<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
        {font-family:Helvetica;
        panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Wingdings;
        panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Wingdings;
        panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Calibri;
        panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Tahoma;
        panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:blue;
        text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:purple;
        text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char";
        margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:8.0pt;
        font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
p.MsoNoSpacing, li.MsoNoSpacing, div.MsoNoSpacing
        {mso-style-priority:1;
        margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
p.MsoListParagraph, li.MsoListParagraph, div.MsoListParagraph
        {mso-style-priority:34;
        margin-top:0in;
        margin-right:0in;
        margin-bottom:0in;
        margin-left:.5in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        mso-add-space:auto;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
p.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst, div.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst
        {mso-style-priority:34;
        mso-style-type:export-only;
        margin-top:0in;
        margin-right:0in;
        margin-bottom:0in;
        margin-left:.5in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        mso-add-space:auto;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
p.MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle, div.MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
        {mso-style-priority:34;
        mso-style-type:export-only;
        margin-top:0in;
        margin-right:0in;
        margin-bottom:0in;
        margin-left:.5in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        mso-add-space:auto;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
p.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast, div.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast
        {mso-style-priority:34;
        mso-style-type:export-only;
        margin-top:0in;
        margin-right:0in;
        margin-bottom:0in;
        margin-left:.5in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        mso-add-space:auto;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
span.BalloonTextChar
        {mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char";
        mso-style-priority:99;
        mso-style-link:"Balloon Text";
        font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";}
span.EmailStyle21
        {mso-style-type:personal-compose;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
        color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
        {mso-style-type:export-only;
        font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
@page WordSection1
        {size:8.5in 11.0in;
        margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
        {page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
        {mso-list-id:274212996;
        mso-list-type:hybrid;
        mso-list-template-ids:700213062 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l0:level1
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level3
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0A7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level5
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level6
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0A7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0B7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level8
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:o;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level9
        {mso-level-number-format:bullet;
        mso-level-text:\F0A7;
        mso-level-tab-stop:none;
        mso-level-number-position:left;
        text-indent:-.25in;
        font-family:Wingdings;}
ol
        {margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
        {margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><img width="229" height="74" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CFD89C.F718A900" alt="cid:image001.png@01CFD89C.F718A900"></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:AR-SA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">September 25, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">CONTACT:       Charlie Burr, BOLI, (971) 673-0788 
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#363636">BOLI will help landlords navigate housing law and new Section 8 protections during upcoming seminars</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Free seminars will provide guidance on source of income rules, disability law in rental housing<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">PORTLAND, OR—</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Labor Commissioner Avakian announced today that a series of 15 upcoming<b>
</b>civil rights seminars on housing law will help landlords understand Oregon’s new Section 8 rules and provide an overview of disability protections and other frequent areas of landlord/tenant disputes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Starting Monday, the Bureau of Labor and Industries will offer two-hour seminars around the state free of charge to members of the public.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">“<b>Oregon’s new civil rights protection mean that Oregonians cannot be turned away and denied a place to live because of income</b>,” said Labor Commissioner
 Avakian. “<b>With increasing rents and housing costs, it’s important that families have a fair shot at housing near their workplaces or children’s schools. Our hope is that these seminars will help landlords understand the rules and avoid potential mistakes
 or violations</b>.”  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The forums will focus on the common area of civil right complaints in housing and an overview of Oregon’s new Section 8 law (HB 2639, championed by
 House Speaker Tina Kotek). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The seminars will answer questions such as:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If a disability is not obvious, what information may a housing provider request from a person with a disability in support of a requested accommodation?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">What are common pitfalls around familial status and rental properties?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">What do landlords need to know about protected classes in Oregon civil rights law?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">How are “no pets” policies affected by tenants with assistance animals?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">What do housing providers need to know about tenant-on-tenant harassment?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">How does BOLI’s civil rights process work?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">What resources exist for housing providers to answer other tough questions?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">BOLI secured $20,000 in partnership grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to conduct the sessions.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">No pre-registration is required, and attendees are encouraged to arrive early to ensure a seat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Housing experts from BOLI will hold the first seminar
<b>Monday, September </b>29<sup>th</sup> in Portland at the Portland State Office Building at 800 NE Oregon, Room 1B from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Training Schedule<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wednesday, October 15 (10 a.m. to noon)                           Hillsboro<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Monday, October 20 (9:00 to 11:00 a.m.)                              Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tuesday, October 21 (9:00 to 11:00 a.m.)                              Bend<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wednesday, October 22 (9:00 to 11:00 a.m.)                        Klamath Falls<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wednesday, October 22 (2:30 to 4:30 p.m.)                          Medford<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thursday, October 23 (10:00 am to noon)                             Eugene<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thursday, October 23 (2:30 to 4:30 p.m.)                              Salem<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tuesday, October 28 (9:00 to 11:00 a.m.)                              North Portland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wednesday, October 29 (9:00 to 11:00 a.m.)                        Oregon City<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wednesday, November 12 (10:00 a.m. to noon)                   Eugene<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thursday, November 13 (2:30 to 4:30 p.m.)                          Medford<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tuesday, November 18 (10:00 am to noon)                           Salem<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Wednesday, November 19 (2:00 to 4:00 p.m.)                      SE Portland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in;padding-top:1.0pt;padding-bottom:1.0pt;border-bottom:.5pt solid windowtext">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tuesday, December 9 (1:00 to 3:00 p.m.)                             Portland
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">                                                                                                Portland State Office Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">                                                                                                800 NE Oregon Street, Room 1A<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">                                                                                                Portland, OR  97232<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For more information about BOLI’s efforts to support Oregon employers and protect Oregon’s workforce, visit
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI">http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI</a><span style="color:black">. The agency’s Technical Assistance for Employers program can be reached at (971) 673-0824.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">###<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Charlie Burr<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communications Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1045<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Portland, Oregon  97232<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel:  971-673-0788<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cell: 503-913-5407<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>