Housing heads plan reorganization
By CAROLYN BEAVER
Of the Emerald
The new co-directors of the
Off-Campus Housing (OCH) office
plan to organize it as a coopera
tive effort between all OCH mem
bers.
“We like to see things get
done," says Sharon Hill, who will
run the office with Maria Meza.
Both think letting workers follow
their own interests will make the
office more productive than by
“just delegating orders.”
Hill and Meza, with OCH since
last June, take over for Walt Pav
lich, who graduates this term. The
two are planning an extensive
legislative program for next year’s
session, and also to strengthen
their office and help organize of
fices at schools around the state
to gain more influence with the
legislature.
“The bills presented to the 1977
Legislature were good, but until
tenants come en mass,” not
enough changes can be made,”
says Hill.
Several amendments to the
Landlord/Tenant Act were re
jected last year because legis
lators didn’t think there was
enough general support, Hill says.
OHC members plan to make sure
that support is evident next year.
Hill and Meza say the
Eugene/Springfield area “is ripe”
for a tenant’s union, and say if one
is formed, they plan to keep it
strong to exert as much pressure
as possible on the Legislature.
Some of the legislation planned
now includes prohibiting non
refundable deposits and introduc
ing some form of “rent control," or
demanding just cause be given for
rent increase and eviction, say
Meza and Hill.
The OCH office has several
areas of continuing research, as
well as plans for new research. Hill
started a project last fall to look
into renter’s insurance.
Hill says many times insurance
companies won’t issue renter’s
insurance to students who live
with one or more roommates be
cause in the case of fire or theft it’s
too difficult to determine what be
longed to who and if it was co
vered or not.
Hill says that “doesn't seem log
ical” because students know what
their possessions are. Another de
terrent is that companies make
It’s tax time once again
Beta Alpha Psi offers help for the bewildered
Tax time is upon us, and to help students
through the worries and frustrations, Beta Alpha
Psi, a campus accounting society, will have a tax
assistance table set up in the EMU lobby from
10:300 to l:30 p.m. beginning today.
The table will be available Monday through Friday
until April I5. The table is designed for “The stu
dent who can’t afford to get tax help for small
things,” says Dave Zechnich, Beta Alpha Psi
member. However there will be members with
expertise in self-employment and other areas.
Zechnich says the accounting students “will look
over the return and make sure they've put the
numbers in the right places, but they can't do any
actual writing down themselves. It’s against the
law.”
Zechnich stresses they have to “limit their liabil
ity. After all, we re not H & R Block."
Although they’re not a professional tax service,
Zechnich says most of the members helping are
seniors and are very knowledgable in tax matters.
Several changes in the tax laws last year may
make the service a necessary one, says Zech
nich. He says more than 800 students used the
service last year.
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divestment because the managers
of the stock would be ordered to
use the proper discretion to en
sure higher education's endow
ment funds would not be jeopar
dized. This means the stock would
be sold piece-by-piece and in
situations that would ensure no
loss to the endowment fund.
According to a state board doc
ket, approximately $6 million worth
of stock in 27 companies would
have to be sold if the attorney
general rules in favor of divest
ment.
The attorney general’s office
could not reveal its interpretations
of the pro-divestment legal argu
ments pending Redden’s official
opinion. However, the attorney
general’s opinion is legally bind
ing.
Freeman Holmer, vice
chancellor of the State System of
Higher Education, says if Redden
decides the OIC has the legal au
thority over the stock, the board
will probably call an Emergency
Board meeting to recommend that
the OIC carry out the divestment
procedures.
“We’re not going to be the ones
holding up the action,’’ Holmer
says of the board. “We made the
decision and we would like to see
its implementation."
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renter's insurance "contingent on
another policy with the company,"
says Hill.
Other continuing projects in
clude landlord-tenant workshops,
and housing discrimination re
search, done in conjunction wih
OSPIRG.
Looking into "the role of hous
ing in city planning," may be a new
research area says Hill. They may
investigate a “city-University
housing contract" or “a housing
grant through Housing and Urban
Development.”
Meza says the office continually
gets complaints from tenants,
“I've had six calls just in two
hours. One main area of com
plaint is “essential services:
plumbing, lighting or heating prob
lems.
Meza says most people don’t
have any trouble with their land
lords, but it often depnds on the
way they are treated.
“You don’t want to antagonize a
landlord, you want a respectful
situation,” she says. “In most
cases they’re pretty responsive.”
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