OREGON

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS)

OR Eviction Prevention Rapid Response (EPRR)

Contact Information

Message Line:
833-746-8167

Application Email: 
oreprr@pplfirst.com

Overview

Public Partnerships (PPL) in partnership with the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) oversee the Oregon Eviction Prevention Rapid Response Program (OR-EPRR). These programs provides critical financial intervention to prevent evictions. We provide the most expedient help possible, PPL completes the intake, review, approval, and the issuing of payment to households in need of rapid financial support to avoid eviction.

$3,847,731.19

Funds we’ve distributed, including emergency assistance

636

Households Served

Applications for September Closed

Check back in mid-October for applications.

Applicants can seek assistance with the following

  • Past due rent
  • Future rent up to 1 month
  • Rental security deposits
  • Utilities paid to landlord or utility company
  • Rental fees (pet fees, housing related legal fees, application fees, etc.)
  • Repairs and damage remediation up for $2,500
  • Partial payments to reduce the housing debt for an application allowing the tenant to relocate

Services include

Applications Processing – We process your application following the program guidance.

Payments – Payments made for rental assistance directly to landlords.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Below are our most asked questions. If you have another question that is not answered below, check out our full FAQ document, click here.

To be eligible to apply you must have an active eviction court case number; meet income level requirements, and you have not received assistance in the OHCS current biennium (July 2025 – June 2027)

You can submit an online application. You can call the intake message line 833-746-8167 please leave a message and be sure to include all of the following:

  • Your full name
  • Phone number
  • Complete address
  • Date of birth
  • Your eviction court case number.

If you do not leave all the required information you will not get a call back.

The time it takes to process an application depends on how quickly both the tenant and the landlord respond to outreach and document requests from the PPL staff. Once the application is fully approved – it will be about 10 days for the landlord to receive the payment.

Eviction Defense Project Line: 888-585-9638
Email the Project at: evictiondefense@oregonlawcenter.org to seek legal help.

Tenants should leave a message with or email with their name, date of birth, and eviction case number.

The Eviction Defense Project is a program that offers legal help to tenants in eviction court cases. They do not provide rental assistance.

Program Documents

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Procedures & Information

Income Verification Sources for ERA NEW OR EPRR FAQ NEW OR EPRR Rental Ledger – Fillable NEW

Contact Information

Message Line:
833-746-8167

Application Email: 
oreprr@pplfirst.com