How Ideas
Become Law
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reference assistance, questions about the legislature, legislative
process, or other government agencies, please email: help.leg@oregonlegislature.gov, or call
1-800-332-2313.
The path of a Law, from
the time it is just an idea to the time it arrives at the Governor’s
desk for approval, is paved with many detours. In order for an
idea (in the form of a Bill) to become law, it must be passed by both
houses in the identical form. This is achieved through the
step-by-step process outlined below. A bill can be introduced
in either chamber however, for the example below, we will use the
House of Representatives as the house of origin.
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Oregon
Landlord’s 90-day Confusion
It’s a
beautiful summer day in July and I’m sitting at my desk pondering the
hotline calls I have been fielding, currently 4 for the day. As
I begin to dial the 4th caller, I’m betting to
myself that it will be a question centered around the “90-day rule”.
That’s the term I hear often from callers who are mostly private
landlords trying to navigate increasingly turbulent waters in the
rental industry.
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Celebrating 50 Years of
the Fair Housing Act in April!
Here are some links to interesting and informative
articles about the Fair Housing Act.
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Mayor
Ted Wheeler is planning to have the City of Portland launch a pilot
program designed to help potential renters expunge criminal records
in an effort to give them access to better housing options, according to reports.
In
Oregon, violations, misdemeanors and low-level felonies can be
expunged, according to the Oregon
State Bar, and only after 10
years without another conviction. Prosecutors and victims may object
to the expunction, according to
Oregonlive.com.
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Fair Housing Discrimination
Against Someone You’ve Never Talked To?
When
you think about upholding Fair Housing
Act laws, you probably
think about treating people fairly and equally when they come in for
a tour, or as you interact with them as potential tenants.
But
did you ever think if you fail to answer an email, you end up on the
wrong side of a fair housing claim without ever interacting with a
person?
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10 Ways to Be a Great Landlord
It is
upsetting when we get tenant complaints as a landlord.
It is hard
work renting apartments or homes to tenants and it takes people
skills and management skills. Many times our goal as a landlord is to
simply avoid tenant complaints. But there are principles, if properly
used, that can reduce or eliminate tenant complaints. Do you know
what it takes to be a great landlord?
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There isn't
enough positive news for all the hard work and difficult situations
that landlords have to deal with on the day to day. However,
despite it all, we wanted to showcase the good that a landlord can do
and hope to hear more feel
good stories to warm
the cockles of our hearts!
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