September 16, 2026 · Ordinance · 2026-250

Initiate foreclosure action on N Columbia Blvd for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property

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Plain-language summary

City moves to foreclose on N Columbia Blvd property over unpaid fines

The City will start foreclosure on a property on N Columbia Blvd because the owner has not paid City liens. A lien is a legal claim on a property for money owed. These liens came from code violations, nuisance cleanup and other enforcement, and the City says the vacant, distressed property has caused problems for neighbors, including frequent police calls.

Decision: Passed, 11 to 0. One member, Smith, was absent.
Who it affects: The property owner, anyone with a financial interest in the property, and neighbors near the N Columbia Blvd property.
Money: The City expects to recover about $12,754.37 from the sale, as of June 30, 2026. This covers the unpaid liens plus the costs of the sale, collection and foreclosure. The actual amount may differ.
Next: The City Treasurer will begin foreclosure proceedings to sell the property. After the sale, the owner or anyone with an interest in the property has 90 days to get it back by paying the redemption price.
Official record

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Full title: Initiate foreclosure action on N Columbia Blvd for the collection of delinquent City Liens placed against the property
Status: Passed
Document number: 2026-250
Introduced by: Mayor Keith Wilson
City department: Revenue Division
Requested council date: September 16, 2026
Purpose and background: This ordinance begins foreclosure proceedings on this property with delinquent City liens that are eligible for foreclosure under Administrative Rule ADM-14.10. The liens were placed against the property by Portland Permitting and Development for code enforcement, code violations, nuisance abatement or chronic offender violations. This property comes before Council as part of a coordinated effort by the Mayor's Office, Portland Permitting and Development and the Revenue Division to actively pursue remedies, including foreclosure, for vacant and distressed properties. This property has been identified as causing significant problems for neighbors and are the subject of multiple and frequent police calls and numerous enforcement activities. The Foreclosure Prevention Manager in the Revenue Division has reviewed each case to ensure it meets criteria for foreclosure. The Foreclosure Prevention Manager has also reviewed whether any aggravating or mitigating conditions exist within the case history that would prevent the City from moving forward with foreclosure or warrant an adjustment of the lien amounts. The property owner and parties of interest have received notification of the pending foreclosure action.
Financial and budgetary impacts: Once the City forecloses on this property, proceeds generated by the sale will recover the cost of conducting the sale, the amount owed on liens, and collection and foreclosure costs for the Revenue Division, the City Treasurer, and Portland Permitting and Development. Based on the number and amount of the liens, as of June 30, 2026, the amount expected to be recovered is $12,754.37 Actual cost recovery may differ.
Economic and real estate impacts: Not applicable.
Community impacts and community involvement: These types of properties present major problems for the neighbors and neighborhoods in the community. Problems include criminal behavior, unlawful occupants, and unsafe and/or unhealthy conditions. Foreclosure is being employed as one of the tools available to the City to resolve vacant and distressed properties and put them back into productive use.
100% renewable goal: Not applicable.

Full text

The City of Portland ordains. Section 1. The Council finds: Portland Administrative Rule ADM-14.10 establishes a process for foreclosing delinquent liens on properties. The foreclosure process is generally used as a last resort, after repeated code violation fines and liens have gone unpaid. Portland Administrative Rule ADM-14.10 section 5.30.100 requires the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Revenue Division to prepare a proposed foreclosure list and submit the list to City Council for action. In September 2025, Portland Permitting and Development submitted properties identified as Vacant and Distressed Properties to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Revenue Division for foreclosure consideration. After review and analysis of the cases, this property qualified to be added to the foreclosure list and is being submitted to Council based on their potential to help solve public health, safety, or welfare objectives, pursuant to Administrative Rule ADM-14.10 section 5.30.100. Additional consideration was given to the number of abatements, whether the property owner had multiple delinquencies and the negative impact the property was causing to the neighborhood. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Revenue Division, mailed notices to the property owners and mortgagees, by certified mail with return receipts required, of pending foreclosure action on the property between June 8,2026 and July 8, 2026, as required by Portland Administrative Rule ADM-14.10 section 5.30.050 (D). NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs: The City Council approves Foreclosure List 2025-03, attached as Exhibit A, and directs the City Treasurer to begin foreclosure proceedings to sell the following property: N Columbia Blvd. The City Council accepts the Foreclosure Reports, attached as Exhibit B. Pursuant to Portland Administrative Rule ADM-14.10 section 5.30.210, the owner or any person having an interest in the property, or their legal representative, may redeem the property by paying the redemption price to the City Treasurer at any time within 90 days from the date of the foreclosure sale.