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September 23, 1992... • he Portland Observer...Page 3
U.S. Department Of Housing And
Urban Development Awarded
$3,876,000 In Rent Assistance
Good N ew s fo r P o rtla n d ’ s d o w n
tow n homeless p opulation arrived in a
letter this w eek fro m Jack K em p, secre
tary o f the U.S. D epartm ent o f H ousing
and Urban D evelopm ent (H U D ).
The le tte r announced an award o f
$3,876,000 in rent assistance fo r 100
housing units. T he funds were approved
fro m an a p p lica tio n subm itted as part o f
a national co m p e titio n by the H ousing
A u th o rity o f Portland (H A P ) fo r rehab
o f the fo rm e r U n ite d W a y b u ild in g
located at 718 W . B um side.
The rent subsidy aw ard, under the
Stewart B. M c K in n e y Homeless A ssis
tance A c t, is pa rt o f the Section 8 M o d
erate R e h a b ilita tio n S ingle Room O c
cupancy (S R O ) program . The assis
tance program targets homeless in d i
viduals w ho w ill pay 30 percent o f th e ir
incom e in rent.
The a p p lica tio n approval kicks o f f
another c o m m u n ity partnership e ffo rt
by the D o w n to w n H ousing Preserva
tion Program (D H P P ). Its partners in
clude the P o rtla n d D evelopm ent C o m
m ission; C e n tra l C ity C oncern, a n o n
p ro fit housing agency; the H ousing
A u th o rity o f P ortland; and the P ortland
M e tro p o lita n C ham ber o f C om m erce.
The DH P P was established by the P o rt
land D evelopm ent C om m ission in 1988
and has w o rke d on several projects to
preserve and expand lo w -in co m e hous
ing a v a ila b ility in d o w n to w n Portland.
On this project, the H ousing A u
th o rity w ill a d m in iste r the H U D rent
subsidies; the P ortland D evelopm ent
C om m ission w ill develop and oversee
Landlord’s Got My Things
M o v in g takes tim e. L u g g in g yo u r
life ’ s possessions fro m one apartm ent
to the next ra re ly fits a schedule, and
sometim es you ju s t can’ t g e l o u t by the
end o f the m onth. I f you leave behind
some fu rn itu re , clothes, appliances o r
other personal belongings, yo u r land
lord cannot le g a lly keep them , even i f
you owe rent o r were late m o vin g out.
A cco rd in g to Oregon R esidential
land lord and Tenant A c t, yo u r land lo rd
can’ t keep your things under any c ir
cumstances, unless he fo llo w s certain
procedures, and even then he m ust firs t
g ive you a chance to p ic k them up.
Before the la ndlord can sell or d is
pose o f yo u r stu ff, he m ust send you a
w ritte n notice te llin g you he has yo u r
things and is g iv in g you 15 days to
claim them. I f you w rite back w ith in
those 15 days, te llin g him yo u ’ 11 p ic k up
your things, the la ndlord m ust give you
15 days, te llin g him y o u ’ ll p ic k up yo u r
B u ild in g , w h ic h opened last Decem
ber, reached fu ll occupancy w ith in 60
days and has 200 people on its w a itin g
lis t.” L ik e this new pro je ct, the 9 2 -u n it
S a lly M cC racken is funded through the
M c K in n e y M o d 8 Program fo r H om e
the rehab as w e ll as provide gap fin a n c
in g ; and C entral C ity C oncern is ex
pected to o w n and manage the SRO
units.
Residents w ill be homeless people
w h o have com pleted intensive treat
m ent program s and are now ready to
make successful use o f supportive hous
ing. The residents m ust be in recovery
fro m chem ical dependence and/or psy
c h ia tric d isa b ilitie s . They w ill receive a
w id e range o f services to support their
recovery and integration in to the larger
less Persons.
The rehab o f the seven-story b u ild
ing includes conversion o f flo o rs 2
through 7 in to 106 SRO residential
units. There w ill be com m on kitchens,
co m m u n ity.
P otential residents w ill be selected
fro m the Homeless A lc o h o l and D rug
In te rve n tio n N e tw o rk (H A D IN ) made
up o f local 14 agencies, in c lu d in g C en
tra l C ity C oncern, that p ro vid e treat
m ent and o th e r related services. The
m ain support w ill be provided by T ra n
sitio n P ro je c ts -fo r people recovering
fro m chem ical dependence and M ental
H ealth Services W est—fo r those w ith
psych ia tric d isa b ilitie s.
Residency requirem ents arc based
on P o rtla n d ’ s successful A lc o h o l and
D ru g Free C o m m u n ity model. R esi
dents m ust be clean and sober a m in i
m um o f 60 days, participate in a plan o f
recovery, and be lin ke d w ith a support
service such as outpatient treatm ent o r
case management.
“ There is a c ritic a l need fo r this
type o f perm anent housing in d o w n
to w n P ortland,” said H elen Barney,
H A P d ire c to r o f P lanning, D e ve lo p
m ent and Intergovernm ental Relations.
“ A s im ila r project, the S ally M cC racken
bathroom s and m eeting areas. G round
flo o r space w ill be retained fo r co m
m ercial use, e x clu d in g the residents’
lobby area. The basement w ill be used
fo r storage. C o m p le tio n date fo r the
project is targeted fo r m id - 1994. O ccu
pancy isexpec led w ith in tw o m o n th s o f
la n d lo rd m oney fo r the cost o f storage,
and he m ay b ill you later. B u t he cannot
demand you pay storage costs, any past
due rent, o r anything else in exchange
fo r yo u r belongings.
T o get yo u r s tu ff, sim p ly ca l, the
la n d lo rd and ask fo r it back, in m ost
cases, he o r she w ill be glad to get rid o f
the storage hassles. I f la n d lo rd refuses,
o r demands paym ent o f storage costs o r
back rent, e xp la in w h y it is ille g a l to do
so. I f he o r she s till refuses, you can go
to the county courthouse and Fill out and
file a d o -it-y o u rs e lf C o m p la in t fo r Re
turn o f Personal Property. T h is is a
sim ple and fast la w su it dem anding the
la n d lo rd n am yo u r things.
I f yo u r things have been sold o r
destroyed, you may w a n t to sue fo r
damages. B u t do not file a la w su it u n til
ta lk in g to an attorney o r M ultnom ah
things, the la n d lo rd m ust g ive you 15
C ounty Legal A id Service at 224-4086.
fo r pro p e rty valued at less than $200,
you can file in S m all C la im s C ourt. I f
m illio n p ro je ct w ill be p rovided by a
c o m b in a tio n o f Federal lo w incom e
housing tax credits, a com m ercial firs t
more days a fte r the deadline in the firs t
you take this route, i t ’ s necessary to
letter, fo r a total o f 30 days, to cla im
your property. T o be safe, try to make
send the la ndlord a le tte r dem anding
your property, along w ith a lis t o f ex
m ortgage, grants and private donations,
and tax increm ent funds. A cco rd in g to
D H P P P rogram M a n a g e r M ic h e lle
Haynes, the a v a ila b ility o f tax in cre
m ent d ollars fo r this p ro je ct w ill not be
affected by the recent Supreme C o u rt
decision although it is anticipated that
the fo rm e r U nited W ay B u ild in g and
sure yo u r la n d lo rd receives yo u r le tte r
a ctly w hat he has and w hat it w o u ld cost
you to replace each item in a second
p ro je ct com pletion.
Permanent fin a n cing fo r the $4.4
by the 15 th day. Y o u m ay owe the
Correction
Oregon Association of
Urban Bankers article in
last week's edition.
Memebers represent the
major banks in Oregon,
including Bank of America,
First Interstate, Key Bank of
Oregon and US Bank.
We apologize for the
oversight.
the B roadw ay H o te l,a l 1 0 N .W . Broad
w ay, w ill be the last lo w incom e hous
ing in the W a te rfro n t U rban Renewal
D is tric t to be developed w ith tax in cre
m ent funding.
F or more in fo rm a tio n , contact H A P
P u b lic A ff a ir s C o o rd in a to r Jolecn
C o lo m b o at 273-4521.
Ray W arren, associate dean o f ad
m issions at L e w is & C la rk C ollege, has
been appointed d ire cto r o f ethnic stu
dent services at the C ollege
“ I am pleased to announce this
new ly created p o sitio n ,” said M ichael
M o o n e y, president o f L e w is & C la rk
C ollege. “ E th n ic d ive rsity enriches our
campus and o u r society. L e w is & C la rk
lege.”
In this new p osition, W arren w ill
advise students o f co lo r; coordinate
cu ltu ra l educational and social p ro
grams; develop program s to re cru it eth
nic students; encourage m id d le and sec
ondary students to consider higher edu
cation; and establish relationships w ith
P o rtla n d ’ s ethnic com m unities.
W a rre n
re c e iv e d b o th
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bach e lo r’ s and m aster’ s degrees from
Ellenae L H enry Fairhurst, President
Cum berland, Chrysler-Plym outh
Fayetteville, NC
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L e w is & C la rk C ollege. He returned to
his alm a mater as associate dean o f ad
m issions in 1987. H is professional ba ck
ground includes w o rk in adm issions at
Reed C ollege and W h itm a n C ollage and
fiv e years in the banking industry.
“ W arren w ill w o rk n o t o n ly w ith
students but also w ith fa cu lty, a d m in is
trators and the P ortland c o m m u n ity ,”
emphasized D ennis M adson, vice p re si
dent fo r student a ffa irs. “ He w ill co m
bine his strong know ledge o f the C ollege’ s
m ission w ith his se n sitivity and under
standing o f ethnic issues.”
W arren is active in the P a cific N o rth
west A ssociation o f C ollege A dm issions
Counselors. He also served on the N o m i
nating C om m ittee and the B udget and
Finance C om m ittee o f the N a tio n al A s
sociation o f C o lle g e A dm issions C o u n
selors.
E thnic students interested in learn
ing m ore about L e w is & C la rk C ollege
may reach W arren at (503) 768-7051.
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m ent o r the L a n d lo rd and Tenant A c t is
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hand store. Send the letter c e rtifie d o r
registered at the Post O ffic e so y o u ’ ll
have p ro o f it was m ailed. I f yo u r things
are w o rth m ore than $200, you can file
in S m a ll C la im s, fo r up to $2,500, o r in
D is tric t C ourt. Y o u ’ ll need an attorney
representing you in D is tric t C o u rt, and
can see about g e ttin g one by ca llin g
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