On February 28, 2019, Oregon became the first state to legislate a statewide rent control law.

Leading up to the initiative,a statewide surveyof Oregon residents (N=517), generated the following distribution of responses to a generic question of the following type: Would you support or oppose a change to Oregon's laws that would allow . . . rent control policies how would this effect economy ?

Supportstrongly32%

Supportsomewhat19%

Opposesomewhat9%

Opposestrongly27%

Don't know11%

Related reading to this article for help:

https://cascadepolicy.org/tax-and-budget/whats-causing-oregons-housing-affordability-crisis/

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/01/oregon-lawmakers-propose-unusual-approach-to-rent-control.html