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Phil Querin Q&A - Drones and Your Community

Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin

Answer. When I went to law school, "drones" were the worker bees. There were no legal classes on them, and I never imagined I'd be writing articles about them today. This is to say that my answer below should be viewed as general in nature. So if you disagree with me, please refrain from a stinging rebuke.

 

Phil Querin Q&A - Drones and Your Community

Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin

Answer. When I went to law school, "drones" were the worker bees. There were no legal classes on them, and I never imagined I'd be writing articles about them today. This is to say that my answer below should be viewed as general in nature. So if you disagree with me, please refrain from a stinging rebuke.

 

Phil Querin Q&A: Grandmother Baby Sitting Family From Outside Park

Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin

Answer. I'm confused. May I assume the grandmother or her sister are at least 55 years old? If so, they qualify both as to the requirement that there be at least one occupant 55+, and as to the second person requirement. That should be the end of the age issue.

 

Handling Violations to Rules and Regulations

Property Management
MHCO

But when all is said and done, the one thing that takes most of the community manager's time is handling guideline violations. How do you, as an extremely busy person, do this with only a minimum amount of time invested? How do you handle residents as a fragile yet necessary part of your business and still get everything else done without making them feel that they are an imposition to you?

Phil Querin Q&A: Rules vs. Rental Agreement - What if they conflict?

Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin

Answer.   ORS 90.100(38) defines the “Rental agreement” as: “…all agreements, written or oral, and valid rules and regulations adopted under ORS 90.262 or 90.510 (6) embodying the terms and conditions concerning the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit and premises. “Rental agreement” includes a lease.

Important Provisions To Consider In Your Rules and Regulations

Property Management
MHCO

  1. Manufactured Home Set-Up
  1. Include provisions limiting owner's responsibility for such conditions as soils, site preparation, foundation stability, final grading, and settling.
  2. Include provision that homeowner has examined the home site and accepts the condition, "as-is."

Phil Querin Q&A: Fees Against Tenants Who Violate the Rules

Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin

Answer: The statute you are referring to is 90.302, and it provides the following: • A landlord may charge a tenant a fee for each occurrence of the following: o A late rent payment; o A dishonored check; o Removal or tampering with a properly functioning smoke alarm,smoke detector or carbon monoxide alarm; o The violation of a written pet agreement or of a rule relating to pets in a facility;