Oregonian here. HB 2001 is great, but Oregon still has insane housing regulatory requirements, which is why most homeowners in Portland at least completely igno

Oregonian here. HB 2001 is great, but Oregon still has insane housing regulatory requirements, which is why most homeowners in Portland at least completely ignore getting permits for most work (no data to back that up, just what we noticed when purchasing a house here -- most work is unpermitted). Like, you have to plant a tree on your property if you improve it more than 25k (so if you rewire an old house, or decide to split your home into a separate unit to rent and create housing, like we're doing right now). This applies even if you have no yard. Trees are expensive, but yards are more expensive, especially in a city where space is at a premium. This is an insane requirement when there are people sleeping on your streets because there are not enough beds for them. That is only one example. The heavy hand of Uncle Ted is felt everywhere here, so HB 2001 is not enough.