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In Person - New Eugene Renter Protections and Other Legislative Update

In Person - New Eugene Renter Protections and Other Legislative Update

Multifamily NW Welcomes Leah Sykes, Andor Law (C#0109)

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM (PDT)
27 Seats Remaining

Event Details

On July 11, 2022 the Eugene city council passed Phase I of an ordinance that drastically changes standard application protocol for the rental housing industry. the ordinance caps screening fee at $10, mandates additional written disclosures, directs specific photo documentation for tenancies, requires housing providers to supply rental references and increases Eugene's per-door rental registration fee to fund additional services.

Multifamily NW Welcomes: Marcel Gesmundo, Andor Law, LLP

CEU 2.0

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Agenda

August 23
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Lunch and Networking
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM New Eugene Renter Protections and Other Legislative Updates

For More Information:

Ericka Hargis
Ericka Hargis
Education Coordinator MFNW

Multifamily NW Welcomes

Leah Sykes, Partner

Andor Law, LLP

Leah Sykes is owner and partner in the Litigation practice group at Andor Law. Ms. Sykes serves housing providers in all legal aspects of property management with a special focus on education and fair housing discrimination defense.Ms. Sykes takes a hands-on approach, advising clients in both the non-profit and for-profit housing markets, with a great depth of knowledge of the interplay between federal, state and local agencies and regulations. She has expanded her strong litigation background to include preventative methodologies for clients including management, business structure, corporate training and advising the industry in legislative matters.Ms. Sykes travels regularly to educate clients, trade organizations and the housing provider industry. In 2015, Ms. Sykes established an annual educational “Fair Housing Fair” in conjunction with Multifamily Northwest and regularly collaborates with other housing organizations and advocates regarding organizational best practices.Proudly Canadian, Ms. Sykes has great empathy for the plight of immigrant women and has volunteered as an advocate for immigrant women. Ms. Sykes was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 2002, the Washington State Bar in 2016 and graduated from Lewis and Clark College of Law in Portland, Oregon with an entrance scholarship. She also received a scholarship and a Bachelor of Arts from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada.