Portland explores vacancy fee as downtown struggles with empty storefronts

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The Portland City Councilors explore fee on landlords of buildings with vacant retail and residential space.

This story comes from the Portland Business Journal, a KGW news partner. The full story is here.

The Portland City Council is exploring a controversial approach to decrease vacancies in retail spaces and residential units.

The idea, introduced by councilors Jamie Dunphy and Sameer Kanal, is to impose a fee on landlords of buildings with available space. The fee amount would be determined by the length of time the space had been vacant.

The idea is generating a strong reaction from some property managers who argue landlords

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