MHCO Legal Counsel

Answer: ORS 90.417 (Duty to Pay Rent) provides as follows:

• Effect of acceptance of partial rent:

Answer: In a guest blog dated March 13, 2015, Jo Becker, Educational/Outreach Specialist for the Fair Housing Council of Oregon (“FHCO”) posted an article for the Willamette Valley MLS titled: “Screening without Social Security Numbers: There are Options!”  The post is set out in full at this

Answer. RS 90.680(6)(b) provides as follows:

1. If the provider doesn'tqualify based on the background check[1] then you don't have to accept them into the Community;
2. If they violate rules of the community when they are already in the Community you can require they leave.

Answer. Caveat: I am answering this question as a hypothetical situation, and no intent is made to render a legal opinion about an actual situation. Here are my thoughts:

Answer. Yes. A housing provider can deny a request for a reasonable accommodation if the request was not made by or on behalf of a person with a disability or if there is no disability-related need for the accommodation.

Answer. Much depends on circumstances. Here are your options:

There are three acceptable methods:

(1) Personal delivery;

(2) First class mail; or

Answer. If the test of a good or bad form is whether it works, I would say there was nothing wrong with the old form. To my knowledge, we heard of no complaints or claims arising due to problems with the form. However, over time, we hear of more and more issues concerning the use - and abuse - of the service animal designation.

Answer. Here is a short summary of the law regarding "service animals" and "assistance animals."