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Property Management
MHCO Article: Developing A Positive Relationship With Your Community Residents
In the diverse and varied lifestyles we are seeing in our manufactured housing communities today, resident relations can be a key element in helping to run a successful community. Whether you own or manage an all-age community or a community for…
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Resident Relations
Community Update
MHCO Testifies Against HB 4085 - Prevailing Attorney Fees - Bill Not To Move Forward
  This morning MHCO testified before the Oregon House Committee on Human Services and Housing against HB 4085.  This proposed legislation changes the awarding of prevailing attorney fees in contested landlord-tenant cases and…
Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A: Violations Continue Under 30-Day Notice
  Question: A landlord served a resident a 30 day notice (MHCO Form 43) for driving their motorcycle through the park and creating a lot of noise that disturbed the other residents. The landlord served the resident (who was driving the…
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30-Day Notice and Eviction, 20 Day Notice, Form 43, Form 44
Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin Q&A - ADA and Reasonable Accommodation in a Manufactured Home Community
  Question No. 1. Our community recently had a rule that permitted street parking from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM). The rule was changed and now prohibits any street parking at any time. The reason for the new rule was due to the narrowness of the…
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Reasonable Accommodation, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
Community Update
2018 Oregon Legislative Session Begins - MHCO Legislative Update
Today the Oregon Legislature convened for a 'short' legislative session - lasting 35 days until the first week in March. Legislators have strict limits on the amount of bills they can introduce this year (2 in the House and 1 in the Senate), so…
Property Management
Criminal Background Checks - HUD's Published Perspective
Criminal background checks - always a popular issue. Of course you can use them to screen prospective applicants, right? You may be surprised. The use of criminal background checks in the residential housing rental and lease application…
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Criminal Background Checks, Background Checks