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<br />Exhibit A to <br />Administrative Order No. 53-24-02-F <br />4. One commenter asked that the City adopt additional exemptions from the requirement to provide <br />relocation assistance when tenants are asked to move out to allow the landlord’s immediate family <br />members to move in and when tenants are asked to move out to allow the owner to sell the property. <br /> <br />Response: Relocation assistance exemptions are policy decisions made by the City Council. Eugene Code <br />8.425 (17)(f) provides an exemption to relocation assistance for “11. A dwelling unit subject to a fixed <br />term tenancy where the landlord’s intent to sell or permanently convert the dwelling unit to a use other <br />than as a dwelling unit is a term of the executed rental agreement.” An exemption from relocation <br />assistance when tenants are asked to move out to allow the landlord’s immediate family members to <br />move in would require a City Code amendment and is a decision for the City Council. No changes are <br />being made to the proposed amendments as a result of this comment. <br /> <br />5. One commenter expressed concern about abandoned and neglected pets and would like to see a <br />standard policy that requires tenants to provide proof of immunizations and pet care plans for university <br />breaks when students are away. <br /> <br />Response: No changes are being made to the proposed amendments as a result of this comment. <br /> <br />6. One commenter requested that the City provide dedicated staff to help landlords navigate the new rules <br />and provide educational opportunities for landlords. <br /> <br />Response: The City’s Rental Housing Program is a resource for landlord education and outreach. In <br />addition, as a part of phase I implementation, the City hired a Rental Housing Analyst to provide support <br />services to landlords and tenants. The position develops resources and training materials designed to <br />provide information on the local rental housing code, statewide legislation, landlord/tenant relationship <br />best practices, and other subjects as needed. No changes are being made to the proposed amendments <br />as a result of this comment. <br /> <br />7. One commenter asked the City to consider renaming Renter Protections with a less “adversarial title.” <br />The commenter suggested including language that sets an example of mutual respect terms such as <br />“equitable,” “fair practices,” or “mutual.” <br /> <br />Response: The term “renter protections” is not included in the Rule or the proposed amendments. No <br />changes are being made to the proposed amendments as a result of this comment. <br /> <br />8. One commenter noted that “campus rentals” should be exempt from some of the new renter <br />protections. The commenter suggested rules be added that enforce tenant departure dates if the tenant <br />declines a pre-lease offer and the landlord then pre-leases the unit to another tenant. The commenter is <br />concerned that if tenants are allowed to change their mind up to 60 days before the end date in the <br />lease (the time by which the City Code requires a tenant in a fixed term lease of less than one year to <br />inform their Landlord that they wish to stay in the unit in order to be eligible for relocation assistance), it <br />puts future residents who signed the pre-lease in a predicament without a new home. The commenter <br />also requested “campus rentals” be exempted from the relocation assistance penalties for no-cause <br />terminations in the first year of tenancy to provide more freedom to the landlord to ensure properties