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Page 10 The Skanner April 20, 2016 FAIR HOUSING Applications cont’d from pg 7 ample. PHB will sort the applicants in order of their preference points from highest to lowest, with prior- ity status households at the top of the list, followed by six-point households, then five-point households, and so on. All applicants will be notified of their waitlist status by mail. How can I receive assistance? Email: PHBwaitlist@portlandoregon.gov | Help- line: 503-823-4147 | Mailing Address: N/NE Prefer- ence Waitlist, PO Box 28289, Portland, OR 97228 | www.portlandoregon.gov/PHB Visit one of the following sites to pick up or drop off an application, or to get in-person application assis- tance during scheduled times. 1. Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East, 1478 NE Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97211 Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm | (503) 287- 9529 PHB will be on site to assist with applicants at this location: Thursday, May 12, 1:00 – 4:00 pm 2. Hacienda CDC, 6700 NE Killingsworth Street, Sec- ond Floor, Portland, OR 97218 Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm | (503) 595- 2111 PHB will be on site to assist with applicants at this location: Wednesday, May 4, 1:00 – 4:00 pm 3. Native American Youth and Family Center, 5135 NE Columbia Blvd, Portland, OR 97218 Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm | (503) 288- 8177 PHB will be on site to assist with applicants at this location: Tuesday, May 3, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 4. Multnomah County Library: Capitol Hill,* 10723 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219 Mon./Tue. 12:00 – 8:00 pm, Wed. – Sat. 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Sun. 12:00 – 5:00 pm | (503) 988-5385 PHB will be on site to assist with applicants at this location: Wednesday, May 11, 2:00 – 5:00 pm 5. Multnomah County Library: Woodstock,* 6008 SE 49th Avenue Portland, OR 97206 Mon./Tue. 12:00 – 8:00 pm, Wed. – Sat.10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Sun. 12:00 – 5:00 pm | (503) 988-5399 PHB will be on site to assist with applicants at this location: Tuesday, May 3, 2:00 – 5:00 pm 6. Multnomah County Library: Midland,* 805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR 97233 Mon., Fri., Sat. 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Tue. 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, Wed./Thur. 12:00 – 8:00 pm, Sun.10:00 am – 5:00 pm | (503) 988-5392 PHB will be on site to assist with applicants at this location: Friday, May 6, 2:00 – 5:00 pm 7. Multnomah County Library: Troutdale* 2451 SW Cherry Park Rd, Troutdale, OR 97060 Mon./ Tue. 12:00 – 8:00 pm, Wed. – Sat. 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Sun. 12:00 – 5:00 pm | (503) 988-5355 PHB will be on site to assist with applicants at this location: Monday, May 9, 1:00 – 4:00 pm 8. Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives, Inc., 6329 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Port- land, OR 97211 | Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm | (503) 288-2923 PHB will be on site to assist with applicants at this location: Thursday, May 5, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 9. Portland Housing Center, 3233 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97232 Monday – Thursday, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm | (503) 282- 7744 PHB will be on site to assist with applicants at this location: Friday, May 13, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 10. Portland Housing Center: Beaverton Offices, 4900 SW Griffith Dr, Suite 123, Beaverton, OR 97005 Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 1:30 pm | (503) 282- 7744 PHB will be on site to assist with applicants at this location: Monday, May 2, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 11. Proud Ground 5288 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97217 Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | (503) 493- 0293 PHB will be on site to assist with applicants at this location: Tuesday, May 10, 1:00 – 4:00 pm Rent cont’d from pg 7 cide to opt out of participation in the project decide to opt out of their contract, they must provide notice to each affected building tenant 210 days in advance of ending a long-term contract and 150 days in advance of ending a short-term contract. The notice needs to inform tenants: • Whether the owner intends to withdraw the prop- erty from the Section 8 program; • Whether the owner intends to convert the proper- ty to nonparticipating use; • Whether the owner is involved in negotiations with federal or state housing agencies relating to an expiring contract. Owners opting out of federal preservation projects may not disturb any tenancy other than for cause identified in the contract for 180 days after expira- tion. The ordinance also stipulates that the Portland Housing Bureau will assist any tenants who are invol- untarily dislocated from federal housing properties with dislocation assistances. The bureau will also ask owners opting out for voluntary contributions to a tenant relocation fund. For more information on your rights as a renter: Community Alliance of Tenants Renters’ Rights: (503) 288.0130 - Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays 1-5pm, and Tuesdays 6-8pm. http://oregon- cat.org/ Portland Tenants United https://www.facebook.com/portlandtenantsunited Housing and Urban Development Page on Land- lord-Tenant Law for Oregon: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/states/ oregon/renting/tenantrights Oregon Law Help Page on Landlord-Tenant Law http://oregonlawhelp.org/issues/housing/moving- in-rental-agreements-deposits-fees-ren
