(8)(a) The
tenants who reside in a facility may elect one committee of seven or fewer
members in a facility-wide election to represent the tenants. One tenant of
record for each rented space may vote in the election. Upon written request
from the tenants’ committee, the landlord or a representative of the landlord
shall meet with the committee within 10 to 30 days of the request to discuss
the tenants’ nonrent concerns regarding the facility. Unless the parties agree
otherwise, upon a request from the tenants’ committee, a landlord or
representative of the landlord shall meet with the tenants’ committee at least
once, but not more than twice, each calendar year. The meeting shall be held on
the premises if the facility has suitable meeting space for that purpose, or at
a location reasonably convenient to the tenants. After the meeting, the tenants’
committee shall send a written summary of the issues and concerns addressed at
the meeting to the landlord. The landlord or the landlord’s representative
shall make a good faith response in writing to the committee’s summary within
60 days.
(b) The tenants’
committee may be entitled to informal dispute resolution under ORS 90.769 if
the landlord or landlord’s representative fails to meet with the tenants’
committee or fails to respond in good faith to the written summary as required
by paragraph (a) of this subsection. [Formerly 91.869; 1991 c.844 §8; 1995
c.559 §35; 1997 c.577 §26a; 1999 c.676 §21; 2001 c.596 §36; 2019 c.1 §3; 2019
c.625 §56; 2021 c.252 §2; 2023 c.226 §5; 2025 c.387 §3]