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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
EVICTIONS: Landlord
concerned about
investment viability
Continued from page 22
After the six-month mark,
no-cause evictions would be
banned. If 90 days’ notice
is provided, landlords may
evict month-to-month ten-
ants for specified reasons,
such as repairs, renovations
or sale of the property, and
they must also pay outgoing
tenants one month’s-worth of
rent to cover relocation costs.
Many of these provi-
sions provide exemptions for
small-scale landlords who,
for instance, live on the prop-
erty themselves and rent out
extra rooms or property own-
ers with four or fewer units.
Additionally, the bill
would allow cities and coun-
ties to adopt their own rent-
control policies customized
to the needs of their individ-
ual jurisdictions — a degree
of autonomy that localities
are not currently afforded by
state law. Local rent-control
policies would still have to
abide by the various landlord
exemptions laid out in HB
2004.
“Renters who are paying
their monthly rents are pay-
ing for property mortgages,
maintenance, utilities and
property taxes as surely as
if they were owners of the
apartments or homes they
live in,” Barbara Ray, a
Salem resident, said in writ-
ten testimony last week while
the bill was being debated in
committee. “They deserve
reasonable notice that ... will
allow them a chance to find a
suitable home in today’s high
rent market.”
A few members of the
Democratic majority joined
House Republicans in oppos-
ing the bill Tuesday, saying
it would exacerbate the sup-
ply-shortage and rising-cost
problems it aims to solve.
They argue landlords, espe-
cially those whose incomes
rely on one or two modest
properties, would be dis-
couraged from making nec-
essary updates or further
investing in Oregon real
estate.
“Landlords feel like they
are going to have to take des-
perate measures. The num-
ber of calls that I received
from landlords freaking out
about this, because they
don’t know if their invest-
ment is sound anymore,”
said Rep. Duane Stark, a
Republican from Grants
Pass, Oregon. “Our desperate
or our extreme actions in this
building are going to lead
to desperate measures from
landlords.”
Charlie Tabasko, a prop-
erty broker for Waldport
Realty Co. in the coastal
town of Waldport, Oregon,
blasted lawmakers in testi-
mony last week for putting
property owners on the hook
to solve the state’s housing
problems.
“As for this bill and its
approach to make the land-
lords bear the burden of soci-
ety’s inequities is simply just
off the wall and should die a
quick and permanent death,”
Tabasko said.
Enjoy the
fl avors
of spring
Museum celebrates 35 years
The High Desert Museum
will mark its 35th anniversary
with a party and presentation
on May 12.
“Diversity in the Desert:
A Community Celebration”
will feature live music, appe-
tizers, kids’ activities, dem-
onstrations at the Lazinka
sawmill and special presen-
tations by guest speakers Dr.
Tom Connolly, director of
archaeological research and
Dr. Dennis Jenkins, archaeol-
ogist, from the UO’s Museum
of Natural and Cultural
History. Join them as they
explore 15,000 years of High
Desert prehistory.
Guests can also see
“Capturing Time: 35 Years
of the High Desert Museum,”
a small exhibition of arti-
facts from the Museum’s
collection.
Built on the premise that
museums should be collec-
tions of unique experiences,
repositories of memories and
places of discovery, Don Kerr,
the Museum’s founder, often
expressed that the Museum’s
role was “…to wildly excite
and responsibly teach.” Kerr
envisioned that visitors to
the Museum would leave not
only with a heightened sense
of the High Desert’s natural
and cultural worlds, but also
with a commitment to stew-
arding the region’s future.
“The Museum has a strong
reputation for developing and
delivering unique, thought-
provoking programs and
exhibitions that stimulate con-
versation,” said the Museum’s
Executive Director Dana
Whitelaw, Ph.D. “We serve as
a forum for meaningful dis-
cussion on a range of issues
relating to the natural and cul-
tural history of the region. We
are committed to supporting
diverse voices in our exhibi-
tions and programs.”
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Set on a 135-acre campus,
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lava rock gathered directly
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rates ponderosa pine columns
harvested from the grounds.
Paved trails lead through a
forest to outdoor features such
as the 1904 Miller Family
Ranch, High Desert Ranger
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Donald M. Kerr Birds of Prey
Center and the recently reno-
vated Autzen Otter Exhibit.
Enabling a deeper under-
standing of the region’s arts,
culture, history and natural
sciences through the presen-
tation and interpretation of
visual art exhibits, historical
artifacts, living history perfor-
mances and wildlife encoun-
ters, the Museum has wel-
comed over 5 million visitors
since opening its doors — and
counting.
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