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Want to Play Missing Middle Housing Bingo? You’ll Lose.
View this email in your browser Dear Advocate, Thank you for your continued dedication to housing for all Oregonians. Because of your support, Housing Land Advocates (HLA) in partnership with the Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO), continues to drive needed change at both the local and state level. In this addition of the HLA newsletter, we’re talking missing…
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Stayton Afraid of the Overproduction of Multifamily Housing and Other Tales
View this email in your browser Dear Advocate, Thank you for your continued dedication to housing for all Oregonians. Because of your support, Housing Land Advocates (HLA) in partnership with the Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO), continues to drive needed change at both the local and state level. In this addition of the HLA newsletter, we have stories…
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Fall in Love with the Hillsboro HPS
View this email in your browser Dear Advocate, Thank you for your continued dedication to housing for all Oregonians. Because of your support, Housing Land Advocates (HLA) in partnership with the Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO), continues to drive needed change at both the local and state level. In this addition of the HLA newsletter, we have to say that…
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Happy Holidays from HLA, Our Gift to You!
View this email in your browser Dear Advocate, In this season of gratefulness, we are grateful for you! Thank you for your continued dedication to housing for all Oregonians. Because of your support, Housing Land Advocates (HLA) in partnership with the Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO), continues to drive needed change at both the local and state level.…
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Happy Valley Case Win and Recommended Remand for West Linn HPS
View this email in your browser Dear Advocate, Thank you for your continual dedication to housing for all Oregonians. Housing Land Advocates (HLA) in partnership with the Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO), is excited to bring you a positive step regarding our case against Happy Valley, announced at Housing Oregon, 2024. Additionally, our PAPA project staff and HLA…
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Hillsboro Housing Production Strategy Remanded and Happy Birthday Ed
View this email in your browser Dear Advocate, As part of our advocacy and enforcement work, Housing Land Advocates (HLA) in partnership with the Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO), reviews and submits official comment on upcoming Housing Production Strategies (HPS’s). You can find more information about the Post Acknowledgement Plan Amendment Project (PAPA project) here. In a…
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October 2025 Newsletter – A Comprehensive HPS Review, Presentation at Housing Oregon and More!
Dear Advocate, Thank you for your continual dedication to housing for all Oregonians. Because of your support, Housing Land Advocates (HLA) in partnership with the Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO), continues to drive needed change at both the local and state level. In September 2025, HLA/FHCO continued upon their previous 2024 presentation by delivering…
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HLA Boardmember Andrée Tremoulet published on Shelterforce
Boardmember Andrée Tremoulet makes headlines describing why Oregon needed its own AFFH rule. Read or listen to the article by clicking the link below. Why Oregon Created Its Own AFFH Rule
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HLA Challenges Metro UGB Expansion in Oregon Court of Appeals
Housing Land Advocates recently submitted its opening brief in the Oregon Court of Appeals challenging the adoption of the urban growth boundary expansion for the Portland Metropolitan Area by Metro and the casual approval of that expansion by Oregon’s Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC). As set forth in the brief, HLA is concerned that local…
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HLA Objects to HUD’s Proposed Disparate Impact Rule
On August 16, 2019, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a proposed rule to amend the agency’s interpretation of the Fair Housing Act’s (FHA) disparate impact standard. HLA joined with with a host of other fair housing and civil rights organizations to oppose the rule. HLA believes that HUD’s proposal would…
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HLA Supports HB 2001
HLA submitted written testimony in support of House Bill 2001, the proposal to require larger Oregon cities to allow “middle housing” (duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, and cottage clusters) in all residential zones. We support HB 2001 because it aligns with our mission: to ensure that Oregonians of all income levels can obtain adequate and affordable…
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OAPA Presents a FHCO Housing Opportunity and Discrimination Bus Tour
Join the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association (OAPA) and the Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO) for a Portland bus tour that highlights historic discrimination and how it relates to challenges we face today. The four-hour guided bus tour will feature sites around Portland. A facilitated lunch discussion will follow the tour, including…
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HLA Objects to Metro UGB Expansion
On January 30, 2019, HLA submitted written testimony to object to Metro’s proposed Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) expansion. HLA believes that it is imperative that Metro recommit to providing present and future urban Clackamas, Washington, and Multnomah County residents with greater access to affordable housing. By Metro’s authority within Oregon’s statewide land use system and…
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HLA Collaborates with Home Builders Association of Lane County and Community Advocates in Successful Appeal of Restrictive City of Eugene ADU Ordinances
Recently HLA joined local community, conservation, and business groups in an appeal to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) in a collaborative effort to contest the City of Eugene’s attempt to limit the provision of state-mandated affordable housing.The appeal successfully blocked the City of Eugene’s feigned attempt to implement the statewide accessory dwelling…
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HLA board member Ed Sullivan quoted in Sightline Institute article
HLA board member and co-founder Ed Sullivan was recently interviewed for an article published by the Sightline Institute. The article focuses on the possibility for state-led action to increase housing supply. Check out the article here: Could state-led upzones happen here? 7 lessons from modern Cascadia By Michael Andersen, Sightline Institute
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2018 Farmworker Housing Conference
CASA of Oregon and The Office of Rural and Farmworker Housing are hosting the 2018 Farmworker Housing Conference. They have a variety of interesting speakers lined-up to cover a range of topics. Margaret Salazar, current Director of Oregon Housing and Community Services and former Director of the Portland Field Office of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is the featured speaker.
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The Challenge of Housing Affordability in Oregon: Facts, Tools, and Outcomes
HLA board member and co-founder Ed Sullivan co-authored a paper recently published in Journal of Affordable Housing. The paper evaluates the causes of the housing crisis in Oregon–and unique tools that the state of Oregon may use to fix it–in the context of national housing law and policy. The paper is available for download here: The Challenge…
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2018 HLA Conference: Presentation Materials
Thanks to all who attended the 2018 HLA conference. A recap of the conference agenda and presenter slides are available on the Annual Conference page.