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"If one of those things is
broken for whatever reason
the landlord has seven days
to repair that or make sure
the problem has been
solved," Top said "After
that the tenant has various
things they ran do
"Initially what you should
do is write a letter." he said
You've got to get It down in
writing Document every
thing you do. Write a letter
to the landlord spur ifving
what the problem is and the
time limit
"If it’s essential Mirvinis.
It'll them. ’You have until
this dati! to have this prob
lem fixed,’ whatever it mas
be II those seven days pass
without thi' landlord doing
anything about it, you write
another letter explaining the
problem and at th.it point
you can take them to court if
you want
Landlords are obligated to
provide a dwelling that is
"habitable at all times." the
Handbook says
That includes plumbing
fu( ilities that aie in good
working order, weather- and
waterproof roofs, walls,
doors and window s. ade
quale heating and lighting,
clean outside surroundings
and adequate garbage bins
In addition, floors, walls,
stairs, ceilings and railings
must be kept in good condi
tion and working lex ks on
doors and windows must be
available.
Top advises renters to take
the time to read a lease or
monthly agreement carefully
before signing
Read the fine print as
much as possible to find out
xai tlv v\ hat you: respons
t ildies and obligations an
us a tenant ’ he ■ aid Make
sure there’s nothin'.: ;n then j
I would he difficult lot vui
OSPmc; wit: sooi be pro
| vidmg an additional service
complaints, renters are
asked to give the name ot
their landlord or rental ugei,
c\ OSIMRt. is wo: king to
compile a list of those who
gel frequent complaints
"II it’s a private landlord
we usually don’t (take the
name), hut if it's a big coin
pony, then we do," Top
said "Ur are gathering that
information and hopefully
this coming year we’ll have
this information on who are
the had people in Eugene
and Springfield to rent
from."
OSP1RG also offers semi
nars throughout the year to
students living in dormi
tories who plan to move into
apartments or houses.
"Wo give out information
on how to find a place, what
to look for It’s very help
ful to them from what I've
heard, from the responses
we’ve had." Top said
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oi dc i reused enrollment and
parti v because now apart
mer.ls hnvo boon built re
ceritly m tho Coburg Road
iiniil;
Ilir now bousing is more
ox|)onsivo. but it liiis opened
up units in tho campus area
bora use some oi tho people
moving there came Irom the
Uni vers 11 v neighborhood,
Jennings said
Anyone looking for cheap
er rents us a result of Ballot
Measure Five is bound to tie
disappointed, said Joy Poust,
broker-owner ol Spyglass
Associates, n Eugene proper
ty management firm
Both stic and Jennings pro
diet that Lane County will
assess higher properly taxi's
this year that will more than
make up (or any tax relief
property owners would have
enjoyed in the wake of
Measure I ive.
Although that muy make
up for the huge loss of tax
revenue to the county Jen
nings says properly owners
will bo less than amused
Y ou're going to hear all
mi tr\ i n Nov ember that
\v ill be deafening.'' he s nd
Most landlords raised
rents last year I’mist said
Rents for most of her
properties will remain .it last
year's rates, although she
plans to increase the prices
for units that were not
If you're looking for a
place, check out the housing
bulletin board in the base
men! ol the l All i There you
will find index cards with
advertisements by landlords
seeking tenants, as well as
students and local residents
seeking roommates
Students have many bous
ing options Irom which to
choose, depending on their
finances and personalities
The University area has a
variety of quads, apartments
and houses in a wide range
of prices
The Rental Information
Office provides students
with a housing handbook
that explains the options in
detail Pick one up at Suite
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