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Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A: Section 8 Resident Non Payment of Rent
  Question: In the past I have always worked successfully with residents on HUD housing vouchers (Section 8), but I have a resident who is now 2 months behind due to HUD not following through with payments. If this keeps happening, do I have…
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Section 8, Non Payment of Rent
Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A: Pictures of Prospective Tenants
  Question: We always ask for a picture of the prospective tenant and all occupants, their RV (if applying to our RV portion of the park), their pets, and the tow vehicle prior to looking at an application. Is this legal? If not, should I…
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Application Process, photos, Applications, Confidentiality
Community Update
What? So What? Now What?
 By Angel Rogers, ARM, CCRMIt's hard to believe that it has been six weeks since the annual conference in Eugene.  Before we know it 2019 will be here!  Hopefully you will be bringing a renewed sense of pride, commitment, and…
Community Update
A True Opportunity to Purchase A Landlord's overt offer to Tenants and CASA of Oregon (Part 4)
By: Dale StromDale Strom is a second generation Manufactured Home Community landlord. He is a Board Member, past President and current Treasurer of MHCO.This is the fourth of a multiple part series on a private owner of a Manufactured…
Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A: Common Area Pass-Throughs
  Question: We have submeters to all of the resident spaces in our community for sewer and water. But common area sewer/water was not submetered. We would like to do so now. We are planning to look at the trailing 12 months' numbers in each of…
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Pass-Throughs, Submetering
Community Update
Oregon Midterm Election Results - A Bitter Pill - Worse Than Expected
The 2018 Midterm Elections are over and the results are worse than expected.   In the Oregon House Democrats pick up three seats defeating Republican Representatives Vial (Wilsonville), Parrish (West Linn) (who spoke at conference) and…