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Legislative Update November 2014 - Unpaid Taxes Abandoned Homes and More ...

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter

The Manufactured Housing Landlord Tenant Coalition met earlier this week to continue negotiations on a variety of issues.  Here is a summary of what is moving, what is not and what still needs to be discussed as we prepare for the 2015 Oregon Legislative Session.

Abandoned Manufactured Home and Back Taxes

End of Summer Legislative Update

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter

The Manufactured Housing Landlord - Tenant Coalition (negotiations) convened again the end of last month (August 2014) to further discuss a number of issues that may potentially be adopted into legislation in 2015.  Here is a summary of the latest developments on several key issues.

 

Summer 2014 Legislative Update

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter

Last month the manufactured housing landlord-tenant coalition met to continue discussing issues in preparation for the 2015 Oregon Legislative session. As mentioned earlier, the coalition is a group of manufactured housing community interests - tenant organizations, landlord associations, banking interests, builders - that meet once a month to discuss industry issues.

Legislative Update: MHCO Pushes Tax Reform in MH Abandonment

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter
Last month the 2014-15 Manufactured Housing Landlord-Tenant Coalition held it's first meeting in preparation for the 2015 Oregon Legislative Session. The coalition" meets once a month to discuss issues impacting manufactured home communities and has drafted legislation for each of the past Oregon Legislative session since the mid 1990's.

MHCO's 2014-15 Legislative "Wish List"

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter
This week the Manufactured Home Community Landlord-Tenant Coalition. Below are some of the issues MHCO is putting forward as our "Legislative Wish List" for the upcoming Oregon Legislative Session in 2015. Many of these concepts will not become Oregon Law or will take several Legislative Sessions to work thru the process - but this is where it starts.

Comparison of Current Law to Compromise Legislation - (Community Sale Notification Process - Removal of "Right of First Refusal" Language from Current Statute)

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter
Current Oregon law (adopted in 1989) already requires manufactured home park landlords/owners to notify park residents prior to a sale to another owner and to negotiate a possible sale to the residents. ORS 90.760, 90.800 to 90.840. Unfortunately, both landlord and tenant advocates recognize that the current law is seriously flawed and doesn't work for either side.

MHCO Legislative Update - 5-25-2011 - MHCO Defeats Local Rent Control Legislation

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter
The long awaited public hearing on HB 3183 - the bill to eliminate local preemption of rent control - was held yesterday morning. About 60-70 MHCO members showed up supporting community owners - the residents had about 10 people and could only muster five people to testify publicly in favor to the legislation.

MHCO Final Legislative Status Report - All Legislation Tracked in 2011

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter

Attached is a complete final status report of all the legislation MHCO tracked since January 2011. Overall it was a very successful legislative session for owners of manufactured home communities. Please feel free to contact MHCO if you have any questions.