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Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A: Death of Tenant in Community Owned Home Disposal of Personal Property
  Question: I have a question regarding a resident's death in our community where the only thing he left was his personal belongings and cars on the space. The landlord owned the home and had been subleasing to the resident. After he passed…
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Death of a Resident - Landlord Owns Home, Death of a Tenant
Community Update
A True Opportunity to Purchase A Landlord's overt offer to Tenants and CASA of Oregon - Part II
This is a multiple part series on a private owner of a Manufactured Home Community willingly attempting to sell that Community to an Association of tenants within that Community. Riverbend MHP is a 39 space community located within the city limits…
Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A: Two Questions on Children in Parks
  Question 1: If a community is a legal 55+ park, is it still subject to the federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination against children?   Question 2: If the current rules in a family community appear to be discriminatory…
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Children in 55 and Older Parks, Children in Family Parks
Community Update
A True Opportunity to Purchase - A Landlord's Overt Offer to Tenants and CASA of Oregon
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 a multiple part series on a private owner of a Manufactured Home Community…
Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A: Medical Marijuana And Reasonable Accommodations Laws In Oregon
  Question. We have an applicant applying for residency that has an Oregon Medical Marijuana Card, He has requested that he grow marijuana for his use and is asking for a reasonable accommodation to grow since our rules do not allow pot to be…
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Medical Marijuana, Reasonable Accommodation
Community Update
MHCO Pushes Back Portland Zoning Changes for MHCs
 Last month the cIty of Portland announced proposed changes for zoning of manufactured home communities within the city of Portland.  The policy driving these changes is to protect this particular type of affordable housing, by preventing…