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23~ (h) The housing accomodations or rooms were occupied by the owner or landlord on January first, 1:943. SECTION VII. EVICTION Any Action for eviction of tenant shall be in accordance with the general laws of the State of Oregon. SECTION VIII. HARASSING OF TENANTS. No landlord directly or indirectly by acts of omission or commission including by way of illustration but not in exclusion,; the reduction of services, curtailment or shutting off of heat or hot water, creation of noise .. `..-; curtailment or shutting off of utilities, limitation in ingress or egress, and oth ,;.~r~:r~ acts designed to annoy, disturb, onconvenience molest or intimidate any tenant which shall seek to decrease a tentants peacable enjoyment of his housing acco- modations, or to encourage or compel a tenant to nave from such housing accomo- dations, ~r to increase the rent in any manner other than herein provided. Any tenant may make the commission or non-commission of the acts above described a basis for application for reduction of rental pursuant~to SEction VI, of this ordinance. The existance of a condition dangerous to~heallh because of such acts may be summlarily abated by the City of Eugene, andthe cost of such abatement may be rec"overed from the landlord in an action by law or by assessment against the property involved. curtailment or reduction by reason of rationing requirement are excepted from the above. SECTION I.X. Each section, sub-section, paragraph and provision of this ordinance is deemed to be separate and independant, and invalidation by any _ court of any such part shallnot invalidate any other pIDrtion. SECTION' X. It shall be unlavaful far any person to violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, and upon conviction thereof before the Recorder's or municipal court shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollar and may be imprisoned in the City Jail for one day for each two dollars of the fine unpaid. SECTION XI. This ordinance may be repealed at any time by the Common not Council and if so repealed may contine for ninety days after the cession of the hostilities in the present war. .SECTION X~~. That the arbitary raising of rentals by landlords, and ~ib.e arbitrary refusal to vacate by tenants has created a housing crisis in the City of Eugene, an emergency is declared to exist, and it is declared to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health and safety of the City of Eugene, that this ordinance take effect immediately upon its passage by the common council and approval by the ~r'iayor, and it is so ordered. Passed by-the common council on this 24th day of July, 1944 Approved by the Mayor on this 25th day of July, 1944 /s/ John Fields Recorder pro tam /s/ Elisha Large Mayor ~r I