Slumlord Blog and Oregon Law Center Goes after Columbia County Slumlords

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 Great Idea .
 It Seems that Oregon Law Center has set up office in St Helens to go after the Slumlords of Columbia County Oregon.
 At the top of their list is, Ron Lucas, who amusingly has a a law office in view of the Oregon Law Center.
 It seems that Ron Lucas , who used his good ole boy clout and his father's legal services to intimidate his tenants, is going to finally get knocked down to size.
One thing that is noticeable is the For Rent Signs and for rent banners are no longer visible at McCormick Apts on Old Portland Road.
 It used to be that every month Ron would either evict or harass his tenants out of their apartments and around the 11th the signs would go up yet again..Since the Oregon Law Center has moved here something  has changed, only we won't know much as most of the cases will be settled out of court.
 There are lots of slum lords in Columbia County, where following the law has always been considered optional.
 The Oregon Law Center has a list, so feel free to mail them your complaints about your landlord.
Another question is why are rents so high in this county when the quality of housing is closer to Mexico , then US standards? 
 Not to mention that there really is nothing to do here , the schools are crap, the shopping difficult and now the County Parks cost $5.00 for each visit, not to mention that we now have crude oil being shipped though the county as of 2012.
  If a rental unit has a roof and a bathtub it's considered high end living
. Even the mexicans think they are too good for some of these rentals. I heard of a mexican woman , whose illegal alien  daughter was working as a hairdresser , so she came out to see if she could get a place close to her daughter. She  gave up because in Beaverton she only had to pay $ 500.00 and month and the place had a swimming pool.
 Not only that, the slumlords expect tenants to replace roofs, paint their houses, and provide their own appliances. 
 After all they know someone who works at County and so they can't be touched. 
 The one thing I don't agree with the Oregon Law Center, is their misquded idea that Illegal aliens have a right to Fair Housing and to live in Oregon. 
 It is a felony to rent to an illegal alien and that's a federal law. Every illegal alien who moves into housing in Columbia County, increases the rents and displaces the natives who deserve housing before Mexicans on Food Stamps.