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It's
Here!!
The 2019 Oregon Rental Housing Association
Forms Manual is available now! Completely
revised.
Call or stop by your local ROA office to get your
copy.
For more
information, call the ORHA office at:
503-364-5468
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Go to the Forms Store and
check it out
ORHA Forms Store
Oregon Rental
Housing Association is now offering the “Application to Rent, Form 1”
free to all members.
You will be
allowed to print and download the blank form and instructions, by
clicking the following links:
*You can also
still buy and complete the fill-in Application Form 1, by adding it
to your cart.
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Mind Your Business – Tia’s
Tips for Better Rental Management
By Tia Politi, Lane Co ROA
President
SB 608 and Property Sales
With the
passage of SB 608, buyers, sellers and realtors are finding that the
law’s mandates are dramatically changing the world of property sales
when there are tenancies of more than one year in place. The new law
restricts a landlord’s ability to terminate a tenancy of more than
one year to a for-cause termination, or for one of four Qualifying
Landlord Reasons: 1) the property is being demolished or converted to
a different use within a reasonable time; 2) the landlord intends to
undertake repairs or renovations to the property within a reasonable
time and the property will be unsafe or unfit for occupancy during
repairs or renovations; 3) the landlord intends for the landlord or a
member of the landlord’s immediate family to occupy the dwelling unit
as a primary residence and the landlord does not own a comparable
unit in the same building available that is available for occupancy;
or 4) the landlord is selling the property separately from any other
unit to a buyer who intends in good faith to occupy the dwelling unit
as their primary residence.
It’s becoming
clear that especially for sellers of single-family homes, planning
will need to start well in advance of offering their property for
sale.
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Why Your
Members Need New Forms and New Manuals
By Tia
Politi, ORHA Forms Committee Chair
Dear Local
Associations of the ORHA,
Usually, when
ORHA produces a new Forms Manual or Law Book, we work to create an
insert or guide that can be added to the previous manual that allows
it to be used longer, saving our members money. With the addition of
so many new forms, and so many updates to established forms, the
board feels that this is not a good option. We are encouraging you to
urge your members to purchase the new ORHA Forms Manual 2019 and
dispose of the old one. We are moving toward the idea of creating a
system or how-to guide for property management in Oregon, and so have
revamped the order of the Forms Manual by putting the educational
sections, “Delivery of Notices” and “Delivering Possession,” before
the forms themselves.
We exist to
protect and serve the interests of our members, and one of the most
valuable things we can teach them is the importance of perfecting
service of notice. Failure to select the right form, fill it out
properly, calculate time correctly, and serve it perfectly are the
most common cause of landlord loss in the courtroom and imposition of
money judgments owing to the tenant.
Cloud Miller
of TVRA is encouraging members who are reluctant to get a new manual
by requiring them to have one if they want his help on the Helpline
related to forms. He then teaches them how to find the answers by
taking them through the answer in the manual. It has the added
benefit of reducing calls.
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Portland City
Council Approves Tenant-Screening Ordinance
The Portland
City Council has approved a controversial tenant-screening ordinance
by a vote of 3-1, with one council member and former landlord
dissenting from the group saying the ordinance will drive up housing
costs for both renters and landlords. The approval of the
controversial ordinance led by Commissioner Chloe Eudaly and
supported by tenants’ rights groups, would restrict the way landlords
may screen tenants before they sign a lease, with the aim of
addressing discrimination and requiring more consideration for people
who have criminal records. It also places “first-in-time” rules for
landlords to accept applications. It is scheduled to take effect next
year.
ORHA Education Classes
Call your
local Association for details
Your
Association can provide Continuing Education Certificates that allow
you to sharpen your skills and allow continued practice of service in
your industry.
1-2 Hour
Classes
Class Name
Ask an
Attorney - by an attorney
Form #60 -
One Form Does It All
Landlording
Basics
Maintenance
For Rental Owners
Move In's/
Move Out's - Procedures
Property
Management 101 LLT Law
Tenant
Screening Simplified
The Art Of
Collection
Major
Disasters - Now What?
Ask A Tax
Professional - by a tax person
Establishing
Your Rental Policy
How To
Attract The Best Tenant
My Tenant
Died! Now What?
The Tenant,
The Roommate And The Aftermath
So Now You
Are A Rental Owner
Eviction/Mediation
Role Play
SB 608
Lease
Violations
3 - 4 Hour
Classes
Class Name
Land Lording
101
Land Lording
102
Land Lording
103
Lease
Violations
Evictions
Maintenance
Issues - Do Not Delay
Getting the
Best Tenants
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