Legislative Updates

Democrats are on track to expand their three-fifths supermajorities in both chambers of

the Oregon Legislature, based on unofficial results from the November 3, 2026 general

election. Current leads point to 39 of 60 House seats and 19 of 30 Senate seats for

Administrative Warrants vs. Judicial Warrants: Best Practices for Oregon Manufactured Home Community Owners and Managers

General educational information only. This article is not legal advice. Always consult your attorney before responding to a specific warrant, inspection demand, or enforcement action.

Key Provisions.

Most importantly, the “vacation occupancy” period for RVs has been expanded from 45 days to 90 days.  This means if you have a written agreement that complies with the vacation occupancy requirements in HB 2634, those RV occupants do not become “tenants” under Oregon law.  As such, they may be asked to vacate at any tim

Changes to Tenant Screening Notice. If a landlord intends to charge an applicant for screening, the landlord must provide notice of various information related to screening and landlord policies (see MHCO Form 1B). One of the things an applicant must be notified of is the landlord’s commitment to non-discrimination.

1. What does mediation mean? Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution process that is different from going to court and having a judge (or jury) pick a winner and loser by determining the facts and applying the law to the facts.

Earlier this week the Oregon Legislature released proposed legislation for the upcoming 2021 Legislative Session.  This is our first look at what the Legislature has in mind as we head into the six month session.  Over the next two months new legislative proposals will be added to this list - some proposals will fail, some will pass, some will never get a public hearing.

Editor’s Note: The 2020 Oregon Legislative ‘Short Session’ began today.  The article below from “The Oregonian” gives a good summary of what to expect over the next 35 days.   Ov

We crossed a significant threshold this week in the Oregon Legislature with a number of bills going to the legislative graveyard.  MHCO is tracking and working to defeat/pass a number of bills this session.  Rent Control (SB 608) was not the only bill that concerned MHCO this legislative session.