A Message from Tia Politi, your Lane ROA President: May 2023

Hard to believe, but the end of May marks 10 years since our Office Manager, Terie’ Stephenson began working for Lane ROA! In that time, our membership has grown significantly and under her management we continue to be the largest chapter of the Oregon Rental Housing Association in the state. On behalf of the Board of Directors we want to express our admiration, appreciation, and approbation to Terie’ for her dedication, enthusiasm, and incredible work ethic. Please take a moment to reach out to her to let her know how much you appreciate her too As those of you who own and run businesses know, we are nothing without our dedicated staff. Join us at the June General Meeting for cake to celebrate!  

I’ve had a few calls lately from Eugene landlords who were unaware of the Eugene Police Department’s Landlord Notification Program. If you are a Eugene landlord you should sign up today! If the police are ever called to your rental unit, you will receive an email notification about the nature of the visit. Contact Harlow Meno at 541-682-5642 to get started.

Please continue to let your Eugene Mayor and City Councilors know that their plans to restrict landlord rights will only result in more pain to renters as landlords sell off or increase rents to cover the increased costs of doing business in the city: mayorcouncilandcitymanager@eugene-or.gov.

Remember that the rules for termination of tenancy for nonpayment of rent have changed significantly. Read board attorney Brian Cox’s rundown of the new rules and their impact on you on page 20 and on the ROA website. The office has the new forms, and you can download the required notification form on the website, at the Oregon Rental Housing Association website and at the Forms Store.

“Rent” includes EVERYTHING the tenant owes you except for damage to the premises, so the notification must also be included when you terminate a tenancy for cause for unpaid charges. It’s complicated. Get help if you need it.

MAY Day, MAY Day! Register today for some of the best webinar workshops coming your way: May 10^th and 11^th is Best Practices for Landlords, May 17^th & 18^th, is Tenant Screening, then on the 24^th & 25^th, the final May class is The Move-in Process. Workshops run from 11am-1pm. In person classes run on Wednesdays and the webinar of that same class run the next day, on Thursday. Each registrant receives a complimentary recording link of that class a day or two after the class takes place – this recording is complementary and valid for viewing for five days. Register online at www.laneroa.com.  See page 5 for additional information.

Don’t forget to check out www.laneroa.com/store to purchase RECORDINGS of workshops or general meetings!  If you’ve missed some of the webinars or meetings offered by ROA, here’s your chance to view them at your leisure and brush up on what you need to know as a landlord or property manager!

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A Message from Tia Politi, your Lane ROA President: April 2023

   Hey members, the ROA office is looking for a mid to full size fridge, if anyone has a working spare you don’t need.  We have a small
   size fridge, but with in-person classes and board dinners at the office, we could really use a bigger one. We could even trade our
   small one! 

   If you haven’t tried an in-person class yet, please do. At this time we can only fit a max of 12 (soon to be 15 when we can  
   afford a large wall mount TV and don’t need a projector anymore). It’s a nice small group class that includes lunch. We’ve
   gotten great feedback so far from attendees, so try it out!
 

Remember, if you aren’t able to attend regularly scheduled classes or you miss, one, you may purchase videos of any class through the office or on the website – www.laneroa.com. You can relax and watch the presentation at your own pace.

Tax deadlines are coming this month. Remember that due to the lobbying function provided by the Oregon Rental Housing Association, not all your membership dues are tax deductible. Regular members can write off 94.5% of their annual membership dues. Industry Associate members are categorized differently, and their dues do not support lobbying, so their memberships are fully tax deductible.

We’re in the thick of the long legislative session, and things should begin to happen quickly. You must stay alert when we send out an eblast or you get one from the ORHA legislative team. Forms and requirements could change immediately upon the Governor’s signature (because every piece of legislation these days is an “emergency” they can’t possibly give us any time to adapt). Don’t take action without knowing for sure where you stand.  Call the Helpline if you have any questions. It’s heartbreaking to have members call after they have made a costly mistake.

April showers bring educational hours! The class line-up in April includes the last session of my Webinar Boot Camp class (Session 4) on Wed., April 5^th.  In the following weeks, I hope to see you register for the Small Claims Process on April 12^th & 13^th, Trial Prep 101 on April 19^th & 20^th, and the Advanced Reasonable Accommodations class on April 26^th & 27^th.  On Wednesday, I teach the in-person class with a hearty lunch from Sharky’s Pub, and I teach the same class the very next day as a live webinar, where you can ask me questions through the Chat Room.  I’m looking forward to seeing you!

Happy Spring!

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