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Rental Education Week 2026

Label: Classes and activities
Join us for the 2nd annual Portland Rental Education Week, hosted by PHB's Rental Services Office! FREE 1-hour educational sessions, 12-1 p.m. every day. Learn about fair housing, sale requirements of occupied rentals, conflict management, and rental property maintenance standards. Register online.
through 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Available online

Register for free educational sessions

Each 1-hour webinar is led by a partner agency and will also include an overview of PHB and the Rental Services Office.

WHEN: October 5-9, 12-1 pm, one session per day of Portland Rental Education Week
WHERE: Online, via Zoom

Register through the links below. We recommend registering by September 30 to allow a helpful estimate of number of interested participants.


Fair Housing Basics

October 5, 12-1 pm

In this one-hour session, subject matter experts from the Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO) will provide a high-level overview of federal and state anti-discrimination protections for renters.

Register for Monday, Oct 5


Requirements for Sale/Purchase of Occupied Rentals

October 6, 12-1 pm

This one-hour session will be of particular interest to realtors, buyers and sellers, and tenants of occupied rentals which are being sold.   In it, a subject matter expert from RPM Education with provide a high-level overview of landlord/tenant law considerations that may come up before, during and after the sell.

Register for Tuesday, Oct 6


Conflict Management Strategies for Landlord/Tenant Relationships

October 7, 12-1 pm

In this one-hour session, subject matter experts from Resolutions Northwest will discuss ways to reduce and manage conflicts that may arise in the normal course of landlord/tenant business interactions.

Register for Wednesday, Oct 7


Property Maintenance Standards for Rental Properties

October 8 and 9, 12-1 pm

This two-part session begins from 12-1 pm on Thursday and continues from 12-1 pm on Friday. Subject matter experts from Portland Permitting & Development (PP&D) will provide a high-level overview of city codes related to habitability in residential rentals. They will also provide information about the process for reporting habitability concerns related to buildings, nuisance, noise, or zoning.

Register for Thursday, Oct 8 and Friday, Oct 9

 

Contact

Rental Services Helpdesk

503-823-1303Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9 - 11 a.m. and 1 - 4 p.m. Please use phone, email, fax, or post mail.
711Oregon Relay Service
Fax503-865-3260

Gabriel Mathews

Public Information Officer, PHB
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