By: Jenna Compton

1.Eugene Weekly. http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2004/05/13/news#2. 2004: A rental-housing program was discussed at a city council meeting. The goal of the proposed program was for tenants and landlords to make a compromise over any complaints that came up.

2. City of Eugene. http://eugene-or.gov/rentalhousing. 2005: The Rental Housing Code was created. The purpose of the rental code is to create a basis of communication for landlords and tenants so that if complaints arise, they can create a compromise.

3. Flux Magazine. http://www.fluxstories.com/2013/06/when-communities-collide/. 2005-2013: A City of Eugene record of complaints against property management companies shows that Bell Real Estate has the highest number of complaints from renters. This record shows the consistency of complaints. 2011: 65% of Eugene renters’ complaints were unanswered by their property management. This shows that despite the fact that the Eugene Rental Housing Code is in effect, there are still issues within rental housing. 2011: A “report backed by the city found that, in campus neighborhoods, ‘there is strong incentive to convert single-family, owner-occupied homes to rental properties.’” This shows that rental housing is in high demand, more than permanent housing. Fall 2012: 20% of freshmen did not live in residence halls in the fall of 2012. This shows that the university is running out of housing for students because of high enrollment. 2012-2013: There were 24,591 students enrolled at the UO for the 2012-2013 school year. This reflects a 22% increase in enrollment since 2002.

4. Daily Emerald. http://dailyemerald.com/2008/05/08/flood-of-freshmen-overwhelms-uo-housing/. 2008-2009: Student housing wasn’t going to be able to house all of the incoming students because of such high enrollment rates. This is significant because it shows how high enrollment directly affects student housing.

5. Eugene Weekly. http://www.eugeneweekly.com/20131010/lead-story/new-bubble. 2011-2012: The projected growth in student enrollment was higher than the number of student housing bedrooms available, reflecting a short supply of housing for such a high demand. Fall 2013: A report on housing in Springfield and Eugene shows a 3.35% vacancy rate for multi-family housing. This shows that vacancy is incredibly low in the area and that demand for housing is high.