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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="277" height="120" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D03AEA.6A828000">
<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><img width="178" height="95" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image006.png@01D03AEA.6A828000"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">January 28, 2015<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact: Charlie Burr, Bureau of Labor and Industries, 971-673-0788<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in">Kristina Edmunson, Department of Justice, 503-378-6002
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">State Settles Housing Discrimination Case Involving Disability Accommodations </span></strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222">(Salem, OR) —Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian and Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a housing discrimination settlement stemming from allegations against Prometheus
Real Estate Group, the owner and operator of a 342-unit housing complex in Lake Oswego.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222">Robin Buckley, a resident at the One Jefferson property in Lake Oswego, filed the civil rights complaint with the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) in 2012 alleging disability discrimination
after the housing provider failed to provide a reasonable disability accommodation. In late October 2011, James Calogridis, Buckley’s husband, had requested a disabled parking spot closer to the couple’s unit because of a disabling condition that substantially
limited his ability to walk. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222">On January 29, 2012, Mr. Calogridis fell in the housing complex parking lot, sustaining significant injuries. Mr. Calogridis died several days later on Feb. 8, 2012.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">“Oregonians with disabilities deserve equal access to housing, including reasonable accommodations,” said Labor Commissioner Avakian. “Our agency is committed to conducting thorough investigations
and working closely with agency partners so that the civil rights of Oregonians are protected.”
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">State and federal law</span>s<span style="color:#222222"> prohibit housing discrimination based on disability, and require landlords to make reasonable accommodations. After a thorough investigation, BOLI found
substantial evidence of unlawful discrimination, including failure of Prometheus to make a reasonable accommodation for a tenant with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222">“Equal access to
</span>housing, especially for our most vulnerable citizens, is a basic component of equality in Oregon,” Attorney General Rosenblum said.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">The Oregon Department of Justice represented BOLI after the case moved to civil court.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">Under the agreement, Prometheus will pay a total of $475,000 divided between Robin Buckley, the Calogridis estate, and for legal expenses.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222">The agreement stipulates that Prometheus must:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#222222">Comply with the Oregon Fair Housing Act and the Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#222222">Provide BOLI with a list of all Prometheus-owned or managed properties<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#222222">Report any property ownership changes or acquisitions to BOLI for three years<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#222222">Conduct annual FHA trainings for all Prometheus employees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#222222">Maintain a “reasonable accommodation” log that documents tenant accommodation requests for BOLI on a semi-annual basis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#222222">Provide BOLI with its policies and practices for reasonably accommodating tenant disabilities for the agency’s review<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#222222"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#222222">Notify all tenants of Prometheus properties in Oregon of their rights to reasonable accommodations
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222">Copies of the original BOLI complaint, substantial evidence determination, and settlement agreement are available upon request.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:#222222">###<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></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>
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