It's a "no brainer". Eugene is not Portland, especially in terms of property, tax, and rent increase.

Placing more restrictions on landlords and more controls on rentals will simply drive up rental risks and expenses, resulting in increased rents and decreased rental houses as landlords sell to avoid the additional risks and costs.

Part of Eugene's problem with people having to squeeze to pay rent is comparatively low wages... about $3500 a year under the state per capita average. Another problem is restrictive zoning and exorbitant building fees.

The "key players" need to get beyond their "restrict and control" mentality to really help expand affordable housing.