A Portland room rental pilot puts new Oregon SRO rules to the test

Oregon last year rewrote the rules for one of the oldest and cheapest housing types, single-room occupancy lodgings.

As part of broader housing reform, lawmakers – with little fanfare – passed a law that gave single-room occupancy housing legal status after years of SROs being deemed zoning and permitting no-nos due to concerns about the safety and health of such lodgings.

The…