Potential rent control settlement (Rice properties)
Summary
The Council was slated to talk privately with lawyers about settling multiple rent control violation notices involving Geoffrey Rice and a web of LLCs and trusts owning Portland properties. A settlement could affect how enforcement of the rent control ordinance plays out.
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Last discussed Mar 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
A settlement could involve payments or penalties that aren't public yet — no dollar figure was disclosed.
Tenants in the affected rental units and the city's enforcement effort could both gain from a resolved settlement.
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