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.
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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
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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.
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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.