UPDATE on the City of Eugene Rental Housing Program & Sunset Date Provision

Tentative dates for City Council review of the Rental Housing code have been scheduled for this spring. Please watch this page for updates, opportunities for community involvement about the rental housing program, and other program news.

If you have any questions or if you would like to be added to our “interested parties” email distribution list, you can contact staff via email at rentalhousing@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-8282.

Tentative Date & Time	Meeting Location
April 18, 2012 Noon to 1:30 p.m.	City Council Work Session (Rental Housing Code) McNutt Room 777 Pearl Street No public testimony at this meeting.
May 21, 2012 7:30 p.m.	City Council Meeting (Public Hearing on the Rental Housing Code) City Council Chambers 777 Pearl Street Public testimony welcome. See “How to Testify Before the City Council” for guidelines.
June 11, 2012 7:30 p.m.	City Council Meeting City Council Chambers 777 Pearl Street

These dates are tentative. Please check here to see council meetings and agendas.

Background:
In June of 2011, staff presented council an overview and update to the program in anticipation of the December, 2011 sunset date. In that work session, we communicated our plan to evaluate the program through the lens of the triple bottom line and conduct a survey to gauge the level of success and support of the program. While council did not take any formal vote at the work session in June, we heard a desire to:

• ensure our fees were reasonable and to consider adjusting if over collecting;
• explore whether additional issues should be addressed through the program;
• explain City’s program in context of existing State landlord/tenant laws; and
• provide a history of the program to the Council.

In September 2011, the city launched a survey seeking input from owners, property managers, renters, and others with an interest in the rental housing code. Over 550 responses were collected by the time the survey closed on October 11. Based on the results of the survey and other conversations and analysis, City Council approved a nine month extension of the sunset through September of 2012 to more fully evaluate the program.

If you have any questions or if you would like to be added to our “interested parties” email distribution list you can contact staff via email at rentalhousing@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-8282.