Remove any ban based on arrests. The first thing to do is to check whether your policy includes any ban based on arrest records, Richer said. HUD's guidance clearly states that records of arrest should not be used to deny housing or terminate a lease.
It's also important to realize that there isn'tone source for information on all federal and state criminal records, said Richer, explaining what she considers to be the "biggest myth in resident screening." There is no single "national" database of criminal records available to screening company providers.
By Elliot Njus | The Oregonian/OregonLive
The Oregon Legislature has approved a bill that would bar landlords from holding minor marijuana convictions or medical marijuana use against prospective tenants.
The Fair Housing Act (FHA) bans housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and familial status.
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 Question: What Should You Do?
1. Nothing, it's obvious that her complaint is merely a ploy to get around your no-pets policy.
2. Send her a warning that she's in violation of your community rules and that she must remove the dog immediately or face eviction proceedings.
3. Contact your attorney to determine how you should respond to the complaint.
By: Dale Strom
This is the sixth and final part of a series of a private owner of a Manufactured Home Community willingly attempting to sell that Community to an Association of tenants within that Community. Riverbend MHP is a 39 space community located within the city limits of Clatskanie, OR.
First up: Sexual harassment. Accusations against high-profile celebrities, politicians, and media moguls, fueled by the #MeToo movement, have raised awareness and pushed the issue into the national consciousness.
Answer A : First, the MHCO Lease cited above addresses this. Not fixing the leaks, which are their responsibility to do, is a violation. Secondly, ORS 90.740(f) requires that tenants "(u)se electrical, water, storm water drainage and sewage disposal systems in a reasonable manner and maintain the connections to those systems.
Just over a year ago a story broke on the Sunday front page of 'The Eugene Register Guard' about several elderly residents in a Eugene park who claimed to have been swindled by one or more persons affiliated with the park management. The community became the topic of discussion in legislative circles and the landlord-tenant coalition.