PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Lawmakers in Salem passed a bill that’s aimed at protecting renters. It now needs Governor Kate Brown’s signature to become law.

House Bill 4143 prohibits landlords from increasing rent during the first year of occupancy and requires landlords to give at least 90 days notice before increasing rent after that fire year for month-to-month tenants.

It also increases the fine for tenants who break the no-smoking provision of a rental agreement from $50 to $250.

Margot Black is a renter and an activist with Portland Tenants United. She says the bill still doesn’t do enough for renters.

“They [landlords] can still raise the rent 5, 600 dollars because, what’s the recourse? You have to move, and if you can’t afford to move, what do you do?”