ARTICLE I - NAME
The name of this association shall be: Oregon Rental Housing Association, Inc. Hereinafter referred to as the Association. 

ARTICLE II - OBJECTIVES
Section 1.
The objectives of this Association shall be: 

a. To unite, for their mutual good, rental housing owners, managers and/or their agents in the State of Oregon; 

b. To take an active lead in issues which will benefit members of the association in an ethical and business like way;

c. To strive for the establishment of standards that will maintain the rental housing industry in the State of Oregon on an ethical and modern business level;

d. To promote publicity and legislation beneficial to the rental housing industry;

e. To stimulate cooperation and rental housing owners/managers to the end that the best possible service will be rendered to the owner/manager and renter;

f. To provide appropriate information and educational opportunities on state/federal laws, rules/regulations, policies/procedures and rental housing management. 

ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. 
There shall be three classes of membership in the Association, to wit: Active, Associate, and Sustaining.

a. Active membership shall include any local rental housing association in the State of Oregon whose members own, manage and/or operate rental properties;

b. Associate membership shall include any person, firm or organization who serves, supplies or supplements the rental housing industry and is interested in the progress and development thereof. 

c. Sustaining membership shall include institutions and benefactors who contribute annually to the Association.

Section 2. 
Qualifications and Membership dues/fees for each class of membership shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Association. 

Section 3. 
Applications for membership shall be made on the approved form to the Association. Applications shall include a copy of their by-laws, the minutes of their board meeting approving the application, and payment of their dues. Approval of membership shall by a majority vote of those present at any Board of Directors meeting of the Association. 

Section 4. 
Membership Termination.

a. Any associate or sustaining member who fails to pay fees or dues within ninety days from the associate or sustaining member's due date may be dropped from membership. 

b. Any local association who fails to pay fees or dues within ninety days from the date their local dues become due, or the start of their fiscal year, whichever the case may be, may be dropped from membership. 

c. A vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of the Association present shall be required to drop or reinstate any member. 

d. Reinstatement shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors of the Association may impose.

ARTICLE IV - VOTING RIGHTS, ELIGIBILITY 
Section 1.
Active member associations shall each be entitled to two voting delegates on the Board of Directors of the Association. 

Section 2.
Delegates of active members shall be eligible to hold elective office, vote for elective officers, vote upon proposed changes to the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws, and to serve on the Board of Directors of the Association. 

Section 3.
Associate members are entitled to receive without charge all communications and association publications and to attend all regular and special meetings of the association. Associate members shall have no voting rights.

Section 4.
Sustaining membership shall carry with it no voting rights.

Section 5.
Written proxy may be used only on issues approved by the Board of Directors of the Association, and shall be given only to a delegate who physically attends the meeting at which the vote is to be taken. 

ARTICLE V - OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
Section 1.
The officers of the Association shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. Officers shall be elected for two year terms. The Board of Directors shall be comprised of the officers of the Association and delegates from each active member. Officers shall be elected from the Board of Directors as provided hereafter and take office on July 1 of the same year. The President shall serve for not more than two consecutive two year terms.

Section 2.
The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and Board of Directors. The President shall be the chief elected officer of the Association, have the power to call special meetings of the Association, appoint all committee chairs except as provided herein and be an ex-officio member of all committees.

Section 3.
The Vice-President shall chair the By-Laws and Award Committees, and shall succeed the President after completion of his or her term.
The Vice-President shall serve the duties of the President in the absence of the President, or upon his or her direction.

Section 4.
The Secretary shall record all minutes of meetings, keep an accurate record of same, maintain the regular correspondence for the Association and perform such other duties as many be directed by the President and/or Board of Directors.

Section 5.
The Treasurer shall be the custodian of all funds belonging to the Association and maintain full and accurate accountings. The Treasurer shall cause collecting of dues, paying bills compliant by the approved budget, or unanticipated bills approved by the executive committee in the case of an emergency, or by the board, and provide at least quarterly financial statements.

Section 6.
The Delegates shall be appointed by the member associations, and shall be certified as the official delegate by the local president upon change and at least annually in July. An alternate shall be appointed by the member association to serve in the absence of a delegate.

Section 7.
The Board of Directors shall be the governing body of the Association, make recommendations and reports to the general membership of the Association, and shall direct all of the affairs of the Association.

Section 8.
The immediate past president shall serve one year as a voting member of the board. He or she need be a delegate of a local association.

ARTICLE VI - COMMITTEES 
Section 1.
Standing committees of the Association will be:

a.Executive/Office and Management consisting of the officers; 

b.Budget, Finance and Audit; 

c.Nomination Committee; 

d.Legislative Committee; 

e.Education and other committees as appointed by the President and approved by the Board. 

ARTICLE VII - FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year of the Association shall be from July 1st through June 30th.

ARTICLE VIII - AMENDMENTS
These by-laws may be amended at any meeting of the Board of Directors of the Association providing thirty days written notice of proposed amendments has been given to all officers and delegates of such amendments. 

ARTICLE IX - MEETINGS 
Section 1.
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors of the Association shall be held no less than quarterly. A minimum of one general membership meeting of the Association shall be held annually. The notice for all meetings must be written and directed to the last known address of each member of the Board of Directors of the Association stating the place, day and hour of the meeting.

Section 2.
The presence of thirty-five percent of the active member associations shall constitute a quorum at the meetings of the Board of Directors of the Association.

Section 3.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors of the Association may be called by the President or upon the written request of a quorum of the Board of Directors of the Association. Such special meetings may be conducted by a special board meeting or by telephone.

ARTICLE X - RULES OF ORDER
Roberts Rules of Order, latest edition shall govern all meetings of the Association in all cases where applicable and not inconsistent with the by-laws of the Association. 

ARTICLE XI - DISSOLUTION
Upon the dissolution of this Association, the Board of Directors, after providing for payment of all obligations, shall distribute any remaining assets to the member organizations, or at its discretion, to any non-profit/tax-exempt organization that a quorum of the Board of Directors of the Association desire to organize.