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2026 MHCO Annual Conference
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Totem Agencies Inc.

Dianne Daines
PO Box 3419
Kirkland, WA 98083

Phone: 425-827-8774
Email: ddaines@totemagencies.com
Website: www.totemagencies.com

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Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A: Tenants Rent Tenders After Eviction Filed
Question: Landlord sent a 10-day nonpayment of rent notice to a resident.  The night before filing the FED the landlord called the resident to remind them to pay - hoping to resolve it before filing and paying the filing fee.  Landlord did…
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Non Payment of Rent
Property Management
DO Hold Residents Accountable for Rules Violations  - DON’T Be Afraid to Take Action When Necessary
You may expect all residents to abide by the lease and community rules, and you may take action against anyone who fails to do so. Fair housing law bans discrimination against members of protected classes, but it doesn’t excuse residents from…
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Fair Housing, Enforcement of Rules, Rules and Regulations
Property Management
DO Apply Community Rules Fairly and Consistently - DON’T Make Exceptions for Residents Simply Because You Like Them
  Focus on fairness and consistency when dealing with residents who break the rules. It’s unlawful to treat residents differently because of their race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, disability—or any other…
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Fair Housing
Community Update
Phil Querin Article: Oregon Rent Cap for October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
  Introduction. Effective July 6, 2023 Oregon Senate Bill 611 amended Oregon’s landlord-tenant Rent Cap law. Section 5 of the Bill applies to manufactured housing tenancies and essentially mirrors the non-manufactured home tenancy section. SB…
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Rent Control, rent increase, Rent Increase Notice, Rent
Community Update
Oregon Releases Rent-Control Cap for 2025
MHCO Note:  Although the limit for 2025 will be set at 10%, housing providers should be aware that legislative action in 2025 could quickly change the limit formula downward.   |Published: Sep. 23, 2024, 'Oregonian'. Oregon…
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Rent Control, Rent Control Cap, Inflation
Property Management
Fair Housing ‘Dos & Don'ts’ for Dealing with Residents Who Break the Rules
First in a series of articles dealing fair housing issues when addressing residents who break the rules.  Fair housing problems can arise when dealing with residents who break the rules. The specifics will vary, but all residents have to…
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Rule Violations, Fair Housing, Eviction