Transcript Caregiver requests - often the caregiver has a child and

Caregiver requests - often the caregiver has a child and it is a 55 and older community. Residents do not want children in
the community etc. We will be having an Elder Abuse seminar before your seminar - so you may be getting questions
raised in that seminar.
Occupancy issues - 6 people apply - and qualify - but it is a single wide or double wide with just two bedrooms
Asstance animals - this never seems to go away!
Accessibility issues to buildings - whose responsibility for access to home and club house.
Non resident citizen applications - requiring social security number - not wanting to rent to illegal residents.
Allowing pit bulls into the community - other dogs breeds with "history" of aggression. Insurance companies say certain
breeds are forbidden or insurance is cancelled. What does the manager do?
Pot Pot Pot - This will be addressed by Jeffry Bennett at the beginning of the conference. I am sure there will be more
questions. Can residents grow pot in the front yard and say it is "fair housing"
What’s New for 2014
Changes in Source of Income Protection
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers included as Protected
Class (HB 2639)
• Effective July 1, 2014
• Housing Choice Vouchers included in definition of income
for source of income discrimination
• Landlords can apply screening criteria to applicants with
vouchers but cannot refuse them the opportunity to
apply because of HCVP participation
• The value of the Housing Choice Voucher must be taken
into account when considering the applicant’s income
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Mitigating Landlord Losses
• A State funded/administered Landlord
Guarantee Program will be available to all
landlords renting to a voucher holder
• Landlords participating in the program may
make a claim on the guarantee fund:
‒ Must obtain a judgment against tenant.
Claims must be between $500 and $5,000
‒ Submit a claim to the State within one year
of obtaining the judgment
• Tenants will be required by the State of
Oregon to repay the Guarantee Fund
• Landlords will file a notice with the courts
when the judgment is satisfied
Public Housing Authorities’
Responsibilities
• Report to OHCS annually regarding HUD report data
• Annually review internal procedures and processes
regarding lease terms and market standards to optimize
tenant and landlord interests
• Facilitate participation by landlords by:
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Ensuring timely inspection and prompt processing of payments
Establishing lease terms that match standard lease lengths
Assist tenants and landlords with service referrals
Establish processes for landlords to provide regular input
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Helping Determine Answers to the Unknown
•FAQs being developed by an omnibus group and will be posted
on FHCO website
•BOLI will post OARs for enforcement on their website
•Advisory committee being created by OHCS
• Landlord representatives
•Tenant/advocate representatives
•PHA representatives
•Geographic representation from all regions of the state
•Advice regarding HCVP
•Discuss and share best practices for maximizing LL participation
•Develop strategies and outcome measures for gauging effectiveness
of the program
•Submit a report to the legislature regarding participation and
effectiveness
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