March 2018 RHAOregon Update Newsletter

March 2018

A monthly newsletter published by the Rental Housing Alliance Oregon

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In this issue:

Dinner Meeting … … page 3 RHA Mark Your Calendar … ………… page 5 Class Descriptions…

page 6

Tenant Screening …… page 8 Maximize Efficiency… page 10 Happy Hour … ……… page 11 Maintenance Men… … page 14 2018 Bill Summaries… page 15 Vendor Guide………… page 18

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Dinner Meeting

Table of Contents

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Speaker:

Dinner Meeting | page 3

Cindy Robert,

President’s Message | page 4

RHAOregon Lobbyist

RHA Mark Your Calendar | page 5

What happened during the 2018 legislative session?

What were the dominant conversations related to housing?

What role did RHAOregon play in Salem?

What do we need to do in coming months to continue protecting landlords?

Come hear answers to these questions and, more importantly, ask your own. We must collaborate in order to achieve continued success - let’s kickoff the next round of working together on March 21!

When:

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 6:00pm Location:

Widmer Brothers 949 N Russell St

Portland, OR 97227 Price:

$29.00 per attendee if registered by close of

business Friday March 16, 2018.

$39.00 per attendee if registered after close of

business Friday March 16, 2018.

Buffet Menu: Spinach salad with oranges, white cheddar, toasted pecans, lemon-shallot vinaigrette

Drop Top Amber Ale BBQ pulled pork served with pickled onions

Class Descriptions | page 6 2017 Tax Information| page 7 Tenant Screening Notice | page 8 Upcoming Changes to Tenant Screening Process, letter from NTN | page 9 Ways to Maximize Your Rental’ Efficiency | page 10 Happy Hour | page 11 Smoke Free, Fire Free | page 12 Landlording 101 | page 13 Dear Maintenance Men | page 14 2018 Bill Summaries | page 15 The Vendor Guide | page 18

You must register to attend Call 503-254-4723 to register or visit the website at: rhaoregon.org/store/category/events.

If you register for a dinner meeting and do not show or do not cancel by the Friday before the dinner meeting you will be charged the full price.

Mini beef burgers with Tillamook cheddar cheese Upheval IPA potato salad with hard-boiled egg, blue cheese, and bacon

Mini brioche rolls, lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, pickles, mayonnaise, whole grain mustard, and ketchup Chocolate chip cookies www.rhaoregon.org

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President’s Message

As your current President, I want to provide you with insight into one of my recent actions. As you know, I was appointed to Mayor Wheeler’s Residential Services Commission in November. In February, however, I chose to resign.

I would like to share with you my reasoning. My hope is this may motivate you and other members to rally into a RHA Oregon President concentrated effort to fight the new heavy-handed, un-fair Ron Garcia and self-defeating policies the mayor and other politicians in our state are now adopting. Following is my letter to the Mayor’s office: Mayor Wheeler, This letter is to confirm my termination as a Commissioner from your newly formed Residential Services Commission, (RSC) effective immediately.

As an appointee, I was honored to be a participant in what I understood was an advisory body to help shape policies to address the Portland housing crisis.

During my short time on the commission, however, I found it resulted in little more than a megaphone for anti-property owners’ advocacy and protest groups, including me being personally “hissed” at while speaking during session. Public testimony has been staged primarily with members from PTU; of the 13 people who testified during 2 sessions, only 1 person spoke on behalf of property owners’ rights.

Most disappointing of all has been your lack of direction outside of proposing an agenda that includes limiting screening criteria, lowering security deposits, registering all landlords and regionalizing further Portland anti-landlord policies. There has been no discussion (or room to allow for the opportunity to discuss) any practical land-use policies and/ or owner incentives for protections that might spur investment or rapid growth of housing units to help increase supply and ease rising rents.

Now, with your announcement to repeal the single family exemption without any prior notice to the RSC, it shows a disregard for any valued input that might have (even a remote) chance of being presented before making sweeping legislation. Additionally, I submit that this single decision will do more to remove a large supply of rental properties faster than any other policy or directive, as it only serves to motivate small landlords to get out of the rental business and sell to new owner occupants.

RHA Oregon BOARD MEMBERS President Ron Garcia, PH. (503)595-4747 President Elect Mark Passannante, PH. (503)294-0910 Vice President Phil Owen, PH. (503)244-7986 Treasurer Sandra Landis, PH. (503)659-8803 Secretary Lynne Whitney, PH. (503)284-5522 Past President John Sage, PH. (503)667-7971 RHA Oregon DIRECTORS Alan Carpenter, PH. (360)772-2197 Elizabeth Carpenter, PH. (503)314-6498 Tamara Collins, PH. (503)932-9388 Jerad Goughnour, PH. (503)303-8545 Jim Herman, PH. (503)645-8287 Charles Kovas, PH. (503)255-8795 Katie Poole-Hussa, PH. (971)352-6760 Mihyun Pratt, PH. (503)969-5412 Rita Robinson, PH. (503)702-0255 Ken Schriver, PH. (503)410-1782 Ami Stevens, PH. (503)407-3663 AJ Shepard, PH. (360)772-6355

RHAOregon OFFICE Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm PH: (503)254-4723 Fax: (503)254-4821 10520 NE Weidler St. Portland, OR 97220

As such, being the president of the Rental Housing Alliance of Oregon (RHA Oregon), in good conscious, I can no longer support this commission’s momentum in any way.

I appreciate the opportunity to have served, and I hope my replacement finds more opportunities for success.

Sincerely, Ron Garcia President, RHA Oregon 4

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RHAOregon is committed to educating members to fair housing practices and policies. www.rhaoregon.org

RHA Mark Your Calendar DATE

EVENT

LOCATION

TIME

3/14

Board Meeting

RHA Conference Annex

5:30pm

3/17

New Member & Mentor Meeting

RHA Conference Annex

11:00am

3/21

Dinner Meeting

Widmer Brothers

6:00pm

4/11

Board Meeting

RHA Conference Annex

5:30pm

4/18

Dinner Meeting

TBA

6:00pm

4/26

New Member & Mentor Meeting

RHA Conference Annex

6:00pm

INFORMATION

SEE page 3 SEE April Update

If you register and DO NOT SHOW or DO NOT CANCEL by the Friday before the dinner meeting you will be charged the FULL price of the dinner.

To purchase event tickets online visit: http://www.rhaoregon.org/store/category/events DATE

CLASSES

LOCATION

TIME

INFORMATION

3/6

Screening Class

RHA Conference Annex

11:00am

3/8

My Tenant is Moving Out, Now What?

RHA Conference Annex

6:30pm

3/9

Screening Class

Webex

11:00am

3/15

Get Rich Slow Plan

RHA Conference Annex

11:30am

3/27

Fair Housing

Standard TV & Appliance

6:30pm

3/28

Screening Class

Webex

7:00pm

4/12

Termination Notices

RHA Conference Annex

6:30pm

4/13

Screening Classes

Webex

11:00am

4/14

Landlording 101

The Monarch Hotel

9:00am

Taught by Mark Passannante, Attorney at Broer & Passannante

4/19

Managing Repairs and Maintenance

RHA Conference Annex

11:30am

Taught by Christian Bryant of IRC Property Management

4/24

Mold Class

Standard TV & Appliance

6:30pm

Taught by Mike Gardner of Real Estate Mold Solutions

4/24

Screening Class

Webex

7:00pm

4/26

Screening Class

Webex

7:00pm

Taught by Katie Poole-Hussa from Acorn Property Management

Taught by Louise Dix from Fair Housing Council of Oregon

Taught by Sam Johnson from Landlord Solutions

See page 6 for class descriptions Class Policy

Those with prior registration to the class will be seated first. Walk-ins will only be accommodated once the class has started if space is available. Registered attendees who arrive 15 minutes after the start be aware that your chair may be filled. If you register for a class and then do not cancel at least 48hrs in advance, you will be charged for the class. www.rhaoregon.org

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UPCOMING RHA OREGON CLASSES My Tenant is Moving Out, Now What?

Taught by: Katie Poole-Hussa from Acorn Property Management Thursday March 8, 2018 6:30pm at RHA Oregon Conference Annex 10530 NE Weidler, Portland, OR 97220 Whether the landlord has terminated the tenancy or the tenants have given notice, there’s many items that need to be taken care of when a tenancy is nearing the end. This class covers how the landlord can effectively communicate to their residents clear expectations regarding property care, transfer of possession, outstanding balances, and more before they move on. We will discuss at what point a landlord should start marketing the property, how to properly conduct a move-out inspection, maintain accurate records, what happens if a tenant fails to move out on time, as well as how to complete the required Final Accounting.

1 continuing education credit available Members $25.00 Non-Members $35.00 Register by close of business March 5th to save $5

Get Rich Slow Plan Taught by: Vince Kingston from Eagle Home Mortgage Thursday March 15, 2018 11:30am at RHA Oregon Conference Annex 10530 NE Weidler, Portland, OR 97220 Everyone wants to have a secure future. This class will teach you three main things: 1. Fundamentals of residential real estate investing 2. What programs and strategies are available to help you buy your first (or tenth) rental property 3. How patience can allow you to leverage little down payment for large return Whether your goal is to acquire your first rental property on a shoestring budget or tenth, specific strategies and creative techniques will be shared that can help you accomplish your vision.

Members $25.00 Non-Members $35.00 Register by close of business March 12th to save $5

Fair Housing

Taught by: Louise Dix from Fair Housing Council of Oregon Tuesday March 27, 2018 6:30pm at Standard TV & Appliance 3600 SW Hall Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005 We’ll teach you about Fair Housing Laws, common mistakes, and how to protect yourself from violation claims.

Members $25.00 Non-Members $35.00 Register by close of business March 23rd to save $5

NEXT NEW MEMBER MENTOR MEETING IS Saturday March 17th @ 11:00am AT RHA To register call 503-254-4723 or go to www.rhaoregon.org/store/category/events 6

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2017 Tax Information The Rental Housing Alliance Oregon is a 501(c)(6) corporation. As such, we are allowed to lobby to influence legislation. A portion of the annual dues are utilized for lobbying activities on behalf of our members.

Your membership dues payments may be tax deductible as a necessary trade or business expense. The portion of your dues utilized for lobbying activities is not deductible.

Dues paid to the Rental Housing Alliance Oregon are not deductible as a charitable contribution but may be deductible as a business expense; however, the RHA Oregon estimates that 16.02% of the dues payment is not deductible as a business expense because of RHA Oregon’s lobbying activities on behalf of its members.

The figure shown above represents the portion of your 2017 dues utilized for lobbying activities at both the state and local level.

Please consult with your tax advisor regarding the proper treatment of your dues for income tax purposes.

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Tenant Screening Notice As we all know, the screening process is one that is critical to the success of a landlord-tenant relationship.

To better keep up with the times, and the changes, the Rental Housing Alliance Oregon, in partnership with National Tenant Network will be making some changes in 2018.

First, to better serve you, there will be 24 hour access to submit screening requests starting March 1st. Simply go to www.rhaoregon.org/tools to access the screening login screen or visit www.ntnonline.com directly.

For those of you already under a service agreement with NTN allowing online access, you’ll just login as you may have in the past. For those logging in for the first time please contact NTN at 503-635-1118 or RHA at 503-254-4723 to receive your access information.

subscribe to NTN services.

3. Place RHAO in the special offer box to receive special RHAOregon member pricing on reports.

4. Take a one hour, online screening class on the process and to get all your questions answered (classes are free, contact RHAOregon at 503-254-4723).

5. Submit your screening requests whenever you need!

What’s not changing? Excellent and reliable reporting.

Should you not have access to a computer, you can still fax, mail-in, or call in your requests. For new users to the screening process, the $35 set up fee will continue to be waived for RHA Members.

If you have any questions about these changes or the new process, please contact your screening team at 503-635-1118 or email mgohman@ntnonline.com.

Secondly, for the first time since 2012, there will be a slight change to the pricing for services, effective March 1, 2018. For a complete list of the new pricing see page 9 of this newletter, or visit rhaoregon.org/ index.php?q=screening Third, the RHA Applicant Screening Authorization Form will no longer be needed!

Ready to sign up for screening services? Easy step by step instructions below: 1. Be an RHAOregon Member!

2. Go to ntnonline.com, click “Join our Network” and 8

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Upcoming Changes to Tenant Screening Process

by Marcia Gohman, National Tenant Network

We are excited to announce that there will be changes to your screening processes in March. In the past, you may have submitted your report requests to Rental Housing Alliance Oregon, who then submitted them to us at National Tenant Network. We are streamlining the entire process by asking you to send your reports directly to NTN. This will cut down on the turnaround time, and make the process more convenient for you.

Starting in March, you will be able to fax report requests to NTN at 503-635-9392, or you can log on to our web site to submit your requests.

moves out. This provides you with the opportunity to give that tenant a Gold Star, or Tenant Worthy recommendation, and will prompt other landlords to call you for more information before renting to that resident if you had a negative experience.

You can use our NTN SecureLease system, which enables you to email an application to the applicant! ntnonline.com/resident-screening/ntn-secure-lease/

So, Upside – you get your reports back faster!

The applicant fills out the application, and can pay online if you have signed up with our credit card processing provider. You can also place an “Apply Now” button on your website or other advertisement.

Imagine, walking into your office on Monday, and finding that people have already applied for your rental! You screen them with just a click! See the web page above for more information about NTN SecureLease.

Downside – you won’t be able to walk into the RHAOregon with your report requests.

We look forward to continuing to provide you with the best screening services, in a more personal way.

By logging in to your NTN account, you have access to a number of other benefits.

Please call or email with any questions you may have.

503-635-1118 mgohman@ntnonline.com

You can also call reports in to our office at 503635-1118 or email them in to us. Call us for more information on emailing, there are some precautions we would like you to take.

You can report when your tenant moves in and

RHA Oregon LIST OF COMMITTEES Building

Chair: Phil Owen PH: 503-244-7986

RHA Oregon LOBBYIST Cindy Robert PH: 503-260-3431

Legislative

Community Relations/Donations

Chair: Phil Owen PH: 503-244-7986

Dinner/Program

Chair: Elizabeth Carpenter PH: 503-314-6498

Education

Chair: Phil Owen PH: 503-244-7986

Chair: Lynne Whitney PH: 503-284-5522 Chair: AJ Shepard PH: 360-772-6355

Chair: Katie Poole-Hussa PH: 541-968-1703

Forms

Chair: Mark Passannante PH: 503-294-0910

House

Chair: Lynne Whitney PH: 503-284-5522

www.rhaoregon.org

Membership Office

Government Relations Chair: Phil Owen PH: 503-244-7986

RHA Oregon OFFICE TEAM Cari Pierce, Office Manager Cari@rhaoregon.org

Menolly Walter, Member Services Rep. Menolly@rhaoregon.org Lynn Peterson, Bookkeeper Bookkeeper@rhaoregon.org Surekha Guzman, Member Services Asst.

Memberservicesasst@rhaoregon.org Diana Lindemann, Special Projects Specialprojects@rhaoregon.org

Gresham Liaison Jim Herman PH: 503-645-8287

Marketing

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Ways to Maximize Your Rental’ Efficiency

by Mark Browning

There are tips and tricks you can use to maximize your efficiency and minimize your wasted energy. Without proper weatherization, you are literally throwing money right out the window. Here are some helpful weatherization tips that will help you save money throughout the winter months.

Weather Stripping This is an easy and affordable fix to minimize drafts to help keep the cold out and the warmth in. You can byut all sorts of weather stripping at your local hardware store for use around the casing of exterior door frames and in between windows.

Draft Guards Draft guards are relatively affordable and do a fantastic job stopping the chilly draft from outdoors sneaking under your doorways. Heat can escape quickly through gaps at the bottom of doorways; having a draft guard can significantly minimize this loss of hear. Many companies make a variety of specific draft guards using an old tub sock filled with sand or rice, or you can simply roll up a towel to use. This is an easy fix to help maximize efficiency and keep the heat inside your home.

Caulking and Silicone Caulking is another quick and simple way to maximize efficiency when dealing with winter weatherization. Go around to all windows inside and out and find all the gaps and cracks where air could sneak in. For extremely drafty windows, you can silicone the insides as well. Fill these cracks with caulking or silicone to stop drafts in their tracks!

Filter Replacement Replacing the air filters in your central air systems and heating systems can help improve the efficiency and increase the resilience of your systems. A minor cost that vastly improves the effectiveness of your air systems, regular filter replacement is recommended. It is also important to have your heating systems inspected and serviced at least once a year, for the sake of both efficiency and safety. If you have other mean of heating, such as a fireplace or wood stove, be sure to have a professional inspect and clean your chimney once a year as well.

Attic and Unused Rooms In rooms that are unused or in the attic space, you can use fiberglass insulation to pack any gaps that may have air leakage. Filling these spaces with fiberglass insulation will help with your heat bill and hold heat in much more efficiently.

By following these affordable tips, you can save on heating costs an have the peace of mind of knowing you are efficiently heating your house.

For long term savings and deficiency, it is important to update the windows throughout your building using Enery Star rated windows.

Mark Browning is with Stone and Browning Property Management in Barre, Vermont. Reprinted with permission of the Vermont Apartment Owners Newsletter Reprinted with permission of American Apartment Owners Association offers products and services for landlords related to your rental housing investment, including rental forms, tenant debt collection, tenant background checks, insurance and financing. Find out more at www.joinaaoa.org.

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LANDLORDS

“If smokers smoked outside their dwellings and extinguished their cigarette butts safely in water or sand, we would save thousands of dollars, and even more importantly, lives.”

— Paul Corah Portland Fire & Rescue

Your rental properties are an important investment.

Why put everything at risk of fire?

M A K E YO U R R E N TA L P R O P E R T I E S S A F E R:

Put a no-smoking rule in your lease. Seven out of 10 Oregon renters want a smokefree place to live.

• Find sample lease language and other tools at www.smokefreehousinginfo.com.

Enforce your no-smoking policy as you would any other rule (such as no pets or quiet hours).

The safest approach is to prohibit smoking on the entire property.

If smoking is allowed outside: • Make sure people don’t smoke near barkdust or planters and are at least 25 feet away from entrances, doors, stairways, windows and air intake vents.

• Make sure cigarette butts are disposed of in a non-combustible container with water or sand to completely extinguish cigarettes.

• Add a clause to the lease requiring proper disposal of cigarettes.

To educate your residents, download our SmokeFree/FireSafe Resident flier at www.smokefreehousinginfo.com.

For help implementing a no-smoking policy for your rentals, contact the tobacco prevention coordinator at your local health department.

Quitting smoking is not easy.

If you or someone you know is ready to quit, the Oregon Tobacco Quit Line can help:

1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669) - 1-877-266-3863 (Spanish) - www.quitnow.net/oregon This work is funded by the Oregon Public Health Division

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LANDLORDING 101 All Day Class Saturday April 14, 2018 9 - 5:00pm (includes lunch)

Spend an entire day with landlord attorney and co-creator of RHAOregon’s forms,

Mark Passannante

You’ll come away from Landlording 101 with a deeper understanding of rental housing law, how the laws work from the landlord and the tenants’ perspectives, better management strategies, and a book of sample forms and notes from all of the questions you always wanted to ask an attorney, and a lot more you’d never thought of.

COST: $120 Member, $170 Non-member Register by close of business Monday April 9, 2018 to receive an early registration discount of $20 AT: The Monarch Hotel 12566 SE 93rd Ave Clackamas, OR 97015 ~ Six Continuing Education credits are available with this seminar ~

Register by: Visiting: RHAOregon.org/store/category/events Emailing: Info@rhaoregon.org Calling: (503)254-4723

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Dear Maintenance Men

by Jerry L’Ecuyer & Frank Alvarez

Dear Maintenance Men: One of the maintenance chores I do are caulking and sealing shower/tub fixture flanges and shower walls. My problem is getting the caulking to dry before a resident uses the shower. Any Suggestions?

David Dear David: A lot of people will say: “Just tell the resident not to use the shower till the caulking is dry.” Well it doesn’t work and by the time you are driving away from the building, your resident is already taking a shower and your fresh caulking is washing down the drain. Your caulk should cure at least 24 hours before use. Water based latex caulking is easy to use, but very susceptible to water until it is cured. Try using a silicone or polyurethane based caulking for doing tubs, showers, toilets, sinks or other wet locations. It tends to set quickly and will repel water during its cure time.

Another solution we have found works well with very busy showers is to remove all the fixtures, including the showerhead & arm, valve handles and tub spout, before caulking. (A bit extreme, but effective) We then plug the showerhead and tub spout with a capped pipe. Then caulk the tub/shower. We come back 24 hours later and reinstall all the fixtures.

One more thought; if you have sliding shower doors for your tub, check the bottom track. If it is loose, do not caulk until the track is removed, cleaned and dried. Reinstall the track with new adhesive caulk to hold it down and caulk the edges to keep the water out.

Dear Maintenance Men: My building gets hit by graffiti on a regular basis. How can I stop this curse?

Jim Dear Jim: We understand. Our company maintains several properties that attract graffiti like a magnet. There are several solutions that may help.

1. Painting over graffiti as quickly as possible will help deter future vandalism. We recommend painting over the same day or within 24 hours of the graffiti appearing on your property. Graffiti vandals like to advertise. By removing the graffiti quickly, the less recognition the vandals will receive, thus making your building less attractive to graffiti taggers.

2. Install lighting in areas prone to graffiti. Motion activated lights also work well to deter vandals. (If you have a sense of humor, install motion activated water sprinklers.)

3. Planting vines or bushes along a wall or the side of the building is a good long-term solution. As the landscape grows, it will make it more difficult to graffiti your walls.

4. Use an anti graffiti paint. The graffiti will easily wash or wipe off making repainting a thing of the past.

Dear Maintenance Men: I have a resident who is complaining the garbage disposal smells. I have tried running lemon slices and ice cubes to clean the disposal unit. It works for a short time, but the smell comes back. What steps do you recommend for resolving this problem?

Barbra Dear Barbra: The smell may come from a number of places.

1. The first and easiest to check is the rubber splash guard that keeps things from falling into the disposal. Remove the rubber splash guard and turn it inside out. Clean out the debris that have collected and wash with soap and water.

2. Use a small toilet type brush with soap and scrub the inside of the garbage disposal. This will remove any slime build-up. (For safety reasons, shut the garbage disposal off at the breaker or pull the plug.)

3. Remove the drain trap and clean out any sludge. Many times the horizontal pipe between the trap and the wall may have hard deposits coating the inside of the pipe. The deposits will collect food and debris that may slow the drains considerably.

4. If you have a dishwasher, check the drain line leading from the air-gap or dishwasher to the garbage disposal.

It may be full of sludge that will cause a smell to come through the air-gap located next to the faucet. Clean or replace any pipes with deposits or sludge. Check both drain lines for the above problems.

5. Now if you wish, run the garbage disposal with a few slices of lemon and it should smell good and stay that way. Once in a while, throw some ice cubes in the garbage disposal unit to help scrape away any debris. (continued on page 16)

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2018 Regular Session, Bill Summary Report

by Cindy Robert, Rainmakers, LLP

HB 4006 Summary: Requires Housing and Community Services Department to annually provide to each city and county data

showing percentage of individuals resident in city or county who are severely rent burdened. Requires

city or county in which at least 25 percent of population is severely rent burdened to hold public meeting

to discuss issue and submit plan to department to reducerent burdens for severely rent burdened

individuals in city or county. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Status:

2/3/18 H - Work Session scheduled.

2/8/18 H - Public Hearing held.

2/5/18 H - First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.

2/5/18 H - Referred to Human Services and Housing.

1/22/18 H - Presession Released to the Public.

HB 4007 Summary: Permits individual to create first-time home buyer savings account with financial institution to pay

or reimburse account holder’s eligible costs for first-time purchase of single family residence. Allows

subtraction from account holder’s federal taxable income of amounts contributed to firsttime home

buyer savings account during each tax year. Exempts from taxation amount of interest and other

income earned on account. Establishes amount and time limitations on subtractions and exemptions

from taxable income. Provides that withdrawals for purposes other than approved purposes are taxable

income to account holder. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before

January 1, 2025. Increases amount of fees charged and collected by county clerks to record or file certain

real property documents and transferred to Housing and Community Services Department accounts for

housing-related programs. Exempts county tax collectors from paying certain fees. Takes effect on 91st

day following adjournment sine die.

Status:

2/13/18 H - Work Session scheduled.

2/6/18 H - Public Hearing held.

2/5/18 H - First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.

2/5/18 H - Referred to Human Services and Housing with subsequent referral to Revenue.

1/22/18 H - Presession Released to the Public.

HB 4010 Summary: Establishes Task Force on Addressing Racial Disparities in Home Ownership. Directs task force to

compile data concerning levels of home ownership among people of color in this state and identify

barriers to home ownership. Requires task force to recommend solutions, including legislation, to modify

practices or procedures for mortgage loan applications and approvals to eliminate any impermissible

discrimination or barriers. Requires task force to report to Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2019.

Sunsets December 31, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Status:

2/9/18 H - Work Session held.

2/8/18 H - Public Hearing held.

2/5/18 H - First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.

2/5/18 H - Referred to Human Services and Housing with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

1/22/18 H - Presession Released to the Public.

HJR 0201 Summary: Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to allow municipal corporations to use certain

bonded indebtedness to finance capital costs of affordable housing, with certain limitations. Refers

proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.

Status:

2/13/18 H - Work Session scheduled.

2/6/18 H - Public Hearing held. (continued on page 16) www.rhaoregon.org

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2018 Regular Session, Bill Summary Report CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15

2/5/18 H - First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.

2/5/18 H - Referred to Human Services and Housing with subsequent referral to Rules.

1/22/18 H - Presession Released to the Public.

SB 1551 Summary: Requires person to report breach of security that involves personal information to financial

institution that issues financial access device that stores personal information and to any other

person that processed financial transaction on person’s behalf using account information that was

subject to breach of security. Requires person to report breach of security in most expeditious

manner possible but not later than 45 days after discovering or receiving notification of breach,

with certain exceptions. Prohibits person that provides or contracts with another person to

provide credit monitoring services at no charge to consumer from offering other services at same

time or in connection with offer to provide credit monitoring services. Provides that consumer

reporting agency may charge fee of not more than $10 for each placement or removal of security

freeze, or replacement of personal identification number or password, in excess of single

placement, removal or replacement during calendar year. Provides that consumer reporting

agency may ask consumer if request for security freeze is result of receiving notification of security

breach, may ask consumer to identify person that sent notification and may record consumer’s

response. Permits consumer reporting agency to bring action to recover from person that

experienced security breach actual costs of placing security freezes that consumer reporting

agency may not charge consumer. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Status:

2/15/18 S - Work Session scheduled.

2/9/18 S - Public Hearing held.

2/5/18 S - Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.

2/5/18 S - Referred to Judiciary.

1/22/18 S - Presession Released to the Public.

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He has been involved with apartment maintenance & construction for over 20 years. He is also a lecturer & educational instructor and Co-Chair of the Education Committee of the Apartment Association of Orange County as well as being Chairman of the Product Service Counsel. Frank can be reached at (714) 9568371 Frankie@BuffaloMaintenance.com For more info please go to: www.BuffaloMaintenance.com Jerry L’Ecuyer is a licensed contractor & real estate broker. He is currently on the Board of Directors and Past President and past Chairman of the Education Committee of the Apartment Association of Orange County. Jerry has been involved with apartments as a professional since 1988. www.rhaoregon.org

4 Tips to Resolve Rental Disputes

by Teresa Billingsley

I believe both landlords and tenants need to change their mindset and strategy. Successful businesses strategize how to attract their target market and maintain loyal customers. Savvy tenants take seriously the task of finding a home they will be content with long-term. If both parties put more effort into making a viable business match the rental process would go better for all involved.

It is not us against them. There are ways for landlords and tenants to coexist but first they must learn to put their complaints into proper perspective. Below are four areas to consider focusing on and evaluating before going to war and involving another entity.

1. Some mistakes both parties make in my opinion are: • Involving a third party without first seeing if you can work it out amongst yourselves • Going to battle on emotion and perception rather than facts • Igniting disagreements based on personal issues rather than business 2. Important questions to ask yourself about your grievance: • Is this a deal breaker?

• Is this annoyance worth the fight?

• Does the issue warrant action or should I let the matter go?

3. Landlords shoot themselves in the foot by: • Finding your tenant is in violation and ignoring it • Complaining about a situation for months only making verbal protests • Becoming angry at a tenant’s persistence and rudeness reporting maintenance requests. You deem the resident a nuisance and decide to disregard the complaint or put it at the bottom of your priority list • Chasing after the rent each month that is rarely paid on time nor in full without consequence • Fluctuating your role as a proprietor. Trying to be boss one minute then switching to being the resident’s friend, parent, counselor, dictator and confidant is a mistake Note: Certain failures to act are looked upon by the court as a waiver. Any delay in addressing habitability issues, could put others health and safety at risk and intensify your liability. You never want to turn your back on such urgent situations. www.rhaoregon.org

4. Tenants shoot themselves in the foot by: • Deciding to stop paying rent until the landlord does what you want • Making threats to harm the landlord, commit violence or some other crime • Writing letters or calling your landlord when you are in anger mode • Claiming habitability issues were present since you moved in, yet you stay in the property for months or more and absolve yourself of your obligations • Trying to interpret or alter the terms of the rental agreement after you voluntarily signed it Note: Get a clear understanding of your contract before you sign it and obligate yourself. Respect the conditions you initially agreed to. When both landlords and tenants concentrate on self-accountability before pointing fingers at the other, they will be more successful in working out their disagreements.

Teresa Billingsley is a third generation rental property owner. She has owned and managed for over twentysix years. After seeing landlords unnecessarily expose themselves to problems she wrote the books, A Learning Stage 2: A Landlord’s Advocate and Teacher, and A Learning Stage 3: Property Management 101.

For more tips, a FREE eBook and additional resources visit www.IETenantMatch.com and become a subscriber.

For legal advice, always consult with a qualified attorney to assist you with your specific situation.

Reprinted with permission of American Apartment Owners Association offers products and services for landlords related to your rental housing investment, including rental forms, tenant debt collection, tenant background checks, insurance and financing. Find out more at www.joinaaoa.org.

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1031 EXCHANGES / REITS TENANCY IN COMMON Beutler Exchange Group, LLC P. 503-748-1031, P. 844-414-1031 Email: toija@beutlerexchangegroup.com www.BeutlerExchangeGroup.com Peregrine Private CapitalCorp P. 503-241-4949 5000 Meadows Rd. #230, Lake Oswego, OR 97035 Email: rs@peregrineprivatecapital.com ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING Balancing Point, Inc., Sandy Buhite-Landis P. 503-659-8803 C. 503-504-9466 8189 SE Clackamas Rd., Milwaukie 97267 Email: info@balancingpt.com The Cobalt Group Accounting and Business Consulting 1100 NE 28th Ave., Ste 100, Portland, OR 97232 P. 503-239-8432 Email: info@thecobaltgrp.com Portland Tax Co. Full Service Tax and Accounting P. 503-258-0700 F. 503-256-1527 ADVERTISING / MARKETING From Here 2 There Helping solve business challenges to reach your goals.

Ami Stevens, P.503-407-3663 Email: astevens@fromhere2there.com Rental Housing Journal P. 503-221-1260 News for Ppty Managers & Owners www.thelandlordtimes.com AIR DUCT CLEANING AdvantaClean Air Duct and Dryer Vent Cleaning P. 503-308-4688 www.advantaclean.com/vancouver-wa APPLICANT SCREENING Complete Screening Agency LLC Jacob Turner & Tiffany Webb P. 800-827-3130 www.complete-screen.com Email: info@complete-screen.com

Marcia Gohman P. 503-635-1118, F. 503-635-9392 P.O. Box 21027, Keizer 97303 www.ntnonline.com RHA Oregon P. 503-254-4723, F. 503-254-4821 Fast, affordable tenant screening www.rhaoregon.org Email: info@rhaoregon.org ASPHALT PAVING Hal’s Construction, Inc. CCB#34434 Brian King, P. 503-656-4999 20666 S HWY 213, Oregon City, OR 97045 www.halsconstruction.com Email: office@halsconstruction.com ASSOCIATIONS Metro Area Smoke Free Housing Project P. 503-718-6145 www.smokefreeoregon.com ATTORNEYS Broer & Passannante, P.S. Mark G Passannante, P. 503-294-0910 1001 SW Fifth Ave, Ste. 1220, Portland, OR 97204 Warren Allen LLP Jeff Bennett. P. 503-255-8795 850 NE 122nd Ave. Portland, 97230 Protecting landlords’ rights in Oregon and Washington for over 25 years Scott A. McKeown, P.C. Scott McKeown, P. 503-224-1937 8700 SW 26th Ave Ste S. Portland, 97219 Email: scottmckeown@comcast.net BASEMENT WATERPROOFING John’s Waterproofing, CCB# 15830 Crawlspace Waterproofing P. 503-233-0825 Fully Staffed www.johnswaterproofing.com CABINETRY Angie Schierman Cabinetry Design Contract Furnishings Mart - Beaverton 6050 SW Arctic Dr | Beaverton, OR 97005 P. 503.207.5230 www.cfmfloors.com

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Nancy Duong Cabinetry Design Contract Furnishings Mart – Clackamas 15140 SE 82nd Dr, Ste.240 | Clackamas, OR 97015 P. 503.656.5277 www.cfmfloors.com Dan Hunt Cabinetry Design Contract Furnishings Mart – Gresham 3108 NE 181ST Ave | Gresham, OR 97230 P. 503-328-7260 www.cfmfloors.com Dan Cunningham Cabinetry Design Contract Furnishings Mart – Hillsboro 4865 NW 235th Ave | Hillsboro, OR 97124 P. 503-716-4848 www.cfmfloors.com Steve Ballard Cabinetry Design Contract Furnishings Mart – Portland 915 SE Sandy Blvd | Portland, OR 97214 P. 503-963-7812 www.cfmfloors.com Trisha Earle Cabinetry Design Contract Furnishings Mart – Tigard 14160 SW 72nd Ave, Suite 110 | Tigard, OR 97224 P. 503-542-8921 www.cfmfloors.com Kevin Clark Cabinetry Design Contract Furnishings Mart – Vancouver 11806 NE 65th St | Vancouver, WA 98662 P. 360-989-2393 www.cfmfloors.com CARPET CLEANING Americlean Inc., Since 1972 We are very good at what we do Frank Porter, P. 503-771-0554 Email: info@iloveamericlean.com www.iloveamericlean.com Certified Carpet Services CCB#184070 Mark Sandstrom P. 503-313-7963 Cleaning, restretching,repairs and flood service.

Email: marksandstrom321@comcast.net O’Meara Carpet Cleaning P. 503-538-1983, 503-620-5005 Cleaning, Pet Odor

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CARPET SALES Certified Carpet Services CCB#184070 Mark Sandstrom P. 503-313-7963 Cleaning, restretching,repairs and flood service.

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CONCRETE Hal’s Construction, Inc. CCB# 34434 Brian King, P. 503-656-4999 20666 S HWY 213, Oregon City, OR 97045 www.halsconstruction.com Email: office@halsconstruction.com

Contract Furnishings Mart - Vancouver Jennifer Evans P. 360-896-6150, Toll free: 800-267-6150 11013 NE 39th St., Vancouver, WA 98682 Email: jennifer.evans@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com

Metro Sidewalk Repair P. 503-875-7900 Concrete Water Proofing, Maintenance & repair and new structure installation

Contract Furnishings Mart - Portland Roger Harms P. 503-230-1250, Toll free: 800-275-6722 915 SE Sandy Blvd., Portland, OR 97214 Email: roger.harms@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com Contract Furnishings Mart - Hillsboro Rebecca O’Neill P. 503-716-4848, Toll Free: 866-498-9850 4865 NW 235th Ave., Hillsboro, OR 97124 Email: rebecca.oneill@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com Contract Furnishings Mart - Tigard Jim Plath P. 503-542-8900, Toll Free: 800-935-1250 14190 SW 72nd Ave. #110, Tigard, OR 97224 Email: jim.path@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com Contract Furnishings Mart - Clackamas Patrick VonPegert P. 503-656-5277, Toll Free: 877-656-5232 15140 SE 82nd Dr., Clackamas, OR 97015 Email: patrick.vonpegert@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com Contract Furnishings Mart - Beaverton Nicole Dehaan P. 503- 207-5230, Toll Free: 844-214-4220 6050 SW Arctic Dr., Beaverton, OR 97005 Email: nicole.dehaan@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com Contract Furnishings Mart - Gresham Ross Williams P. 503-328-7260, Toll Free: 877-824-4236 3108 NE 181st Ave., Gresham, OR 97230 Email: ross.williams@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com The Floor Store Joe Billarreal, P.503-408-6488 5628 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97206 Email: joe@floorstoreportland.com COIN-OP LAUNDRY Wash Laundry Coin/Credit/Debit Laundry Equipment & Service Ed Coon P. 971-808-7828 ecoon@washlaundry.com Email: www.washlaundry.com COLLECTION AGENCIES Anderson & Associates Credit Services, LLC P. 503-293-5400, F. 503-813-2159 P.O. Box 230286, Portland, 97281 Email: andersoncollectionagency@gmail.com

DISCOUNT APPLIANCE SALES Kaady Appliance 12404 NE Halsey St Portland, OR P. 503-253-3850 11564 SW Pacific Hwy Tigard, OR P. 503-244-3649 Email: office@kaadyappliance.com DOORS Goose Hollow Window Co Inc. CCB# 53631 Mary D. Mann, P. 503-620-0898 Email: marymann@goosehwc.com Goosehwc.com Energy Trust Trade Ally DUCTLESS HEATING & COOLING Oregon Ductless, Inc. CCB#204219 Aaron McNally, P. 503-410-1309 Sales and installation of ductless heat pumps Serving all Portland Metro areas Email: info@oregonductless.com www.oregonductless.com

IRC Property Management 50% discount for new property management clients P. 503-999-0477 Email: info@ricenterprises Landlord Solutions P. 503-242-2312, F. 503-242-1881 P.O. Box 7087, Portland, OR 97007 Online evictions & First Appearance www.landlord-solutions.com FINANCIAL SERVICES American Commercial Mortgage Network Al Williams, P. 206-264-1325 1366 91st Ave. NE Clyde Hill, WA 98004 Chase Commercial Term Lending Tom Barbour, P. 503-598-3657 Steve Mozinski, P. 503-598-3661 Email: steve.mozinski@chase.com Northwestern Mutual Financial & Retirement Planning Charlene Quaresma, P. 503-421-5058 www.charlenequaresma.nm.com Email: charlene.quaresma@nm.com Vince Kingston Mortgage Loan Officer NMLS #291740 Eagle Home Mortgage P. 971-221-8525 direct Email: vince@vincekingston.com

ELECTRIC On Electric P. 503-288-2211 14865 SW 74th Ave., #170 Tigard, OR 97224

FIRE / WATER DAMAGE RESTORATION AdvantaClean Serving the Portland/Vancouver metro area P. 503-308-4688 www.advantaclean.com/vancouver-wa

Rental Housing Maint Service CCB# 163427 Gary Indra, P. 503-678-2136 Fully Licensed to do it all Email: garyindra@rentalrepairs.com

Kennedy Restoration Restoring Lives...Rebuilding Properties Since 1950 P. 503-234-0509 PDX, OR, 360-693-5288 VAN, WA www.kennedyres.com

Squires Electric Joe Squires, P. 503-252-1609 657 SE Yamhill St., Portland, OR 97214 www.SquiresElectric.com

Servpro NW Portland Serving the entire state of Oregon P. 503-283-3658 F. 503-444-7130 www.servpronwportland.com

EMERGENCY WATER DAMAGE WaterBear Cleaning & Restoration Water Removal, Dryout Mold/Sewage clean up P. 503-554-0417

FIRE SAFETY Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Eric T. McMullen, P. 503-612-7000 7401 SW Washo Ct. Ste 101, Tualatin, OR 97062 Email: eric.mcmullen@tvfr.com

ENERGY EFFICIENCY Energy Trust of Oregon Existing Multi Family 421 SW Oak St., Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204 P. 1-877-510-2130 www.energytrust.org/multifamily

FLOOR COVERING Contract Furnishings Mart - Vancouver Jennifer Evans P. 360-896-6150, Toll free: 800-267-6150 11013 NE 39th St., Vancouver, WA 98682 Email: jennifer.evans@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com

ESTATE PLANNING Northwestern Mutual Financial & Retirement Planning Charlene Quaresma, P. 503-421-5058 www.charlenequaresma.nm.com Email: charlene.quaresma@nm.com EVICTIONS Action Services Wally Lemke, P. 503-244-1226 15 82nd Dr., #20 Gladstone, OR 97027 Your eviction & process Service Specialist

Contract Furnishings Mart - Portland Roger Harms P. 503-230-1250, Toll free: 800-275-6722 915 SE Sandy Blvd., Portland, OR 97214 Email: roger.harms@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com

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Contract Furnishings Mart - Hillsboro Rebecca O’Neill P. 503-716-4848, Toll Free: 866-498-9850 4865 NW 235th Ave., Hillsboro, OR 97124 Email: rebecca.oneill@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com Contract Furnishings Mart - Tigard Jim Plath P. 503-542-8900, Toll Free: 800-935-1250 14190 SW 72nd Ave. #110, Tigard, OR 97224 Email: jim.path@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com Contract Furnishings Mart - Clackamas Patrick VonPegert P. 503-656-5277, Toll Free: 877-656-5232 15140 SE 82nd Dr., Clackamas, OR 97015 Email: patrick.vonpegert@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com Contract Furnishings Mart - Beaverton Nicole Dehaan P. 503- 207-5230, Toll Free: 844-214-4220 6050 SW Arctic Dr., Beaverton, OR 97005 Email: nicole.dehaan@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com Contract Furnishings Mart - Gresham Ross Williams P. 503-328-7260, Toll Free: 877-824-4236 3108 NE 181st Ave., Gresham, OR 97230 Email: ross.williams@cfmfloors.com www.cfmfloors.com J & B Hardwood Floors, Inc Jim Cripps, P. 503-519-4920 Email: jandbhardwoodfloors@gmail.com

Certified Services CCB# 184070 Full service repairs and Maintenance Mark Sandstrom, P. 503-313-7963 Email: mpsandstrom@comcast.net Clear Water Construction Services Providing all types of repairs & maintenance P. 503-974-6654 www.cwcsnw.com Rental Housing Maint. Svcs. CCB# 163427 Gary Indra, P. 503-678-2136 Fully Licensed to do it all

American Family Insurance Auto/Home/ Life/ Commerical Larry Thompson Agency P. 503-924-2200, F. 503-924-2202 15573 SE Bangy Rd., Ste. 220, Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Wieder Works - Darren J Wiederhold Residential Property Maintenance CCB#164323 P. 503-260-2133 ~ F. 503-669-5133 Email: d.wiederworks@yahoo.com I do a little bit of almost everything!

Northwestern Mutual Financial & Retirement Planning Charlene Quaresma, P. 503-421-5058 www.charlenequaresma.nm.com Email: charlene.quaresma@nm.com

HAULING Junk Away Hauling CCB# 177966 P. 503-517-9027 Licensed bonded insured trash outs Email: joejunkaway@gmail.com

Robinson Financial Group Rita J. Robinson, P. 503-557-4997 Group & Indiv. Health Insurance

HEATING & COOLING Midway Heating Co. CCB# 24044 P. 503-252-4003 12625 SE Sherman St., Portland, OR 97233 Oregon Ductless, Inc. CCB#204219 Aaron McNally, P. 503-410-1309 Sales and installation of ductless heat pumps Serving all Portland Metro areas Email: info@oregonductless.com www.oregonductless.com

Rental Housing Maint Svcs CCB# 163427 Gary Indra, P. 503-678-2136 Vinyl, VCT, Ceramic, Hardwood

Pyramid Heating & Cooling CCB#59382 P. 503-786-9522 Serving the Portland Metro area Email: info@pyramidheating.com

The Floor Store Joe Billarreal, P. 503-408-6488 5628 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97206 Email: joe@floorstoreportland.com

Willamette HVAC - CCB#56951 P. 503-259-3200 www.willamettehvac.com Residential, Commercial and oil Service

FORMS RHA Oregon Attorney drawn, Up-to-date Rental Forms P. 503-254-4723 F. 503-254-4821 www.rhaoregon.org

HEATING OIL Midway Heating Co. CCB# 24044 P. 503-252-4003 12625 SE Sherman St. Portland, OR 97233

GENERAL CONTRACTORS Clear Water Construction Services - CCB# 194703 Both Residential & Commercial Service P. 503-974-6654, F. 503-217-0308 Email: daleh@cwcsnw.com Web Site: www.cwcsnw.com

HEATING OIL TANK Soil Solutions Environmental Services Tank Locating, Sampling, Decommissioning and DEQ Certified Clean-ups P. 503-234-2118 Email: info@soilsolutions-environmental.com www.soilsolutions-environmental.com

Servpro NW Portland Serving the entire state of Oregon P. 503-283-3658 F. 503-444-7130 www.servpronwportland.com Uptown Properties CCB# 198205 AJ Shepard P. 360-772-6355 Full Service General Contractor, Licensed & Bonded www.uptownpm.com HANDYMAN Bluestone & Hockley Real Estate Services Chuck Hodges, P. 503-222-3800 9320 SW Barbur Blvd. Ste 300, Portland, OR 97219 Email: main@bluestonehockley.com

INSURANCE AAA Oregon Insurance Agency Home-Auto-Comerical-Life Antoinette (Toni) Bradfield P. 503-219-6260 600 SW Market St., Portland, OR 97201 Email: toni.bradfield@aaaoregon.com

HOUSING AUTHORITIES Housing Authority of Portland Jill Smith, P. 503-802-8565 135 SW Ash St., Portland, OR 97204 INSULATION Goose Hollow Window Co inc CCB#53631 Mary D. Mann, P. 503-620-0898 Energy Trust Trade Ally www.goosehwc.com Email: marymann@goosehwc.com

State Farm Insurance Paul Toole, P. 503-655-2206 6105 W ‘A’ St. #B, West Linn, OR 97068 Stegmann Agency Farmers Insurance John Sage, Insurance Specialist Insuring Property Owners for 25 years P. 503-667-7971, F. 503-666-8110 202 SE 181st Ave. #201, Portland, OR 97233 Email: john.lstegmann@farmersagency.com Wolter Van Doorninck,CPCU Elliot, Powell, Baden & Baker P. 503-227-1771, F. 503-274-7644 1521 SW Salmon, Portland, OR 97205 www.epbb.com Email: wvandoorninck@epbb.com INVESTMENT SERVICES Peregrine Private Capital Corp P. 503-241-4949 5000 Meadows Rd., #230, Lake Oswego, OR 97070 Email: rs@peregrineprivatecapital.com RareBird Investor Network Education & networking for Ptld real estate investors P. 503-451-0545 rarebirdinvestors.com LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE Layna’s Cleaning Services Mow, trim, haul, install P. 503-545-0130 Free bids!

Habla Español, Insured MASON CONTRACTORS D&R Masonry Restoration Inc. CCB# 99196 Ray Elkins, P. 503-353-1650 8890 SE McLoughlin Blvd, Milwaukie, OR 97222 www.drmasonry.com MOLD AdvantaClean CCB#210974 Free Inspections, Testing, and Remediation Larry Wetzel P. 503-308-4688 www.advantaclean.com/vancouver-wa

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Good Affordable Roofing Services LLC CCB # 208939 For all things mold we do it Good & Affordable P. 971-312-7767 Email: goodaffordableroofingservices@gmail.com www.goodaffordableroofingservice.com

Soil Solutions Environmental Services Sewer inspection and repair P. 503-234-2118 Email: info@soilsolutionsenvironmental.com www.soilsolutionsenvironmental.com

Real Estate Mold Solutions Lynne Whitney, P. 503-232-6653 Free inspections, Testing and Remediation www.realestatemoldsolutions.com

PRINTING & PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS Inkberry Print & Promotional Logo’d Promotional Products, Signs & More Pamela Maio, P. 503-706-7711 Email: inkberryprinting@comcast.net www.inkberryprinting.com

MOVERS-HOUSE Emmert Development Co Terry Emmert, P. 503-655-9933 11811 SE Hwy 212, Clackamas, OR 97015 PAINT / PAINTING Rental Housing Maint. Svcs. CCB# 163427 Gary Indra, P. 503-678-2136 Prof. Interior & Exterior painting Email: garyindra@rentalrepairs.com Richard Hallman Painting CCB# 142467 Rick Hallman, P. 503-819-1210 Quality Interior Painting Since 1992 PAINT REMOVAL Timby’s Dipstrip Tim P. 503-240-9841 We Get The Lead Out www.dipstrip.com PEST CONTROL Frost Integrated Pest Mgmt P. 503-863-0973 Residential.Commercial.Multi Family www.frostpestfreezone.com NW Pest Control Bruce Beswick, P. 503-253-5325 9108 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, OR 97220 www.northwestpest.com Email: nwpestcontrol@aol.com

PROPERTY MANAGERS Acorn Property Management, LLC - PDX Katie Poole-Hussa, Property Manager Office: 971-352-6760 Cell: 541-968-1703 www.acornpm.net Action Management Wendi Samperi P. 503-710-0732 Alpine Property Mgmt & Maintenance Tiffany Laviolette, P. 503-641-4620 4800 SW Griffith Dr., #209, Beaverton, OR 97005 www.alpinepdx.com Bluestone & Hockley Real Estate Service Cliff Hockley, P. 503-222-3800 9320 SW Barbur Blvd. Ste 300, Portland, OR 97219 Fox Management, Inc. Tressa L Rossi, P. 503-280-0241 C. 503-750-8124 F. 503-280-0242 2316 NE Glisan St., Portland, OR 97232 Email: tressa@foxmanagementinc.com Gateway Property Mgmt P. 503-303-8545 www.gatewaypdx.com Property Management Done Right

Orkin Pest Control Dan Wolcott, Account Manager & Inspector P. 503-384-8384 Email: dwolcott@orkin.com

IRC Property Management Full Service & Hands-On Management Residential & Commercial P. 503-999-0477 / Email: info@ircenterprises.com

PLUMBING / DRAIN CLEANING Apollo Drain P. 503-822-6805 www.apollo-drain.com facebook.com/apollodrain 24 hour emergency service We gladly quote prices over the phone

Micro Property Mgmt.

We focus on the small details P. 503-473-3742 Email: jeannie@micropropertymgmt.com

MJ’s Plumbing CCB#36338 Michael LeFever, P. 503-261-9155 1045 NE 79th, Portland, OR 97213 ProDrain & Rooter Svcs Inc West 503-533-0430 East 503-239-3750 Drain Cleaning/Plumbing www.prodrainpdx.com Rental Housing Maint. Svcs CCB# 163427 Gary Indra, P. 503-678-2136 Fully Licensed to do it all Email: garyindra@rentalrepairs.com

MLK Property Management & Support Services LLC Management & Consulting Oregon License #200308196 Affordable & Conventional Compliance, Consulting, Staffing & Training Services P. 503-760-0088 2410 SE 121st, Suite 102, Portland, OR 97216

RareBird Property Management P. 503-926-6214 Email: info@rarebirdproperties.com www. rarebirdproperties.com Tangent Property Management, Inc. Ann-Marie Lundberg P. 503-594-2101 www.tangentpm.com The Cobalt Group Accounting and Business Consulting 1100 NE 28th Ave., Ste 100, Portland, OR 97232 P. 503-239-8432 Email: info@thecobaltgrp.com The Garcia Group Ron Garcia, P. 503-595-4747 5331 SW Macadam Ave. Suite 361, Portland, OR 97239 www.garciagrp.com Uptown Properties Chris Shepard, P. 520-204-6727 2830 NW 29th, Portland, OR 97210 www.uptownpm.com Voss Property Management Richard Voss, P. 503-546-7902 6110 N Lombard St. Portland, OR 97203 RADON Soil Solutions Environmental Services Radon Testing and Mitigation P. 503-234-2118 Email: info@soilsolutions-environmental.com www.soilsolutions-environmental.com REAL ESTATE SALES Bluestone & Hockley Real Estate Service Cliff Hockley, P. 503-222-3800 9320 SW Barbur Blvd. Ste. 300, Portland, OR 97219 Denise L. Goding Keller Williams realty P. 503-336-6378 C. 503-799-2970 www.denisegoding.com Elizabeth Carpenter, CRIS LizC Real Estate Investments, LLC C. 503-314-6498, F. 503-882-8680 Email: liz@lizcrei.com Engel & V ölkers - Portland - Lake Oswego Chris Cataldo P. 503-449-9502 Residential & Commercial Real Estate www.OregonInvestmentInRealEstate.com Norm Rice, Realtor First Class Properties www.1stCP.com

Osmundson & Sons Onsite property management & maintenance 17 years of experience P. 503-960-8761

Howard Greenfield, P. 503-936-6723 Principal Broker, Specializing in multi-family properties at Living Room Realty Email: HowardTheRealtor@gmail.com

PropM, Inc Michelle Wrege, P. 888-780-2938 Finding Home Owners Qualified Tenants www.propmhomes.com

IRC Real Estate Specializing in Investment Property P. 503-999-0477 Email: info@ircenterprises.com

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Liz Dauw, LizC Real Estate Investments, LLC P. 503-880-5561 Specializing in 1-4 Units, Oregon & Washington Email: liz@lizdrealtor.com Blog: www.facebook.com/LizdRealEstate HFO Investment Real Estate Greg Frick, P. 503-241-5541 2424 SE 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97214 www.hfore.com RareBird Real Estate P. 503-451-0545 Email: info@rarebirdrealestate.com www.rarebirdrealestate.com The Garcia Group Ron Garcia, P. 503-595-4747 5331 SW Macadam Ave Suite 361 Portland, OR 97239 www.garciagrp.com RESTORATION / RECONSTRUCTION Clear Water Construction Services CCB#194703 Turnovers, Rehabs & Everything Else P. 503-974-6654 ~ F. 503-217-0308 Email: daleh@cwcsnw.com www.cwcsnw.com Kennedy Restoration Restoring Lives...Rebuilding Properties Since 1950 P. 503-234-0509 PDX, OR, 360-693-5288 VAN, WA www.kennedyres.com Rental Housing Maint Svcs CCB# 163427 Gary Indra,P. 503-678-2136 Fully Licensed to do it all Email: Garyindra@rentalrepairs.com www.roofpdx.com Servpro NW Portland Serving the entire state of Oregon P. 503-283-3658 F. 503-444-7130 www.servpronwportland.com

ROOFING Good Affordable Roofing Services LLC CCB # 208939 For all things roofs we do it Good & Affordable P. 971-312-7767 Email: goodaffordableroofingservices@gmail.com www.goodaffordableroofingservice.com Real Estate Roofing Service CCB# 149575 Lynne Whitney, P. 503-284-5522 Free Inspections.

ReRoof and Repairs. www.realestateroofing.com SEAL COATING Hal’s Construction Inc. CCB# 34434 Brian King, P. 503-656-4999 20666 S HWY 213, Oregon City, OR 97045 www.halsconstruction.com Email: halspave@easystreet.net Seal Coat Specialties, LLC-OR CCB#197991 WA Seal CSL 882m3 Asphalt maintenance Chuck Jordan, P. 503-914-9837 Email: sealcoatspecialties@hotmail.com

WATERPROOFING / CONCRETE REPAIR D&R Waterproofing, Inc. Ray Elkins, P. 503-353-1650 8890 SE McLoughlin Blvd., Milwaukie, OR 97222 www.drmasonry.com WINDOWS / STORM WINDOWS Goose Hollow Window Co Inc CCB# 53631 Mary D. Mann, P. 503-620-0898 Energy Trust Trade Ally Email: marymann@goosehwc.com www.goosehwc.com

RHA values our Affiliates, the goods and services provided to our membership, their participation in our Association and their continued support. RHA does not, however, warrant or guarantee the quality of goods and/or services provided

by Affiliates.

SEWER Soil Solutions Environmental Services Sewer inspection and repair P. 503-234-2118 Email: info@soilsolutionsenvironmental.com www.soilsolutionsenvironmental.com STRIPING Seal Coat Specialties, LLC-OR CCB#197991 WA Seal CSL 882m3 Asphalt maintenance Chuck Jordan, P. 503-914-9837 Email: sealcoatspecialties@hotmail.com

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