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One Bad Tenant Cost Me $2,500.

By Jon Tronrud, President, Valley Investment Properties, Eugene, Oregon

Late one Friday afternoon in the dead of winter some twenty years ago, a station wagon with a husband, wife, and three kids pulled up in front of my office. They wanted to rent a two-bedroom duplex. He gave me a song and dance about his current landlord being out of town so I wouldn't be able to verify his rental history, but he had been a fine tenant and always paid his rent on time; so he assured me. He also had the cash for the deposit and rent. I was young, he needed a place to live, it was late, and I wanted to get home, so I agreed, saying I would verify his references on Monday but he could have possession for the weekend. You can guess how that one ended. The out-of-town landlord didn't exist and it took about six months and $2,500 in damages and costs to evict the family.
What happened? I let my greed, sympathy, and laziness get the best of me. This tenant taught me that old saw: prevention is the best medicine. Bad tenants equal nightmares while good tenants lead to profits and quiet, undisturbed sleep. So please don't do what I did, let my experience help you be better at your business.
We all want the best people we can find as tenants. While that means we will compete with one another, we won't with the seemingly unlimited supply of landlords who continue to rent based on gut feel and instinct. Who is the excellent tenant you and I are looking for? It's someone who:
* pays the rent on time (or even early)
* takes care of the property
* obeys rules and regulations
* is kind & courteous to us & the neighbors
Our job is to determine which applicants will be this kind of tenant. For that, we need to screen. Screening will help you eliminate the person who wants to take you for a ride. It will reduce your chances of inheriting someone else's problem, and will keep you from losing rent. Screening will reduce your losses from property damage. Most importantly, screening can keep you out of FED court.
It's a fact that if you tell prospective tenants you're going to check previous references, they'll "self-screen" by not applying. Applicants who know they don't have adequate references will move on, saving you time and energy.
Of course, no one can guarantee that even the most thorough screening will always provide only good tenants. Even pros like me get caught occasionally. But by adopting screening guidelines and using them, your life as a landlord will be more pleasant, more profitable, and a whole lot less aggravating.
 
 
 
 
 
 

President Message

I feel the President of any organization is there to serve the members to the best of his or her ability.
That is certainly my intention. In order to help me achieve this goal I need your help.
If you would please write, fax, call or e-mail and share your visions and dreams for our industry and our association it would assist in this next year's plans and goals for our group. Even better, plan on attending the Annual Fall Long Range Planning Retreat being hosted by Southern Oregon Rental Owners' Association (SOROA). A number of your peers will be gathering in Medford the last weekend of September to dream and plan our future! It is easy to be a part of the planning group. Just register and show up! Additional information regarding this event is in this issue. By participating in the association and helping plan its future you will enjoy a greater understanding of what the state association does for you on a day to day basis as well as meeting some of the finest rental property owners and operators this state has to offer! The camaraderie and energy of the Planning Retreat are beyond description. In the past, we have had members drop in who have never attended a State event. By the end of the weekend they were hooked on ORHA and continued their participation in ways they would never have dreamed possible.
Yes, it's true ORHA wants you! Come be a part of the team, make some new rental industry friends and have a good time too. Help build a strong organization, which will continue to support you and your rental business in the future. I challenge each of you to attend. Let's fill the room to overflowing! The more of us that participate, the larger the dream!
I have always subscribed to the theory that if you are going to dream at all you should dream BIG. Come help us plan our future!
 
 
 
 
 
 

1999 ORHA Annual Convention

Thank you ROA of Lane County for all of your hard work and dedication.
The 1999 Oregon Rental Housing Association Convention was a great success!

Congratulations to the winners of the ORHA Annual Awards

Harley Youngblood Award
     Norton Cabell

Membership Growth
    Treasure Valley ROA
 
 
 
 
 
 

10 Steps to Successful Screening

By J. Norton Cabell
Owner and Manager of Junco Company,
a property management company in Eugene, Oregon

Picking the right tenant is a landlord's most critical task. After all, with the right tenant, all the rest doesn't matter. You don't need to know anything about how FED court works, or the intricacies of serving notices. So put more focus and energy in picking your tenants. Here are a few hints, some reminders, to help you do that successfully.

1. Accept only
Completed applications.
There's no question on the application to which you don't want to know the answer. If there are blanks, insist the applicant fill them in. If they don't have the answers ("I can't remember Mrs. Jones' telephone number") tell them to call you with the information and you won't begin processing the application until you get the information.

2. Get positive identification.
You need to be sure the person standing in front of you is the same person as represented on the application. Many landlords require two forms of ID, each with pictures. Employers are required to see a passport, certificate of US citizenship, or other INS documentation. Otherwise they're required to see two pieces of ID, one of which must be a drivers license, state or federal or tribal ID with a picture, or similar document. Do you have less at risk than an employer?

3. Have screening criteria and use them.
If you don't know what you're looking for in a tenant, how do you know when you've found a good well, an acceptable one? Besides being a Fair Housing defense and simply good business, having spelled-out criteria makes you consider and decide what makes one applicant acceptable when another isn't. At a minimum, use ORHA Form #45. Better yet, develop more specific criteria that work for you.

4. Have a process.
When someone says, "Here's the application and here's my money," and the place has been vacant for a while, it's tempting to say, "Okay." Better to have a process. Make up a checklist of what you ought to do; and then do it. Such a list might contain the following items: review application for completeness and legibility, evaluate for meeting criteria, call references, order credit/criminal reports, review reports, make decision, notify applicant, notify turn-downs. Then you get to say to that applicant, "We'll let you know as soon as we complete our screening process."

5. Make the calls.
Screening only works if you check the references. If your rule is to check two landlords, call and talk to each of those landlords. One may not return calls, or be difficult to get hold of, or the phone number won't work. Don't decide to brush over this because the applicants look nice. Do what your procedure calls for you do to. If you're inclined to skimp, read #9.

6. Put the burden on the applicant.
It's not your fault you're having trouble reaching references. Get the applicant to tell the employer to tell you what you want to know; get the applicant to run down the old landlord's telephone number or work number; get the applicant to come up with documentation that shows sufficient income. The applicant wants to become a tenant; have the applicant provide you with the tools you need to screen to your standard.

7. Be alert to discrepancies.
If the address on the drivers license isn't the same as the current address on the application, there may be a perfectly good reason, but ask. If the picture on the drivers license doesn't look like the applicant, ask why that is. If the applicant says they're so looking forward to living in Oregon, having never before lived west of the Mississippi, and their social security number starts with 540, ask where and when they got a social security card. Check the addresses and employer on the credit report; do they agree with what's on the application. Pay attention to each piece of information.

8. Don't ignore common sense.
Demeanor and other nonverbal cues can be important. If something doesn't seem right, keep digging, as likely as not, something will turn up. If the applicant drives up in a '98 Taurus and is receiving food stamps, it's perfectly okay to ask how they could afford an expensive car on their income. There may be a good explanation (they hit the lottery), but you'll more likely get some obfuscatory response.

9. Ask the right questions.
If you don't query other landlords regularly, plan the conversation before you pick up the phone. Be sure to ask if the rent got paid on time, if the landlord served any noncompliance notices, if any neighbor complaints were received, if they left (or are keeping) the property clean, and if they would rent again. Use Form #20 as a tool for making such calls.

10. Don't hurry.
I can't say it any better than Bob Cain, publisher of The Northwest Landlord, who says, "The only two times a landlord gets in trouble is when he's in a hurry or when he feels sorry for someone." Don't rush. However anxious you are to fill the rental, remember that sometimes an empty rental is better than a bad tenant. A lot better.

Here's no magic, simple way to screen successfully. It takes thoroughness and attention to detail. But if you follow these steps, you're more likely to find the tenant who's right for you.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Important Law Change! Screening Charge

By Sharon Fleming-Barrette,
President and Legislative Consultant
Oregon Rental Housing Association, Inc.

The Oregon State Landlord Tenant Law (ORS 90) is drastically changing this fall regarding the charging of Applicant Screening Fees. In fact, the name is changing to Applicant Screening Charge.
The law is also changing to clarify what the Charge is to cover. ORS 90.295 (1) will state that a landlord may require the payment of this charge to cover the costs of obtaining information on the applicant. Such costs may include checking references, obtaining consumer credit reports or tenant screening reports. The charge is still restricted to the landlord's actual average costs of screening, which may include the cost charged to the landlord by the screening company.
A landlord may NOT require the payment of such a screening charge unless prior to accepting the money:

1. The landlord has adopted a written screening for admission criteria (policy);
2. Gives written notice to the applicant of the amount of the screening charge;
3. Gives to the applicant a copy of the screening criteria or policy AND the process the landlord typically will follow in screening the applicant, including whether the landlord uses a screening company, credit reports, public records or criminal records or contacts employers, landlords or other references;
4. Gives to the applicant notice of their rights to dispute the accuracy of any information provided to the landlord by a screening company or credit reporting agency;
5. The landlord gives notice (which can be verbal) of the estimate number of units that are available of the type, the applicant is applying for AND the approximate number of applications previously accepted and are ahead of this applicant's screening process.

Yes, I know this sounds very complicated, but what it actually says is that you must disclose the basis on which you are going to judge the application, before you take money from someone, who has no chance of qualifying! You also need to give the applicant some idea of whether they have any chance of getting the unit, or if there are already 100 applications ahead of them!
It is really much simpler than the above language makes it sound. Of course the forms that you need to use to comply with all of this will be revised to help you. ORHA Forms #1, #42 & #45.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Forms Highlight
 

Form #45 Applicant Screening Policies

Edited from "Forms Manual" by J. Norton Cabell

What this form is for:
Before you put your rental on the market, you should have some idea of what you are looking for in a tenant. It is easy to say that you want someone who will pay the rent on time, treat the property well, be a good neighbor, and obey the law and reasonable rules.
What is difficult to figure out is who will do that and to do it in a way that is not illegally discriminatory. One way is to establish discreet, objective screening criteria and then use them! This Form #45 can give you a start at doing that.

When this form is used:
Remember, everyone has a screening criteria. Perhaps yours is looking for the person who comes closest to a definition such as "white haired, loves gardening, plays bridge, voted for Ronald Reagan". While clearly illegally discriminatory, it is none the less criteria.
This form will help you pick legal criteria. Notice as you read the form, that it looks for verifiable factual information and does not say anything about family make-up, nationality, educational background, social status, or personal views,  all aspects that are illegal to inquire into. Most good-sized landlords develop screening criteria that are specific to their needs. This is a good form for you to start with, until you develop your own.
Some landlords hand theirs out with every application. Others post it and ask applicants to read it before filing out an application, either approach works. The benefit to you is that some applicants - upon learning that you require, say, two years of rental references or that you run credit and criminal record checks - will simply go away and will not fill out an application. That is called self-screening and you benefit directly.

How the form is filled in:
1. How much verifiable rental history do you want? Most landlords ask for some number of years between one and three. More than three years gets hard to verify.
2. An applicant needs income in order to pay rent. But how much? There is no right number, but most landlords choose one that is close to three. Higher than four will screen out lots of very qualified applicants. Below two presses on one's ability to pay for the other basic needs.

"I purchased the Oregon Rental Housing Forms Manual, it was the best $25 I have spent on my rental properties."
Karin Creager, Owner/Operator.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Unlocking the Mysteries of a Credit Report

Terry Flora - President, Central Oregon ROA
Partner, High Desert Property Management Company, Bend, Oregon

You should do a credit check on all your applicants, and most rental owners do it routinely. The cost is minimal between $10-25, and the information is invaluable. It doesn't cost you anything. You can bill the applicant a reasonable fee to cover your expenses. But, if you don't know what you're looking for how will you know when you find it?

SECTION I
Lists the date, applicant's name, current addresses, and date of birth and Social Security Number. It also sometimes lists employment information. Check for matching data, is everything the same as the applicant told you? Are there lots of different addresses or employment's in a short period of time? Do all the dates match?

SECTION II
This is the summary section. This area will list the time frame that the report includes, usually several years. In this case from 1985-1999. It will also list the number of accounts reported and their credit ratings. If you don't understand the particular rating system that your credit report provider is using, ask for an explanation. Our example is using 1-9, with "1" being the best rating, paid as agreed, no lates, and a "9" is a collection account. Does it show late payments? Collections? How many accounts are reported?

SECTION III
Public records are listed here. If nothing is listed, it's great! But, if you see judgements, FED's, or bankruptcy's, you need to ask more questions.

SECTION IV
Lists every account the applicant has. This area looks like Greek to most rental owners so they ignore it! There is good information here, account balances, payment accounts, and whether there are or have been late payment. Are they maxed out on all their credit cards? Do you see a pattern of late payments? Sometimes it's obvious that this applicant is on the verge of financial ruin, there is no way that they can make their payments on the salary they told you they make. Do you want to take a chance that they are going to change their spending habits or win the lottery?

SECTION V
Inquires are listed here. Any company that requested a credit report in the last 7 years will be listed. This sample shows that two-property management company's pulled a credit report recently. You should ask yourself why are they still looking for rental? Then, you should pick up the phone and call the management company and ask them.

You should be charging an application fee to cover your costs. The fee must be disclosed up front and needs to be reasonable. Most rental owners are charging $15-50 per application. It shouldn't cost you any money to check out a prospective tenant.

WARNING: If you do credit checks make sure you are treating everyone the same. Do checks on ALL applicants, and charge the same price for everyone. Don't discriminate-it can cost you big money in fines!
 
 
 

 
Q&A

James Stout, attorney at law
Stout & Stout LLP, Medford, Oregon

Q. My tenant has told me that if I need to give her a notice, that I can call or leave a message on her answering machine. Can I do this, or am I going to get into trouble?

A. It depends on what type of notice you are serving. ORS 90.150 allows verbal notice or a notice left on the tenant's telephone answering machine, for notices that require "actual notice". The easiest way to remember "actual notice", is that it is everything else that does not require "written notice".
The problem lies with the "written notice". Termination notices, rent increase notices, abandoned personal property notices, notices of accounting of security deposit and prepaid rent all require written notice. Written notices need to be served by personal delivery to the tenant, by first class mail, or "nail and mail", if allowed by your rental agreement. This does not include telephone calls or answering machine messages.
If you give the tenant verbal notice for something that requires written notice, the notice is invalid. If you try to evict the tenant on verbal notice, you will most likely lose in court. Therefore, you will need to be sure of what type of notice you are issuing before you do it verbally.
Q. I evicted a tenant and they vacated the property without taking all of their personal property with them. Can I make them pay for the rent they owe before I return their property?

A. It depends on how you received possession of the property. If you had the sheriff serve the writ of execution and deliver possession of the premises to you, pursuant to a judgment by the court, then you may not demand payment for any costs, charges, or other sums before releasing the tenant's belongings, and the notice that you send to the tenant must state this as well. ORS 105.165(b)
If you are doing a normal abandoned property notice, pursuant to ORS 90.425, you are entitled to reasonable storage charges and costs incidental to storage or disposal. If the tenant comes to pick up the property, they need to pay these reasonable storage charges before they remove the property. However, you cannot demand that they pay the unpaid rent. If the tenant fails to come and get the property, and you hold a public or private sale, pursuant to ORS 79.5040(3), you can deduct the unpaid rent from the proceeds of the sale.
Do not demand that the tenant pay the unpaid rent before you release their personal property. The damages range from relieving the tenant from any non-intentional damage to the premises, relief from rent owing, and up to twice the tenant's actual damages. ORS 90.425(15).

 
Meeting Dates for Local Associations

CENTRAL OREGON ROA
August 24/September 28
Contact: Terry Flora
(541) 548-0383

CLATSOP CO. ROA
September 13
Contact: Gretchen Baker
(503) 738-0927

COLUMBIA CO. ROA
September 13
Contact: Maren Winters
(503) 364-5418

CURRY CO. RHA
August 12/September 9
Contact: Susan Spencer
(541) 469-5483

DOUGLAS CO. ROA
August 24/September 28
Contact: Diana Wright
(541) 677-0299

KLAMATH RHA
August 10/September 14
Contact: Felice Koblos
(541) 884-6488

LANE CO. ROA
August 24/September 28
Contact: ROA Office
(541) 485-7368

LINN-BENTON CO. ROA
August 30/September 27
Contact: Sharon Leibrant
(541) 926-9227

MID-COLUMBIA ROA
August 11/September 21
Contact: Karen Maravilla
(541) 298-4568

NORTHEAST OR ROA
August 12/September 9
Contact: Leslie Hasse
(541) 963-4156

OREGON APARTMENT
ASSOCIATION
August 18/September 15
Contact: OAA Office
(503) 254-4723

 

SALEM RHA
September 9
Contact: Maren Winters
(503) 375-6609

SOUTHWESTERN
OREGON ROA
August 26/September 23
Contact: Jane Hatfield
(541) 269-1912

SOUTHERN OREGON ROA
September 15
Contact: Roberta Claudson
(541) 772-8128

TREASURE VALLEY ROA
September 27
Contact: Beth McDaniel
(541) 889-5600

 

UMATILLA CO ROA
June 8
Contact: Maren Winters
(503) 364-5418

YAMHILL RHA
August 10/September 14
Contact: Judy Steiner
(503) 434-2038
 
 
 
 
 
 

Seminar Dates

LANDLORD/TENANT LAW UPDATE 1999
Speaker: Sharon Fleming-Barrett

September 18 Klamath Falls Contact: John Carter (541) 882-8813
September 29 & 30 Eugene Contact: Roa Office (541) 485-7368
October 2 Portland Contact: Phyllis Kiefer (541) 254-4723
October 9 Roseburg Contact: Diana Wright (541) 677-0299
October 11 La Grande Contact: Leslie Hasse (541) 963-4156
October 12 Ontario Contact: Beth McDaniel (541) 889-5600
October 16 Medford Contact: Roberta Claudson (541) 772-8128
October 21 Bend Contact: Terry Flora (541) 548-0383
October 28 Brookings Contact: Susan Spencer (541) 469-5483
October 30 Coos Bay Contact: Jane Hatfield (541) 269-1912
November 13 Albany Contact: Sharon Leibrant (541) 926-9227
 
 
 
 
 
 

ORHA BOARD MEETING DATES

September 24, 1999 (Fall Planning)
November 20, 1999
January 15, 2000
March 18, 2000
May 20, 2000
June 16, 2000 (Convention)
 
 
 
 
 
 

FALL PLANNING SESSION
September 24, 25 & 26
Hosted by Southern Oregon Rental Housing Association

Your Ideas and Viewpoints Are Vital!
ORHA Needs You!

One of the most important events of the year for our association is the planning session that takes place in the fall. This meeting has a great impact on the rental housing industry in Oregon. This is where the goals and direction of our association are set for the years ahead.

Your Ideas and Viewpoints Are Vital!
ORHA Needs You!

Members and officers of all local associations are encouraged to attend.

HOTEL
Reston Hotel, 2300 Crater Lake Highway, Medford, Oregon 1-800-779-7829

RATES
$46 per night plus 6% room tax; one queen size bed.
Must have reservations before September 10th.

MEETING LOCATION
Table Rock Mobile Village, 2385 Table Rock Road, Medford, Oregon

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PRO's Seminar "Estate Planning"
David Seulean, Medford & Bob Casey, Portland
($30 members/ $45 non-members)
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Committee Meetings
6:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Dinner and Association Reports
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ORHA Board Meeting & Planning Session

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th
8:00 a.m.- 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast at Table Rock Mobile Village
8:30-Noon Planning Session
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Planning Session
7:00 p.m. Dinner at Bella Union
170 W. California, Jacksonville, Oregon
Walk around historic downtown Jacksonville.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH
8:00 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast at Table Rock Mobile Village
8:30 a.m.- Noon Planning Wrap-up

FALL PLANNING REGISTRATION FORM
Name:
Address:
Phone: Fax: e-mail:
Local Association:
PRO Registration Fee ($30/each, $45 each non members) $

Please send check and this form to: Southern Oregon R.O.A. (SOROA), PO Box 972, Medford, Oregon 97501
For more information call Roberta Claudson at 541-772-8128, fax 541-772-0061 or e-mail: roberta@ccountry.net
 
 
 
 
 
 

Be a PRO!

Professional Rental Owner/Operator

To start in the PRO program, you take a state approved PRO class, locally or at a state event, and at that time, you must register in the PRO program. There is a one time $15.00 enrollment charge for PRO 1 in addition to the fees for each seminar you attend. Once you enroll, you will receive a front and spine cover sheet, and nine index dividers that will fit into a three ring binder for your class materials. Upon successfully completing the three courses in PRO 1, you will receive a lapel badge and a Graduation Certificate that is suitable for framing.
Start on the road to becoming a PRO today and attend a PRO seminar. See the other side of this flyer for information on the PRO seminar being taught in Medford, September 24th, on Estate Planning.
PRO 1 Graduates
Central Oregon Rental Owners Association
Lorrain Browning, Diane Downs, Terry Flora, Sandra Mallery, Jennie Rooney,
Keith Scott, Margretta Scott, Susan Strawn
Rental Owners Association of Columbia County
Betty Warner
Curry Rental Housing Association
Marjorie Brown, Suzanne Krutzfeldt, Sharon Leger, Susan Spencer, Jill Wentzel
Rental Owners Association of Douglas County
Susan Sligar
Klamath Rental Housing Association
Sharrol Clark
Rental Owners of Lane County
Jean Anderson, Norton Cabell, Rose Colcord, Jean Collins, Lauretta Deforge,
Robert Dowling, Joshua Ferguson, Mike Gansen, Claudia Geraci, Susan Heiney,
Dona Hunter, Amy Jelinek, Joye McClure, Ron O'Keefe, Phyllis Parks, Dale Payne, Gary Pyne, Julie Smith, Scott Smith, Harry Snyder, Donna Wilson, Sharon Windeim, Barbara Woody, Jeanne Wylde
Rental Owners of Northeast Oregon
Ed Hegele, Lonnie Lester,
Oregon Apartment Association/Rental Owners of Linn-Benton County
Sharon Fleming-Barrett
Salem Rental Housing Association
Sibylle Beck
Southern Oregon Rental Owners Association
Candace Addington, Ronald Bost, Bonnie Bost, Roberta Claudson, Janet Green, Carrie Holmes-Stanton, Lavonda Logue, Sandy Lynch, Wally McCahon,
Barbara McCahon, Lee Meek, Lynn Nave, Vera Quimby, Bill Roberts, Angela Smith
Rental Owners Association of Southwestern Oregon
Cynthia Belanger, Jeanne Drehmer, Phillip Drehmer, Kristy Harvey, Jane Hatfield,
Jack Jacobson, Koren King, Joan Mahaffy, Nellie McCoy, Linda Pangburn, Karen Wagoner
Treasure Valley Rental Owners Association
Rick Hutchinson, Beth McDaniel
Yamhill Rental Housing Association
Judy Steiner, Jerry Wolf

Owning and/or operating rental properties is a business. If we do it properly and professionally, it is a profitable business. By belonging to your Local Rental Owners Association and the Oregon Rental Housing Association, you will become more knowledgeable and professional in running your business.

Becoming a certified Professional Rental Owner /Operator tells your tenants, suppliers and fellow owner/operators that you are an educated professional Landlord.

How Do You Become a PRO?
Oregon Rental Housing Association has developed the foundation of Professional Owner/Operator certification in three levels: PRO 1, PRO 2 and Master PRO. Each level has three classes that must be taken and passed to receive the Certification.

PRO 1
¥ Fair Housing
¥ Landlord/Tenant Law
¥ Eviction Process

PRO 2
¥ Conflict Resolution
¥ Maintenance
¥ Marketing

MASTER PRO
¥ Subsidized Housing
¥ Estate Planning
¥ Property Management Licensing
 
 
 
 
 
 

LEAD Lawsuits are on the Rise!

The hazards of lead-based paint have been known for years, but until recently, not much was done in the way of enforcement.

Times have changed!
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has committed to working with the US Department of Justice to crack down on those landlords who have neglected or ignored their responsibility to notify tenants that their homes may contain lead-based paint. There are currently over $1 million in lawsuits pending over the notification requirements. Most of these cases are large multi-unit properties, but single family rentals are not above liabilities! Landlords and Housing Authorities are currently being sued across the nation over the issue of who has liability when residents test positive for elevated blood levels.
According to HUD, these cases signal the Administration's stepped up efforts to protect children and others that are vulnerable to suffering from exposure to lead-based paint. The nationwide enforcement effort involves the cooperation of the Department of Justice, HUD, the Environmental Protection Agency, and state and local governments around the country.

There is hope!
Training and is available from a coalition of local resources so that landlords and property managers can avoid problems before they arise. Inform yourself! Attend the workshop listed on the reverse side of this notice before its too late!
 
 
 
 
 
 

Get the LEAD out now!

A FREE conference on Lead Risk Awareness and
Solutions for Rental Owners and Managers.

Thursday, September 9, 1999
Presentation 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Resource Exhibits 5:00 to 9:00 pm
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd ¥ Portland, Oregon

SPONSORED BY:
Oregon Apartment Association ¥ Oregon Rental Housing Association
Metro Multifamily Housing Association ¥ Housing Authority of Portland
City of Portland Bureau of Water Works ¥ Portland Development Commission
City of Portland Bureau of Housing and Community Development - Multnomah County Health Department

Seating limited to first 200 registrants!

Seating limited to first 200 registrants!
Call Now to Register!
Please call either
Oregon Rental Housing Association at (503) 364-5468 or
Oregon Apartment Association at (503) 254-4723 to register for this FREE conference or for more information.