Regarding the May 19 story, "Chaotic administration of Portland anti-displacement policy leaves affordable apartments vacant:" It is ludicrous for North/Northeast Oversight Committee Chair Steven Holt to say there is no crisis associated with the unfilled vacancies at affordable housing developments. Prospective renters are unable to secure housing, and affordable housing property owners are experiencing financial problems. Every night someone spends without housing they could afford but are blocked from accessing constitutes a crisis. Asking landlords to face financial difficulties due to the faulty administration of a well-intentioned program is likewise a crisis. Both should be addressed with full understanding of what renters and landlords are facing.
J. Daniel Steffey, Portland