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WANTED!
Training Program Raises Landlords’ Skills
fn Dealing With Drug Activity
The Community Policing Divi­
sion of the Portland Police Bureau
will open a new schedule of the Land­
lord Training Program with a two-
evening training on Wednesday and
Thursday, Feb. 27 and 28.6:00 pm, at
Kenton School Auditorium, 7528 N.
Fenwick Avenue. This is the first of
20 trainings which will be held at
various locations in Portland between
now and Oct. 1, 1991.
Since November, 1989, the pro­
gram has taught more than 2,200
landlords and professional managers
ways to keep drug activity out of
rental property. Those attending the
course have rated it highly, and a fol­
low-up survey shows that over 90%
of participants made changes in the
way they manage their rental proper­
ties as a result of attending.
The Portland-based program is
the first of its kind in the nation.
Because of the program’s success,
the U.S. Department of Justice is
examining ways of implementing the
training in other states. The program
is funded through a grant from the
Bureau of Justice Assistance, and was
developed for the Portland Police Bu­
reau by John H. Campbell of Campbell
Resources, Inc.
The trainings are open to the
public, and advance registration is
required. Property owners and man­
agers from all areas of town are en­
couraged to attend. For schedule in­
formation and registration, please call
the Community Policy Division at
796-3126.
LANDLORD
TRAINING
PROGRAM:1NFORMAT1ON
The Landlord Training Program is
designed to help owners and managers
keep drug activity off their property.
The content of the course has been de­
veloped through a process of intensive
research involving over 40 organiza­
tions and individuals: landlords, man­
agement associations, private attorneys,
public defenders, housing authority
personnel, tenant screening companies,
narcotics detectives, district officers,
and many others.
The program was developed by
Campbell Resources, Inc., and is a joint
effort of the Portland Police Bureau,
the Portland Fire Bureau, Neighbor­
hoods Against Crime and Neighbor­
hood Revitalization. Major 1991 fund­
ing is from a Community Partnerships
grant from the Bureau of Justice Assis­
tance.
Over 90% of landlords who have
taken the course agree that they feel
more secure in their ability to screen
applicants, more likely to recognize
warning signs of drug activity, and more
confident o f their ability to evict ten­
ants in drug situations.
The training is presented in two
parts, either on consecutive weeknight
evening or in an all-day Saturday ses­
sion.
PART I:
*Introduction-Theimpactof prop­
erty management on the health of a
community.
Two Hundred Volunteer Builders
Expected For Habitat NW Conference
Boards of all kinds will be up for
discussion when members of 26 Ore­
gon and Washington affiliates of the
Habitat for Humanity housing ministry
join international leaders for a North­
west Regional Conference Friday and
Saturday, April 19 and 20, in Portland
at the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
The public will have an opportu­
nity to meet and hear Habitat founder
Millard Fuller at a no-charge meeting
Friday night, April 19, in the church,
1624 N.E. Hancock. Linda and Millard
Fuller founded the program in 1976,
seeking to eliminate poverty housing
and make decent shelter a matter of
conscience and action.
Workshops on basic construction,
volunteer organization, campus chap-
ters, and fund-raising are slated Friday
afternoon and Saturday. Lunch and reg­
istration will open the conference Fri­
day. Highlights on Saturday include
morning devotions at 8:30, a book dis­
play and autograph session with the
Fullers, and dedication of two houses at
4:30 p.m. Two hundred participants are
expected according to registration
chairman Sherry Cooper, 641-3720.
The dedication houses, remodeled
by the Portland Habitat Project and
now occupied by families buying them
with no-interest loans, are located at
4706 N.E. 11th south of Alberta and
4823 N.E. 14th Place. For further infor­
mation call 287-9529 or 245-1798 for
the local Habitat offices.
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* Applicant Screening-How to
screen out dishonest applicants, while
ensuring that honest applicants are
encouraged to apply.
* Signs of Dishonest Applicants-
Tips about what to look for.
* Rental Agreemenls-Approaches
that will strengthen your ability to
evict drug house tenants.
* Ongoing Management-How to
manage property in a way that discour­
ages illegal behavior and ensures early
warning should it occur.
PART II:
*1 Warning Signs of Drug Activ­
ity-How to recognize the drugs and the
activity.
* What To Do If You Discover a
Clandestine Drug Lab-Bccause of the
toxic chemicals involved, landlords need
to be particularly careful when they
discover drug lab activity.
* Eviction-The option, the proc­
ess, the practical application in various
drug house situations.
*How to work with the Police
Bureau-What to expect, what not to
expect, how to get maximum coopera­
tion.
* What you should know about
Section 8 (subsidized housing - The
rights and responsibilities are different
from the typical private rental situ­
ation.
Included with the training isacom -
prehensive manual of the material,
complete with applicable laws and ref­
erences to support organizations.
Round Table
Discussions Begin On
Housing
Discrimination
The Portland Community Housing
R esource Board (CHRB) and
Multnomah C ounty’s Community
Development Office are sponsoring a
“ Round Table Forum ’ ’ on housing dis­
crimination issues in the Portland met­
ropolitan area. The first discussion will
be held on Friday, April 19,1991 from
9:00 A.M. to Noon at the downtown
Portland red Lion at 310 SW Lincoln
Street.
The Round Table format is de­
signed to bring together housing indus­
try associations, government agencies
and fair housing advocacy groups to
identify illegal discriminatory practices.
The Forum will assess and identify
local illegal housing practices that ex­
ist and develop recommendations for
eliminating these illegal actions.
Federal fair housing law bans dis­
crimination in the sale, rental, finance,
advertising and the brokerage of hous­
ing based on race, religion, color, sex,
national origin, families with children
and people with disabilities. The 1988
Fair Housing Act strengthened enforce­
ment procedures for fair housing com­
plaints, as well as imposes fines for
those who engage in discriminatory
housing practices.
The event is free and the commu­
nity is invited to attend.
This community effort has been
made possible by a Fair Housing Initia­
tives Program (FHIP) Grant from the
U.S. Department of Housing and Ur­
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What Does Affordable Housing Mean To You?
And How Do We Get There?
The City of Portland is beginning a
new local housing planning process
and I am asking for your help. The core
of this planning process is the Compre­
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egy (CHAS). This plan is a new re­
quirement for cities that receive federal
housing money. For Portland, that has
meant over S 10 million this year.
But I want to make this pi > more
than just a federal paperwork require­
ment. I want to build into this process
the means to develop a workable com­
munity development plan-one that re­
sults in priorities for neighborhood
development projects as well as ad­
dresses issues o f affordable housing.
We will also lake this opportunity to
update the City’s Housing Policy as
part of the Comprehensive Plan.
Our principal goal is to bring the
reality of affordable housing and liv­
able neighborhoods to all of our citi­
zens. In doing this, we want to make the
most efficient use of federal, state and
local resources (both the money and
the human kind).
This is where you come in.
I have asked the City’s Housing
Advisory Committee to function as the
Citizens Steering Committee during the
eight month CHAS planning process
(April to November) A key element of
their process is the formation of sub­
committees to make recommendations,
with the help of City and County staff,
on four main areas:
Homelessness
Public and Assisted Housing
Rental Housing
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Settlement To Resolve
Complaints Against
Rodda Paint Company
Attorney General Dave Frohnmayer
announced a $5,500 settlement with
Rodda Paint Company of Portland to
resolve complaints about the retailer’s
sale advertising. An assurance of Vol­
untary Compliance, which admits no
law violation, was filed today in Mar­
ion County Circuit Court.
Oregonians unfortunately cannot
assume that prices are reduced when a
retailer advertises a sale,’ ’ Frohnmayer
said. “ Many retailers are boasting large
percentage discounts in their ads with­
out lowering their usual price. Con­
sumers need to shop to get the best
price, and not rely on advertised claims
of discounts.”
Rodda sells paint, window blinds
and other home decorating merchan­
dise in Oregon. The company and its
president, Thomas J. Braden, agree to
alter some advertising practices to com­
ply with Oregon’s reference pricing
law and rules.
The Department of Justice received
complaints that Rodda advertised large
percentage discounts on window blind
prices without lowering its prices.
Department of Justice rules require
retailers to offer an item for sale at a
specific price at least once within 30
days before they can use that price as a
reference price from which a discount
is calculated.
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