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low-income community members
and students as well don't have much
time or money."
Rowlett said civil cases can also bring
slow resolution to tenant-landlord dis
putes. Following Measure 28's defeat in
2003, for instance, smalls claims court
cases were not a high priority for four
months. Therefore, renters were not
able to get out of their leases without
being evicted, he said.
"We all know what it's like being a
renter," he said. "With an eviction on
your record, you're not going to be
able to get a new place to live."
Rowlett said the proposed Eugene
code would not be a "landlords vs.
renters type issue" but would provide
a consistent code to prevent situations
like those that occurred after Measure
28's failure.
"All we're trying to do is take laws
currently in place and make them en
forceable," Rowlett said.
Melton said the coalition has in
corporated only the basic habitabili
ty standards in its proposed code,
noting that previous attempts to cre
ate housing standards were rejected
by the Eugene City Council because
they were too broad.
The code, modeled after a similar
program recently implemented in
Corvallis, would ensure structural in
tegrity, heating, plumbing and weath
erproofing for all renters, Melton said.
"We believe all citizens of this city
should have access to a system (of
standards) and should be able to en
force this code," Melton said.
The plan also calls for the creation
of a housing office that would oversee
enforcement of the standards. Melton
said the program would be self-sus
taining and funded by a small per
rental-unit fee.
University senior Caroline O'Leary,
an Executive Board member in the
West University Neighborhood Asso
ciation, said joining the coalition
demonstrates residents' concerns with
the housing situations in their neigh
borhoods. She added that a code will
put pressure on owners to maintain
their properties.
"I think that it shows we understand
the demographic of the neighborhood
— that the quality of housing is not al
ways maintained to the extent that it
needs to be," O'Leary said.
Executive Board Chairman Drix
Rixmann said that the association's
support of the standards is vital.
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"We're leaving a legacy to kids not
yet bom," Rixmann said.
However, Larry von Klein of von
Klein Property Management expressed
his concerns about a housing code Von
Klein, who said he has sold many units
in the West University Neighborhood,
indicated that a per-unit fee will penal
ize landlords who maintain their prop
erties and already pay for insurance,
utilities and other costs.
"There's a very fine line at the end of
the year on (rental) properties," he said.
"There's not a big cash flow thing."
He said some landlords do not ade
quately keep up their properties, but
community pressure should be
enough to force them to meet the
standards set by the Landlord-Tenant
Act. Landlords must satisfy tenants to
gain repeat business, von Mein added.
Melton said making presentations
to neighborhood associations will
raise awareness and support among
the people who are affected by the
lack of housing standards.
The West University Neighborhood
Association's next meeting will be
held May 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sacred
Heart Auditorium.
Contact the city/state politics reporter
at parkerhowell@dailyemerald.com.
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One aspect of the market that jew
elry designer Mari Lee enjoys is the
system of bartering that takes place
between market merchants.
"If you see something you like, it's
encouraged to approach the other ven
dor and inquire about trading," she
said. "You're putting your support and
money back into the community."
Candee Gale, owner of Two Cheeky
Monkeys, a recycled art business,
added, "There's a lot of people in this
city that are trying to live a lifestyle that's
not entirely commercial."
Cole's unique items included
record album totes and journals
made from old children's books.
But for some, the most fascinating
part of the market was not the market
itself, but the people it attracted.
Senior anthropology major Blake
Lawrence admitted he came to the
market to "people-watch."
"It's Eugene and its essence," he
said. "This is Eugene."
Sophomore Amber Word agreed.
"This is the only place you can come
to see goths, hippies, skaters, little kids,
old people, young people and home
less people all get along," she said.
Contact the people/
culture/faith reporter
at moriahbalingit@daiiyemerald.com.
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