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Inform. Inspire. Instruct. Influence. Involve.December RentABILITY – Sat AM
December 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018 1125 SE Madison Ste 103B Map and Directions | Register Description:RentABILITY is a tenant education training course using the Ready-to-Rent curriculum. It meets one 3-hour session per week, for 4 weeks. We have had lots of requests...
Companion/Assistance Animal Guidelines Challenged
Trying to find a balance between those who truly have disability and a need for an assistance animal and those taking advantage of the system is a challenge. This article looks at how this is being addressed in different communities across the country. “In the last...
New shared housing resource
I wanted to share this new resource with you. It is a network of locally managed Facebook Groups. It gives people a safe place to look for a shared housing situation. By using Facebook, we are using a medium that people already know and use. It can easily be accessed...
No-Cause Eviction? Landlords Now Have to Pay Your Relocation Costs
It is temporary, and it does not apply to the smallest landlords (one unit), but for the next 8 months Portland has a new protection for renters! - In a unanimous vote, council voted to immediately enact a law that will require landlords to pay relocation costs for...
Clackamas County Subsidized Housing waiting lists open from Jan. 23 through Jan. 29, 2017 - both Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing The application process will be available online. You must apply between midnight on Jan. 23 and midnight on Jan. 29....
Closed Due To Snow
The office is closed due to the weather. Phone messages and emails will be checked several times a day.
Looking for Rent Well?
Just added to the schedule - our next public Rent Well class! Starts - January 7, 2017 Every Saturday (9:00 am - 12:00 pm) through February 11, 2017 Rent Well is a tenant education training course that meets for 6 weeks, one 3-hour session per week. It provides a...
Services Update
Here is an update on services at Lifeability - Rent Well Rent Well is offered once a week at Lifeability. The next class is not currently scheduled, but looks like it will not be until January. Mini-Biz Guide Check out our new set of workshops specifically designed...
PadMapper|Portland OR Apartments for Rent
PadMapper has long been one of my favorite apartment search tools. Now it gets refreshed design that cleans it up a bit alongside a bunch of new sorting options. If you haven't looked at it in awhile - it is time to go check it out again. More apartments than you can...
Looking for a Rent Well class?
The class that starts October 8th is full, as is the wait list for the class. We do not have another class scheduled yet, but expect that it will start in very early January. Registration will open late November. Note - 211-Info has the list of public Rent...
Now Registering for Rent Well
Just added to the schedule - the next public Rent Well class October 8, 2016 - November 12, 2016 Rent Well is a tenant education training course that meets for 6 weeks, one 3-hour session per week. It provides a comprehensive overview of what it means to be a...
Milwaukie Follows Portland on No Cause
Recently, the Milwaukie (OR) city council voted unanimously to pass Ordinance #2118. This ordinance extends the time period for "No-Cause" Termination Notices to 90 days. The statewide standard is 30 or 60 days depending on length of tenancy. Exceptions to this new...
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