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Property Management
Detecting Elder Abuse in YOUR Community
Detecting Elder Abuse in Your Park   By Terry R. Dowdall, Esq. ■UPSHOT:      –For every reported case of elder abuse, there are more than 24 undetected cases never reported (according to an East Coast study).…
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Elder Abuse
Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A: Resident Builds Carport Now Selling/Moving Home - Status of Carport?
Question:  I have a resident who was given permission to build a permanent carport.  Most all of the carports in my park are free standing and permanent which is my preference. However, he constructed the permanent carport by boring holes…
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Carports
Community Update
HUD Issues New Guidance on Assistance Animals
Editor's Note:  By far - the largest number of phone calls to the MHCO office - year after year - is assistance animals.  Probably one of the most abused laws in landlord-tenant law.  Finally, HUD is offering some further - and much…
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Assistance Animals, Department of Housing and Urban Development, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), ADA Requirements
Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A: System Failures in Manufactured Housing Communities
Question:Our park is having plumbing issues. One resident says a sewage pipe may be collapsing that is obstructing sewage flow. Another resident complains that their tap water is discolored, and says they have to install an expensive filtration…
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Infrastructure, electrical, sewer, Maintenance
Community Update
Proceed with Caution When Responding to a Hoarding Problem
  In this article, MHCO tackles a challenging problem: resident hoarding. In multifamily housing communities, extreme cases of hoarding can pose serious health and safety hazards—not only to anyone living in the affected unit, but…
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Fair Housing, Disabilities, Hoarding, Fair Housing Act, Oregon Laws
Property Management
Cleaning Up to Clean Up - Good Resident Relations
Eleanor sat down after making a presentation for adding fifty additional mobile home sites to the Whispering Maples Mobile Home Community she managed. Several people in the city council chambers stood up and applauded. As Eleanor waited for the roll…
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Resident Relations