered for purchase or rent, with or without government assistance, to individuals who are members of low or moderate income households at a sales price or rent that is aff…

(1)(a) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall identify lands owned by the state within urban growth boundaries and designate the lands as home start lands if, in the department’s discretion, the lands have not been used or committed for any permanent state purpose…

(1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may designate real property as home start lands if the department finds that the property complies with the requirements under subsection (2) of this section and that the local government and property owners have identified a p…

The designation of real property as home start lands is terminated for real property if a development application for the property has not been approved by the local government under ORS 197A.447 within three years following the property’s designation as home start lands and: (1)…

(1)(a) The state, through the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, may sell, transfer, or lease for an initial period not to exceed 99 years all real property designated as home start lands under ORS 458.462 to housing developers for the purpose of facilitating the devel…

(1) For real property sold, transferred or leased under ORS 458.467, the housing developer shall: (a) Work to diligently prepare affordable housing by taking necessary steps and engaging contractors to: (A) Partition, subdivide or replat the lands for the development of housing u…

(1) The proceeds, less costs, of real property sold by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 458.467 shall be credited to and deposited in the Home Start Lands Fund established under ORS 458.478. (2) The revenue from the rental or lease of home start lands ma…

(1) As used in this section, “primary residence” means housing occupied as an individual’s principal dwelling for a cumulative total of at least nine months of the calendar year and that the individual intends to maintain as the individual’s principal dwelling. (2) When a propert…

(1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall collaborate with the Department of State Lands on the implementation of ORS 197A.447 and 458.461 to 458.478. (2) Upon request by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, the Housing Accountability and Production …

(1) The Home Start Lands Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Home Start Lands Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative…

As used in ORS 458.480 to 458.490: (1) “Affordable housing” means residential housing that may be purchased or rented, with or without government assistance, by persons who meet the applicable income limits of local, state or federally funded programs or developments. (2) “Area m…

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall, after consultation with the Oregon Housing Stability Council, develop and implement the Local Innovation and Fast Track Housing Program for the purpose of expanding the state’s supply of affordable housing for low income ho…

(1) The Local Innovation and Fast Track Housing Program Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Local Innovation and Fast Track Housing Program Fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) The fund consis…

(1) The community action agency network, established initially under the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, is the delivery system for federal antipoverty programs in Oregon, including: (a) The Community Services Block Grant; (b) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; …

(1) There is established an Energy Crisis Trust Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund, in the State Treasury. As permitted by federal court decisions, federal statutory requirements and administrative decisions, funds from the Petroleum Violation Escrow Fund made avai…

The Oregon Housing Stability Council, in conjunction with the Community Action Partnership of Oregon, shall advise and assist the Housing and Community Services Department with rules, policies and programs regarding low income home energy assistance provided for under ORS 458.510…

The Oregon Housing Stability Council shall be responsible for receiving the recommendations of any state body relating to the issue of homelessness, and for forwarding the recommendations and proposals to state agencies or other public or private organizations for action that the…

(1) As used in this section, “homelessness” means the lack of a decent, safe, stable and permanent place to live that is fit for human habitation. (2) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (a) Homelessness is a detriment to individuals, families and communities. The e…

(1) The Department of Human Services shall serve as the lead public body in administering the state policy on hunger. (2) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that it is the policy of this state that: (a) Hunger is defined as the state of being unable to obtain a nutrition…

(1) The Hunger Task Force is established in the Department of Human Services. The task force shall consist of not more than 28 members appointed as follows: (a) The President of the Senate shall appoint one member from among members of the Senate. (b) The Senate Minority Leader s…

ORS 458.530 to 458.545 may be cited as the “Oregon Hunger Relief Act.” [Formerly 411.851; 2005 c.22 §330]

The Hunger Task Force shall: (1) Serve within government and in the state at large as an advocate for hungry persons. (2) Participate in coordinating the effective and efficient provision of services to hungry citizens so that the services will be readily available to the greates…

It is declared to be the policy and intent of the Legislative Assembly that the State of Oregon: (1) Shall assist in improving the quality of life of homeless persons within this state by insuring the availability of an appropriate range of residential opportunities. (2) Shall se…

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) The number of people who are homeless is on the rise in this state, as across the nation. (2) Homeless people can be found in every county and city in this state. (3) Family members, including children, represent the majority of the increa…

For purposes of ORS 458.600 to 458.665: (1) “Area median income” means the area median income, subject to adjustment for areas with unusually high or low incomes or housing costs, all as determined by the Housing and Community Services Department based on information from the Uni…

(1) There is created, separate and distinct from the General Fund of the State Treasury, the Oregon Housing Fund, which consists of five separate revolving accounts: (a) The Housing Development and Guarantee Account; (b) The Emergency Housing Account; (c) The Home Ownership Assis…

(1) There is established the Housing Development Grant Program in the Housing and Community Services Department for the purpose of expanding the supply of affordable rental housing for persons with low or very low income. (2) The program shall pay the costs incurred in the admini…

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department may use the Housing Development and Guarantee Account to establish a Guarantee Fund. The department may use the fund to pay the costs and expenses incurred in the administration of the fund and to guarantee repayment of loans made…

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall administer the Emergency Housing Account to assist homeless individuals and individuals who are at risk of becoming homeless, through means including the emergency housing assistance program and the state homeless assistance…

(1) The Home Ownership Assistance Account is administered by the Housing and Community Services Department to expand this state’s supply of homeownership housing for families and individuals with income at or below area median income, including persons over 65 years of age, perso…

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department, in consultation with the Oregon Housing Stability Council, shall provide grants and technical assistance to organizations that, in working with households with income at or below area median income, attempt to increase access for…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Housing and Community Services Department shall disburse the moneys credited to the Agricultural Worker Housing Development Account to expand this state’s supply of housing for low and very low income agricultural work…

(1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall administer the General Housing Account. (2) The department shall disburse moneys credited to the account to accomplish the purposes described in ORS 456.515 to 456.828, except that 25 percent of moneys deposited in the accou…

As used in this section and ORS 458.675 to 458.700, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Account holder” means a resident of this state who: (a) Is 12 years of age or older; (b) Is a member of a lower income household; and (c) Has established an individual development acco…

The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) The problem of poverty will not be solved solely by government programs and income subsidies. (2) Family economic well-being does not come solely from income, spending or consumption, but instead requires savings, investment and the accumu…

(1) A person who qualifies to become an account holder may enter into an agreement with a fiduciary organization for the establishment of an individual development account. (2) To become an account holder a person must, in addition to meeting any other qualifications, be a member…

(1) A person may establish an individual development account only for a purpose approved by a fiduciary organization. Purposes that the fiduciary organization may approve are: (a) The acquisition of post-secondary education or job training. (b) If the account holder has establish…

(1) A fiduciary organization selected under ORS 458.695 may qualify as the recipient of account contributions that qualify the contributor for a tax credit under ORS 315.271 only if the fiduciary organization matches amounts deposited by the account holder according to a formula …