by Jake Thomas | 27 Jul 2013, Street Roots   http://news.streetroots.org

For people who use a federal housing voucher subsidy to rent an apartment, one phrase has been a constant barrier: “No Section 8.”

Under Oregon law, and despite a whole list of equal rights protections for renters, landlords could legally bar anyone who received Section 8 housing assistance from consideration at tenants.

This session’s passage of HB 2639 changes all that. Starting in July 2014, landlords will no longer be able to discriminate against Section 8, or Housing Choice voucher holders.

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