The Rental Housing Association, founded in 1927 in Portland, Oregon,
is a nonprofit organization of residential rental owners and managers in the Portland metropolitan area.
These members have joined together for the purpose of improving the success of the rental housing industry,
enhancing the reputation of “landlords” by promoting professional management practices, and assisting local
public officials in various community endeavors relating to public or private housing.The RHA publishes a monthly newsletter, the RHA UPDATE, and holds frequent meetings and seminars for the purpose of offering improved management techniques to its members and all rental housing owners and managers of Portland metropolitan area
RHAGP Update Newsletters View / Print PDF Format 2005 - 2008
RHAGP Publishes a monthly newsletter called UPDATE. This is mailed to all RHAGP members monthly.
The UPDATE newsletters below are available to all to review information provided by the RHAGP
to its members. These newsletters are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Note: The UPDATE newsletters are about 2 - 5 MB in size each. A high speed internet connection is required to download.
Most of the web (WWW) and email links in the newsletters are active (hot) in Adobe Acrobat so you can click on them to contact vendors and
suppliers. N.A below means not available.
Classes and Events, Monthly Update Newsletter, Sample Rental Forms and Documents, Links to Advertising and other Rental Reference Web Sites
The following files are made available to download for reference as sample forms.
The full
versions are available to members and non members at the RHAGP office or can be ordered by mail, by phone or by email.
Members get
a substantial discount of purchase of all forms and documents.
If you have comments or technical questions on these forms please contact the personnel
at the
RHAGP office at the Rental Housing Association10520 NE Weidler, Portland, Oregon 97220 503.254.4723 Fax: 503.254.4821
You can email questions to info@rhagp.orgfor information or to order forms or literature or classes. Select an underlined file name in the listings below to
download the file.
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RHAGP Vital Services to Members
Vital Services What services does RHAGP provide to its members?
When you join RHA you become a member of the Oregon Rental Housing Association (ORHA), our statewide association. ORHA is a vital force representing you in Salem. It publishes up-to-date, court-tested management forms (revisions every two years to comply with revised Oregon statutes), employs lobbyists, holds regional seminars, sponsors legislative day in Salem, and hosts an annual state convention for rental owners.
Vital Services RHA Provides
Current information regarding the effects of new and proposed legislation that may affect the operation of your property.
Enhanced reputations for "landlords" in the community especially with various government agencies with whom RHA has been actively working to find solutions to community housing problems.
Currently revised rental management forms that comply with all aspects of the law.
Workshops, seminars and monthly meetings that are economical and informative on a variety of subjects of interest to those involved in the rental industry.
Efficient, low-cost tenant screening service for members.
Monthly publications that are filled with news and information pertinent to the rental industry.
Annual Trade Show to introduce our rental owner/operator members to our members who provide service to the industry.
Annual social gatherings: a picnic and a holiday celebration held for family and friends of members.
How-to manuals which interpret the landlord/tenant law and instruct on the use of forms.
Answers to rental property owner/operator questions or referrals to the proper source of information.
To join the RHAGA complete the web online form above or one of the forms above and return to
the RHAGP office. You can bring in the form, mail, email or fax them to us.
Return the Join RHAGP form to the RHAGP office staff at:
The Rental Housing Association of Greater Portland
10520 NE Weidler
Portland, Oregon 97220
503.254.4723 Fax: 503.254.4821
This 165 Page ORHA Forms Manual Written by J. Norton Cabell
shows all ORHA forms with instructions and how to fill them out to comply with the Oregon Rental Housing Laws
and when to use them.
This manual also has compete descriptions of the Manufactured Housing Forms and how to use them.
This is a comprehensive manual which all property owners should have. Having the forms alone is not adequate for
proper use. The manual is $33 for members and $65 for non members.
Landlord/Tenant Law Book (06)
This ORHA Law Book is written by J. Norton Cabell and documents
the Oregon State Tenant Law with instructions to comply with the Oregon Rental Housing Laws
Jun. 9 ONLINE TENANT SCREENING CLASS 11am-RHA OFFICE Five people need to register for there to be a class Jun. 10 RHA BOARD MEETING 5pm - RHA OFFICE Jun. 17 RHA DINNER MEETING 6pm - Rheinlander Restaurant Jun. 24 ONLINE TENANT SCREENING CLASS 7pm- Webinar call RHAGP office for more details: 503-254-4723 Jun. 25 ORHA FORMS ONLINE, RENTEGRATION 2pm - RHA OFFICE
Jul. 3 RHAGP Office Closed - for Independence Day Jul. 8 RHA BOARD MEETING 5pm - RHA OFFICE Jul. 14 ONLINE TENANT SCREENING CLASS 11am-RHA OFFICE Five people need to register for there to be a class Jul. 21 RHA DINNER MEETING 6pm - To Be Announced. Jul. 23 ORHA FORMS ONLINE, RENTEGRATION 2pm - RHA OFFICE Jul. 28 ONLINE TENANT SCREENING CLASS 7pm- Webinar call RHAGP office for more details: 503-254-4723
Monthly RHAGP Dinner Meeting
Open to Members and Non Members
RHAGP JUNE DINNER MEETING
Rheinlander Restaurant-
5035 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland 97212 Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Call the RHA office to make reservations: 503-254-4723
5:15p.m. Membership Orientation 5:20p.m. Property Management 6:00p.m. Dinner Starts
$27.00 per person
Sit-Down Menu
Swiss cheese fondue with cubed European breads
House salad with honey-mustard vinaigrette
Rolls with sweet cream whipped butter, herb butter and pflaumenmus (plum butter)
Rotisserie pork loin with chutney julienne leeks
Crisp chicken schnitzel with madeira sauce
Creamy mashed potatoes
Fresh seasonal vegetables
Soda, brewed Illy coffee or Tazo hot teas
Homemade apple strudel with fresh whipped cream
SPECIAL GUEST Scott Goetchius - Portland Fire Department.
Scott Goetchius joined the Portland Fire & Rescue department in August of 1980 and has 25 years of line experience, 2 years as an inspector and is now a public educator. Scott has an Associate degree in Fire Science Technology. Steve knows from experience how important it is for buildings to be prepared for a fire at all times and will tell you what to expect during a fire safety inspection.
AFFILIATE SPEAKER John Pedden - Horizon Restoration
From East Portland Take I-84 W/US-30 West toward CITY CENTER. Take Exit 2 toward 43rd AVE., turn RIGHT onto NE HALSEY ST., turn LEFT onto NE 47TH AVE., turn RIGHT onto NE SANDY BLVD to RHEINLANDER.
From West or South take I-5 North toward VANCOUVER. Merge onto I-84 E/US-30E via EXIT 300 toward PORTLAND AIRPORT/THE DALLES. Take the 39TH AVE. exit, EXIT 2. Turn LEFT onto NE 39TH AVE. Turn LEFT onto NE 39TH AVE. Turn RIGHT onto NE SANDY BLVD to RHEINLANDER.
We have plenty of space, please register by noon on Monday, June 15, 2009. We need an accurate count. Please remember that if you are unable to attend, you MUST cancel at least 24 hours in advance or you will be charged.
A Class in creating a basic web site for use in rental housing advertising using free resources.
The document above is a PDF file with active hot links to various web sites used to create these rental pages.
The file should be downloaded to your computer and opened in Adobe acrobat while connected to the internet to use these hot links.
This class is a basic overview of how to use the internet for rental housing advertising and is presented for the property owners and managers.
Most of tools and methods used in this discussion are free or low cost.
Links To Online Internet Advertising and Other Rental Resources, Most are Free
Link To RHAGP Online Web Site for advertising rentals This site is free to members to post their properties,
detailed information is available for properties. You can upload 4 pictures. Site also allows additional HTML code to be added for more details,
or links to landlords properties web sites. Currently there is no way apparently to keep a property on line but have it inactive so it does not need to be reentered
for each rental period.
Link To www.housingconnections.org This site is run by the City of portland to advertise rental property
for property owners and tenants. Very good site. Very detailed descriptions of properties, local maps, FREE to landloards to post their rentals. Properties can remain
online until ready to rent, then can be switched on with no need to reload informaton. Many properties can be kept online. This site also links to
RHAGP web advertising site.
Link To Craigs list Portland This site is worldwide and lists properties for FREE for 7 days. Register on this
site to obtain an account and then you can repost ads daily to get add to show at top of date list. Over 5,000 properties are currently listed in the portland area. Make
sure to add the 4 pictures allowed. Craigs list also allows additional HTML code to be added for more details,
or links to landlords properties web sites so you can put more pictures of your property hosted from your Internet Service Provider
. If you have a web site you can link from Craigs list to your web site for more details. Craigs list seems to be where
mose of the advertising action is as it is city specific, worldwide and free. Rentals or housing for sale can be posted to Craigs list (or
anything else for sale).
Link To Oregon Live and the Oregonian This links to Local Oregonian Newspaper and Oregon Live web site. You can
put one picture on Oregon live web site. A one week 7 day 3 line ad in the Oregonian and Oregonlive web site is about $93 per week.
Link To PORTLANDMAPS.COM This links to the City of Portland GIS web site that show
many details about property incuding tax records and tax history, survey maps, tax lot maps, market value, lot dimensions,
property improvements, permits, inside details of house such as year constructed square footage of each
floor gagage, utility connections, local transit maps and bus routes & stops, census maps,crime
statistics, aerial photos, elevation maps, hazard zones and many more. Quite an amazing site.
Link To WWW.ZILLOW.COM This links to the WWW.Zillow.com This site shows aerial views of property, comparable market values,
and links to the City of Portland GIS (Geographical Information System) database for properties so you can see each properties market value, tax information, and internal
house size and construction, year built and other data, This links into www.portalndmaps.com listed above for the specific property data.Quite an amazing site. Good site to see what your
property is worth.
Link To a RHAGP members web site for example of detailed web advertising. This
links a sample web site which is linked to from Craigs list, Oregon Live, RHAGP web site and Housing Connections web site. Extensve use of
house internal and external digital photos, interactive Google maps, satellite photos, and community links.
This site also has hit counter that tracks usage by prospective tenants. In one 4 week period
this site was seen by over 500 people looking for housing in Portland. This site was built on Comcast the members ISP (Internet Service Provide). Any ISP you have offers
free web space to put your renta l.
Tenants like detailed pictures rather than driving. Digital photos should be downsized to about 50K for web
use. More information will be added for property owners to build web sites. 70% of Portland households are connected to the internet according
to housing connections organization so this is a quick cheap way at a low cost to advertise.
Link To http://www.fhco.org FAIR HOUSEING COUNCIL OF OREGON a nonprofit group providing information
to landloards and tenants in Northern Oregon and SW Washington.
Fair Housing Council Article FAIR HOUSEING COUNCIL OF OREGON a nonprofit group providing information
to landloards and tenants in Northern Oregon and SW Washington. Article is by Jo Becker of FHCO and was featured in December's Update.
http://www.ilr.org/ Independent Living Resources - provides advocacy, information and referral, peer support and counseling to individuals with disabilities.
http://www.cdnportland.org/ Community Development Network - The CDN is an association of nonprofit community development corporations in Portland. The site includes housing-related resources and a directory of its member organizations.
http://www.sustainableportland.org/energy_menu_Mul.html Multifamily Assistance Program (MAP) - Connects you to a free statewide service that helps rental property owners obtain cash and tax incentives for energy efficiency upgrades. Contact MAP at (800) 813-2201.
Land Lord Study Hall Landlord Study Hall - Our goal at Landlord Study Hall is to empower owners of residential and multifamily homes; providing education and information, allowing us to develop a lifetime relationship with the attendees, and to assist them with their residential and rental real estate transactions.