For Gresham owners
Property Management in Gresham
For owners of a house, condo, townhome or apartment building in Gresham. 10% of the rent we collect for a home, 8% for a building, and no management fee until rent is in.
Gresham is not Portland
A lot of Gresham owners get advice written for Portland. Some of it doesn’t apply, and Gresham has a rule of its own that Portland doesn’t: every rental unit needs a city license.
Here is what applies to a Gresham rental, with a link to the source for each one. We follow all of it for the homes and buildings we manage.
At a glance
- Homes and condos
- 10% of rent collected
- Apartment buildings
- 8% of rent collected
- Leasing
- 50% of one month’s rent
- City license
- Required for every rental unit, renewed each year
- Agreement
- Month to month, cancel free with 30 days’ notice
What applies to a Gresham rental
A city license for every rental unit
The City of Gresham requires a residential rental license for every rental unit: houses, duplexes, apartments, condos and mobile homes. It renews every year. From July 2026 through June 2027 it costs $92 a unit for a property with one or two units, and less per unit for larger properties. The city raises the fee 5% a year starting July 2027. Gresham Rental Housing Program.
Inspections
A licensed unit can be picked at random for a city inspection, and the city also inspects when a resident files a complaint. For the homes we manage, we schedule the inspection, meet the inspector and arrange any repairs it calls for, with your approval for anything over $500.
The city’s rights document at lease signing
Gresham requires owners to give residents its “rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords” document when the lease is signed, signed by both sides. City of Gresham.
Portland’s rules stop at the city line
Portland’s relocation assistance, its application and screening rules and its security deposit rules apply only to rentals inside Portland city limits. A Gresham rental follows Oregon law and Gresham’s code. City of Portland.
Oregon law still applies
Rent can’t go up in the first year of a tenancy, and every increase needs 90 days’ written notice. The most it can go up is 9.5% in 2026 and 10% in 2027, unless the building is less than 15 years old. After the first year, a tenancy can end only for a tenant cause or a qualifying landlord reason, and a landlord with more than four units owes the resident one month’s rent when using a landlord reason. Oregon Office of Economic Analysis, ORS chapter 90.
Summary as of October 2026, not legal advice. Rules change; we keep up with them so you don’t have to.
What we handle for your Gresham rental
Marketing and showings
We advertise every vacancy widely, and applicants book their own showing times online, with text confirmations so no one waits at a locked door.
Screening that follows the rules
Published screening criteria for Portland, the rest of Oregon and Washington, applications processed in the order received, and background checks run by an independent screening company.
Current leases
Leases from a professional association, kept current as Oregon and Portland law changes, signed electronically.
Rent collection
Residents pay online with autopay, by card, or with cash at 7-Eleven and ACE Cash Express locations. Rent goes to a federally insured client trust account that is legally yours.
Maintenance and emergencies
Licensed, bonded and insured technicians. Repairs of $500 or less are done without calling you; anything more waits for your approval. A 24/7 line handles emergencies.
Inspections
An annual inspection of every home, including smoke detector and systems checks, looking for leaks and damage beyond normal wear and tear.
Accounting and reporting
Every transaction, invoice, bill, receipt and work order in your owner portal. Disbursements guaranteed by the 20th; most owners are paid by the 10th.
Compliance and risk
Portland’s FAIR screening rules, relocation assistance and Oregon’s notice rules handled for you, plus a tenant liability insurance program that protects you beyond the deposit.
Move-outs and turnovers
Move-out inspections, deposit accounting within 30 days, and turns and renovations coordinated for you.
More questions
Straight answers for Gresham owners.
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