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Corvallis program manager for the time period July 2003 - June 2004. That data indicated fewer than two <br />contacts per business day; 267 were from tenants, 100 were from landlords, and 67 were from people from <br />other than tenants or landlords. Of 434 total contacts, none resulted in administrative sanctions from <br />Corvallis or got to the point of a legal notice. The cost of that program was about $90,000 annually. Mr. <br />Blanton asked what the proposed Eugene ordinance would do that the State law did not. He asked the <br />council to review the State landlord-tenant act before it adopted the ordinance. He submitted a copy into the <br />record. He said the State law was strong, and damages were awarded to the tenant, not to government. <br /> <br />John Tronrud, 1388 Willamette Street, Rental Association, said the association was not opposed to <br />housing standards but was opposed to the duplication of process. He did not think the proposed code <br />provided anything not found in State law. He discussed the history of the landlord-tenant law, and said <br />those who said the only recourse was small claims court were not correct. Withholding rent was an option, <br />and that got a landlord's attention. He said the local courts were very fair; they were more apt to give the <br />tenant the benefit of the doubt, particularly with regard to habitability issues. He said the housing coalition <br />did not address those issues. The association had offered the coalition the opportunity to give it the worst <br />case scenario and it heard nothing. The coalition did not want to be in the court system; if a landlord had a <br />claim made against them, they would be in the court system. <br /> <br />Jami Sterling-Counard, 825 Mosh Drive, Sterling Management Group, said she was very involved in the <br />Corvallis market and was familiar with that community's program. She said that in three years, Corvallis <br />had experienced three code issues annually and those had regarded plumbing and weather stripping. The <br />few problems that do exist would be subsidized by the landlords who really care about and take care of their <br />properties. She did not think that was fair. Ms. Sterling-Counard asked if the council decided to go forward <br />with housing standards, it include a two-year sunset provision for a meaningful review. <br /> <br />Ms. Sterling-Counard emphasized the importance of having knowledgeable inspectors. Corvallis had done <br />well in that regard. She said the program cost should be minimal. She suggested that the council consider <br />discounting the fee for good behavior. She also supported directing revenues into a dedicated fund. <br /> <br />Kelly Pearson, 375 Marche Chase Drive, representing Chase Village Apartments, opposed the adoption of <br />local housing standards. She said that the fee being contemplated would realize considerable money from <br />the 536 units she managed alone at a cost of $10 annually. She contrasted that with the cost to a single- <br />family house, where more of the problems discussed by those supporting the housing standards seemed to <br />occur. She said her complexes had permanent maintenance teams and addressed all tenant complaints as <br />they were received. She had heard stories from tenants about bad rental situations and used them as <br />suggestions for improvements. <br /> <br />Brooke Hardy, 992-½ West 4th Avenue, represented a landlord unable to appear before the council. He <br />was opposed to the housing standards as they were not needed. He said in his experience, often the problem <br />with a rental was caused by tenants doing damage. He it was very difficult to evict a tenant and it took a <br />court process. Mr. Hardy said he had just inspected one of his properties and was surprised by the damage <br />that had been done. He pointed out that local landlords frequently owned only one or two properties or <br />units. He objected to the fee associated with the housing standards program, which he characterized as a <br />hidden tax and which he did not think was needed. <br /> <br />Clark Winston Cox Jr., 1085 Patterson Street, said that his complex had experienced problems until a new <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 8, 2004 Page 8 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />
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