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The committee recommended an amended rent stabilization resolution to the full City Council in a 3–1 vote. The amendments removed a specific 5% rent-increase cap, replacing it with language supporting increases tied to the Consumer Price Index, and broadened support for state legislation lifting the statewide ban on rent stabilization.
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The resolution does not establish rent stabilization in Salem. It expresses support for allowing local rent regulations and will be considered by the full City Council at its next meeting. The discussion cited average rents rising nearly 35% over five years, with more than half of renter households spending over 30% of their income on housing.
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