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Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

Bill Miner
1300 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300
Portland, OR 97201-5630
503.241.2300
billminer@dwt.com

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Community Update
Thoughts on Opening of Community Common Areas
  By Phil Querin and Bill Miner   Now that most Oregon counties are gradually permitting the opening of certain businesses, it’s time to think about manufactured housing communities, which seem to have been conspicuously ignored in…
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COVID-19 Crisis, Post-COVID-19 Crisis, Community Areas, Community Common Areas, Landlord-Tenant Law
Community Update
Behind the Headlines: Lessons Learned from four Fair Housing Settlements - First of Four Articles
Behind the Headlines: Lessons Learned from the Latest Fair Housing News This is the first of four articles that MHCO spotlights settlements reached in fair housing cases. The amounts reportedly paid are sometimes staggering—which is news…
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Fair Housing, Fair Housing Act, Settlements, Landlord-Tenant Law, Senior Communities, Discrimination Against Children, Children, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A: Three Questions on Temporary Occupants
Question 1  The law and MHCO ocupancy agreement both state that a landlord can screen an occupant for conduct or criminal history but not for credit history or income level.  If after screening a temporary occupant, the findings…
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Temporary Occupant
Community Update
Phil Querin Q&A: Ex-Convict Returns to Park - Residents Outraged
  Question.Residents are concerned about the return of the son of a long-time resident who is being released from prison for burglary.  His name is on a rental agreement for a home that he lived in with his parents. His mom still lives in…
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Applicant Screening, Criminal Background Checks, Criminal History, Application Process, Temporary Occupant
Property Management
How To Comply With Fair Housing While Dealing With Covid-19
This month at Manufactured Housing Communities of Oregon (MHCO), we look at how to avoid fair housing trouble while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. For months now, the nation has been confronting the public health emergency caused by the new…
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Fair Housing, COVID-19 Crisis
Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A: Assistance Animals Vs. Comfort Animals
Question.I have a question about the Pet form. The term “assistance”  animal is used throughout. We are  in a disagreement with HUD over a comfort animal versus a “service” animal.  (one state document does use the term assistance and…
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Assistance Animals