SPEED READ:

• Oregon is the first state to adopt statewide rent control for all rental properties.
• Support for rent control is building in Colorado, Illinois and New York.
• While the U.S. median household income has remained relatively flat since 2001, the median rent has shot up by more than 40 percent, according to a new report from PolicyLink.

Read More: http://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/gov-oregon-rent-control-statewide-affordable-housing.html