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RELOCATION EXEMPTION APPLICATION (REA) FORM
Relocation Exemption Application (REA) Form to claim Exemption from the obligation to pay city Relocation Assistance as specified in Portland City Code 30.01.085.
Before starting the form, please read the general instructions. Review the exemption description below to confirm it matches your eligibility. To select a different exemption form, follow the link to return to the exemption list.
EXEMPTION 6: Military Service
“A Landlord that temporarily rents out the Landlord's Principal Residence during the Landlord's absence due to active-duty military service.”
The following Administrative Rules and Process apply to Exemption 6:
- The Landlord must submit the required REA form to PHB.
- The Landlord must receive an Acknowledgment Letter issued by PHB. An Acknowledgment Letter does not exempt a Landlord from complying with all relevant notice requirements.
- The Landlord must provide a copy of all pages of the Acknowledgement Letter to the Tenant including a description of a Tenant's Rights and Obligations, prior to issuing a Termination Notice.
- This exemption only applies if the Landlord is issuing a Termination Notice.
- An Owner of the Dwelling Unit must move into the Dwelling Unit within 60 days of the Tenant moving out. The Dwelling Unit must become the Principal Residence of an Owner of the Dwelling Unit.
- The absence must be due to active-duty military service of an Owner of the Dwelling Unit, their spouse, or their domestic partner.
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