“Troubling” result to Discrimination Survey of Portland’s rental housing

A new report confirms that black and Latino renters continue to face disproportionate barriers in Portland’s rental market four years after city officials pledged to eliminate housing discrimination.

Undercover testing determined that landlords gave preferential treatment to white prospective renters in 12 of 25 cases, or 48 percent of tests, according to results released Tuesday by the Portland Housing Bureau. See the rest of the story at OregonLive