Seriously, is the city doing any enforcement of the city codes at all? They let in Airbnb after getting all kinds of promises about compliance. Less than 6% of people listing actually register with the city as required. What does the city do? Nothing. There are actually companies in Portland advertising that they help out of town owners, out of state owners, and multiple listing owners manage their Airbnb properties. All of which violates the law. (Unless you know of a way a person can live in their unit the reqired 9 mounts each year and do those things.) Again, what does the city do about these completely open violations? Oh yeah, nothing. Members of the city council do go on the news to brag about how the are going to spend over 40mil of taxpayers'money on low income housing because their isn't enough. Wonder why not.
After that success with Airbnb abiding by the law, the city lets in the TNCs. Because who is more reliable than Uber who had already broken the law? Now their are Uber cars in cab stands, Uber cars picking up street hails, Uber drivers soliciting personal business, not a single TNC wheelchair vehicle, and illegal cabs everywhere. All of this completely blatant conduct is illegal during the 120 trial period. The city is using the same enforcement technique they are using with airbnb, doing nothing. Luckily they are still charging the taxi companies the higher fees they raised supposedly to pay for enforcement. What a fucking joke!