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Sterling Properties Real Estate Services, LLC

Scott Hess
5200 SW Meadows Rd, Suite 150
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Phone: 503-726-5980
Fax: 360-546-3342
Email: scott@sterlingproperties.com

Website: www.sterlingproperties.com

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Property Management
Review Your Criminal Screening Criteria
If you haven't done so already, pull out your resident selection criteria and take a close look at the evaluation standards for applicants with criminal records. Depending on what it says, you may need to make some changes right away. Then review it…
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Applicant Screening, Screening Criteria, Criminal Background Checks
Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A: Applicant Has Criminal Background Concerned About Accepting as Temporary Occupant
Question. A guest has applied for temporary occupant status in our park.  He has a lengthy criminal record and we are concerned about approving him as a temporary occupant.  When we informed him, he claimed that he could not be denied…
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Background Checks, Applicant Screening
Property Management
Conducting Background Checks - Criminal History Selection Criteria Best Practices (Part 2 of 4)
CRIMINAL HISTORY SELECTION CRITERIA BEST PRACTICES What should you do in light of HUD's guidance? The first thing to realize is that the HUD guidance isn't intended only for HUD program housing providers, explained Richer. Industry experts…
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Criminal Background Checks, Applicant Screening
Community Update
Legislature Bans Landlords From Using Prior Marijuana Convictions to Reject Renters
 By Elliot Njus | The Oregonian/OregonLiveThe Oregon Legislature has approved a bill that would bar landlords from holding minor marijuana convictions or medical marijuana use against prospective tenants.The bulk of Senate Bill 970…
Property Management
Conducting Criminal Background Checks: Further FAQs & Follow-up
This is the first of four articles on the legal and practical considerations for housing providers when developing a criminal history screening policy. This is a BIG fair housing issue and one that produces a lot of phone calls to the MHCO Office…
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Fair Housing, Disparate Impact
Community Update
Oregonian Article: No Relief For Most Oregon Tenants Under Rent Control Law, Portland State Economist Says
 By Elliot Njus | The Oregonian/OregonLive Few renters will get any benefit from Oregon's first-of-its-kind rent control law in the next few years, a Portland State University report says.The new law caps annual rent increases at 7%…