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The City of Tigard partners with Beaverton's Dispute Resolution Center to offer free mediation services to Tigard residents. The Dispute Resolution Center provides six (6) mediation programs tailored to customer needs:

Neighborhood Mediation
Landlord / Tenant Mediation
Homeowners Association Mediation
Manufactured Dwelling Park Mediation
Business / Consumer Mediation
Elder Mediation

For more information including hours and availability, or for information about the mediation process, training and events, and volunteer opportunities, please contact the Dispute Resolution Center.

Dispute Resolution Center
BeavertonOregon.gov/DisputeResolution
disputemail@ci.beaverton.or.us
Telephone: 503-526-2523 TTY/TDD
Fax: 503-526-3730

What is Mediation?
Mediation is a negotiation process where a neutral third party, a mediator, helps parties work together to resolve conflict. The mediator doesn't solve problems, but does help parties work together toward a mutually beneficial resolution. The parties have complete control throughout the process, jointly seeking the best possible resolution, while preserving important relationships. Because parties take responsibility for their own solutions, they are more likely to keep their agreements.

The Dispute Resolution Center does not handle disputes in which there is a pattern of violence or physical abuse between parties, when a party is impaired by drugs or alcohol, in cases where a person cannot adequately represent him or herself, where one party refuses to willingly participate, or where a party is unwilling to negotiate in good faith.