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<br />Exhibit A to <br />Administrative Order No. 53-24-02-F <br />Summary and Responses to Public Comments on <br />PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO <br />RENTAL HOUSING CODE ADMINISTRATIVE RULE R-8.430 <br /> <br />Notice of the proposed amendments to Rental Housing Code Administrative Rule R-8.430 (the proposed <br />amendments) was published in the Register Guard on January 29, 30, and 31, and February 1 and 2, 2024 with a <br />15-day public comment period. Additional outreach on how to provide public comment in email form was <br />included in the EUG Planning Newsletter that reaches over 22,000 subscribers, along with website updates <br />posted on the City’s Renter Protections Process page. The Notice and Administrative Rule were posted and <br />made available for in-person viewing at the Planning and Development reception desk in the Atrium Building at <br />99 W 10th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401. Ten commenters submitted comments in writing. <br />Comment Summary and Responses <br />1. One commenter requested that landlords be allowed to email move-in/move-out documentation <br />photos to tenants. <br />Response: Emailed move-in/move-out documentation photos images are already allowed by the Rental <br />Housing Code Administrative Rule R-8.430 (the Rule). R-8.430-D 1. (a). states that “Landlords may <br />provide tenants with physical copies of the images required by EC 8.425(11) and this section or may <br />provide the images electronically.” No changes are being made to the rule or the proposed amendments <br />as a result of this comment. <br />2. Three commenters stated that the new renter protections are going too far and the new regulations are <br />making it more difficult for small landlords. One of the commenters noted the increasing cost of owning <br />rentals in Eugene with property taxes that take 2-2.5 months of rent to cover, plus the cost of mortgage, <br />insurance, property management, repairs, and maintenance; the commenter is concerned that the <br />renter protection policies are creating a dynamic in which only millionaires and out of state corporations <br />can afford to own rentals in Eugene. One of the commenters noted that it will be beneficial to our <br />community to preserve the small landlord as a small business owner and preserve the properties for <br />tenants. <br />Response: The comments summarized above express an opinion on policy choices made by the City <br />Council but do not request any specific changes to the proposed Rule amendments; therefore, no <br />changes are being made to the proposed amendments as a result of these comments. <br />3. One commenter asked that City relocation assistance match the state relocation payment amount and <br />asked that the City allow an exemption for small landlords who own 4 or fewer properties. <br /> <br />Response: The relocation assistance payment amount and exemptions from the requirement to provide <br />relocation assistance are policy decisions made by the City Council and set by ordinance. An exemption <br />from relocation assistance for small landlords who own four or fewer properties would require a City <br />Code amendment and matching the City’s relocation payment amount to the amount set by the State <br />would require City Code amendments and are decisions for the City Council. No changes are being <br />made to the proposed amendments as a result of this comment.