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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 2005)
Code became effective July 1. The code al- lows renters to file complaints with the city, rather than filing an often time-consuming and costly state lawsuit. The city can force slumlords to provide minimum habitability standards to safeguard the health, property and well-being of users of rental property. The code has standards for plumbing, heat- ing, weatherproofing and structural integrity. To file a complaint, a renter should first notify the landlord in writing and wait for 10 days to see if he/she fixes the problem. Then the renter can file a written complaint with the city including names and addresses, a copy of the complaint sent the landlord and a complete description of the problem. The city can then force the landlord to fix the slum conditions. The city address is Rental Housing Code, 99 W. 10th Ave., Eugene 97401. Renters may want to take full advantage of the program since they are paying for it whether they use it or not. The city plans to fund enforcement staff through a $10 per unit annual fee that landlords will likely load on to existing rents. For more information, call the city at 682-8282. Information is also on the city’s web site (www.eugene-or.gov). — Alan Pittman from Guaranty Trailer and Camper Van Center in Junction City. Drawing held Sunday, November 27 th at 6pm. Actual Prizes not shown. See the Players Club for details. GET ONE ENTRY WHEN YOU: Earn 100 slot points Are dealt a same-suit Blackjack Sign-up for a FREE Players Club card (new members only) SHORR TIME Ira Shorr, national field director for Physicians for Social Responsibility, will be in Eugene Sunday, Oct. 16 for three events. • Conversation with Claude Offenbacher on “Preventing Nuclear Terrorism” from noon to 1 pm on KLCC, 89.7 FM. • Workshop on “How Ira Shorr to talk to Americans about Global Issues: Iraq, Terrorism, Nuclear Dangers, and Global Warming” from 2:30 to 5 pm at the First Congregational Church, 1050 E. 23rd Ave. Cost is $25 including workbook, or $10 sug- gested donation without the workbook. • Free public talk on “Iraq, Terrorism, Nuclear Dangers, and Global Warming: Feeling Secure Yet?” at 7 pm at Columbia 150 on the UO campus, 13th and University. For more information, call Beyond War/PSR at 485-0911. AT THE GATES DON’T MISS OCTOBER 16 TH HWY 126 10 OCTOBER 13, 2005 • FLORENCE • 541-997-PLAY • www.threeriverscasino.com Eugene peace activist Peter Chabarek has written his observations of the mass protest in Washington, D.C., Sept. 24-26. He and others were arrested for blocking the entrance to the Pentagon (see Michael Carrigan, News Briefs, 10/6). “I do not know at this point in time what will be the effect of our actions toward ending the war,” he writes, “but my gut tells me the tide is turning, and it is only a matter of time before the Bush house of cards begins to col- lapse. Carry on, brothers and sisters. We must be as relentless as the forces of darkness we are facing.” The full text of his essay is at www.euge- neweekly.com this week, along with photos by Carol Melia.
