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RENTAL HOUSING 8.400 Rental Housing – Title.Sections 8.405 through 8.440 of this code constitute the “City Rental Housing Code,” and may be referred to as such. (Section 8.400 added by Ordinance No. 20329, enacted November 30, 2004, effective December 30, 2004; to sunset December 31, 2011.) 8.405 Rental Housing - Purpose.The purpose of this City Rental Housing Code is to provide minimum habitability criteria to safeguard health, property and public wellbeing of the owners, occupants and users of rental housing and is intended to supplement rather than conflict with the habitability standards of the State of Oregon Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. (Section 8.405 added by Ordinance No. 20329, enacted November 30, 2004, effective December 30, 2004; to sunset December 31, 2011.) 8.410 Rental Housing – Applicability. (1)Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the standards provided in section 8.425 of this code shall apply to all rental housing. (2)The following living arrangements are excluded from the application of sections 8.405 through 8.440 of this code: (a) Occupancy in transient lodging; (b) Occupancy in hospitals and other medical facilities; (c) Occupancy in residential care facilities licensed by the State; (d) Occupancy in institutions providing educational, counseling, religious or similar service, but not including residence in off- campus, non-dormitory housing; (e) Occupancy in a dwelling occupied for no more than 90 days by a purchaser prior to the scheduled closing of a real estate sale or by a seller following the closing of a sale, as permitted under the terms of an agreement for sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part; (f) Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in a structure operated for the benefit of the organization; (g) Occupancy in a dwelling by a squatter; (h) Occupancy in a vacation dwelling; (i) Occupancy in a dwelling by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment in and about the premises; (j) Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative; and (k) Occupancy in premises rented to be used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes. (Section 8.410 added by Ordinance No. 20329, enacted November 30, 2004, effective December 30, 2004; to sunset December 31, 2011.)