74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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LC 1552
 
                         Senate Bill 389
 
Sponsored by Senator GORDLY
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Requires landlord that has business arrangement with towing
business to notify tenants of amounts charged by business for
recovery of vehicles towed from rental property.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to towing of vehicles from rental property.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2007 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS chapter 90. + }
  SECTION 2. { +  (1) A landlord who has an ongoing arrangement
with a towing business for vehicle removal services on the rental
property shall provide a tenant with written information
prominently stating the towing business name, contact
information, fees and charges. The landlord shall provide the
information to the tenant no later than the beginning date for
the tenancy. If the landlord learns that any of the towing
business information provided to a tenant has changed, the
landlord shall provide the tenant with updated written
information no later than 10 days after the landlord learns of
the change.
  (2) For purposes of subsection (1) of this section, a landlord
has an ongoing arrangement with a towing business if:
  (a) The rental property is posted with signs that warn of the
possibility of towing and display the name or contact information
of the towing business; or
  (b) The landlord and the towing business have a written
agreement for the business to provide vehicle removal services on
the rental property for a fixed term or open-ended period. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + No later than 90 days after the effective date
of this 2007 Act, a landlord described in section 2 of this 2007
Act shall provide tenants whose tenancy began before the
effective date of this 2007 Act with a copy of the written
information described in section 2 of this 2007 Act. + }
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