Resources: Renters Resources

  • Care to Share- Community Action Rental Assist Line
    503-615-0770; Bilingual message 503-924-3129
    http://caretoshareonline.com/
    Call for hours.

    Must have either: Someone strike/fired/laid-off or a reduction in pay in the household; domestic violence at residence; or death of a family member in the household.  Every third Thursday.  Only available if current (caught up) on rent.  Bilingual message.

  • Clackamas County Housing Authority
    13930 S Gain St
    PO Box 1510
    Oregon City
    OR
    97045
    503-655-8267
    http://www.clackamas.us/hacc
    8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon-Fri.
    Transit: 34, Oregon City Transit Center.

    Low-cost housing for low-income, public housing and housing choice voucher program.

  • Community Action
    1001 SW Baseline St
    Hillsboro
    OR
    97123
    503-615-0770; Bilingual utility calls 503-726-0407
    http://www.caowash.org/
    Call for hours and leave message for pre-screening and appointment.
    Transit: 57

    Assistance is limited; information and referral for all renter resources; utility assistance, emergency rent vouchers, etc.  Water bill assistance for Tualatin Water District and City of Beaverton. 

  • Community Alliance of Tenants
    2710 NE 14th Ave.
    Portland
    OR
    97212-3201
    503-288-0130
    http://www.oregoncat.org
    Call for hours.
    Transit: 8, 9, 33.

    Advocacy-landlord/tenant issues. Organizing for immediate improvements in buildings, increased funding for affordable housing and improved tenant protections under Oregon law and local policy. Opportunities for organizaning.

  • Community Solutions for Clackamas County
    112 11th St.
    Oregon City
    OR
    97045
    503-655-8840
    http://www.clackamas.us/cscc/mediation.htm
    9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Mon- Thurs.
    Transit: 32, 33, 35, 79,154.

    Neighbor to Neighbor, Landlord/Tenant and Consumer/Merchant mediation.  Call to talk to a mediator.

  • Ecumenical Ministries Shared Housing
    909 SW 11th Ave
    Portland
    OR
    97205
    503-225-9924
    http://www.emoregon.org/shared_housing.php
    Call for hours.
    Transit: 8, 33

    Advocacy-landlord/tenant issues. Organizing for immediate improvements in buildings, increased funding for affordable housing and improved tenant protections under Oregon law and local policy. Opportunities for organizaning.

  • Fair Housing Council of Oregon
    506 SW 6th Ave.
    # 1111
    Portland
    OR
    97204
    800-424-3247
    http://www.fhco.org
    8:30 a.m -5:30 p.m.
    Transit: Fareless Square

    Education and enforcement in the area of housing discrimination. Tests to determine discrimination. Files complaints on your behalf. Hours: 8:30 a.m -4:30 p.m. Discrimination hotline, 1-800-669-9777.

  • FISH Emergency Services
    1335 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
    Portland
    OR
    97214-3691
    503-233-5533
    call for availability
    Transit: 14, 10

    Eviction rent assistance when funds are available.

  • Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
    400 Sixth Ave
    Ste. 700
    Portland
    OR
    97204
    971-222-2600
    http://www.hud.gov/oregon
    8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
    Transit: Fareless Square

    Provides subsidized housing for individuals and families who pay at least 30 percent of income for rent. Provides referrals for counseling foreclosure, purchase, reverse mortgage and budget counseling.

  • Housing Authority of Portland (HAP)
    135 SW Ash St.
    Portland
    OR
    97204
    503-802-8300
    http://www.hapdx.org
    Call for hours.
    Transit: Fareless Square

    Rent assistance program enables low-income residents of Multnomah County to rent from a private landlord with rental assistance administered by HAP. Section 8 public housing and low-income vouchers.  Public Housing Hotline: 503-288-5750, rental unit availability and referrals for affordable housing to individuals and families in Multnomah County. All public housing waiting lists are closed because the wait time exceeds a year.

  • Housing Connections Internet Search Tool
    503-802-8562
    http://www.housingconnections.org

    Internet search tool for finding housing in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas and Clark counties.

  • ROSE Community Development
    5215 SE Duke
    Portland
    OR
    97206
    503-788-8052
    http://www.rosecdc.org
    8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday

    Rental resource offering affordable housing in the outer southeast neighborhoods. Units in large apartments, duplexes, multiplexes, and single-family homes.  Section 8 OK.

  • Salvation Army- Tualatin Valley Citadel
    351 SE Oak St
    Hillsboro
    OR
    97123
    503-640-4311
    http://tsacascade.org
    9-11:30 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.; food boxes 1 p.m. - 3p.m.
    Transit: 46, MAX Blue Line Hatfield Government Center Station

    Water bill assistance for Hillsboro residents.  Food assistance for West Washington County.  Energy assistance beginning January.

  • St. Vincent de Paul (St. Andrew Emergency Service)
    5120 NE Milwaukie Ave.
    Portland
    OR
    97202-4819
    971-244-0339
    9 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday, Wednesday-Friday. Clothes Closet hours: 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Thursday.
    Transit: 6, 8, 44, 72.

    Assistance with 72-hour eviction notices. Boundaries I-5 to 25th Avenue, Killingsworth to Shaver.

  • Washington County Housing Authority
    111 NE Lincoln
    Ste 200-L
    Hillsboro
    OR
    97124
    503-846-4794
    http://www.co.washington.or.us/housing
    8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Mon-Fri.
    Transit: MAX Blue Line Hatfield Government Center Station

    Rental assistance and affordable rental opportunities for low-income families in Washington County.  Section 8 and public housing programs.