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Answer: ORS 90.100 (Definitions) provides as follows:

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.

On February 28, 2019 SB 608 (rent control) was signed into law.  MHCO has received numerous questions regarding the new statute.  We asked MHCO Legal Counsel to review 10 of the most frequent questions and provide answers.  This is the first of many Q&As regarding Oregon's new law.

Answer: The short answer is "no," you cannot evict an existing RV tenant who has been there for more than one year for no reason.

Answer: RVs are not treated the same as manufactured homes. They are subject to the general landlord-tenant law (as opposed to the manufactured housing side of that law). This means that if an RV tenant is renting the space on a month-to-month basis, you cannot increase the rent during the first year, and after that only with the issuance of a 90-day written notice.

The thought "Stick with the MHPs, Stevens" may have occurred to you. There is a point to the Camp David Accords reference. The point is, President Carter would not settle for anything other than peace. MHP park owners & managers can borrow this theme. Eviction (one could argue a violent action), is a last resort.

Answer: This isn'tdirectly addressed in the Bill, but since it is the space that is being rented, and the home with tenants have been there three years, I don't view this as a new tenancy.

Answer: [Note: This answer presumes that the landlord has legally declared the abandonment, and following the statute regarding issuance of the 45-day letter. It also presumes that there are no liens on the home, since they would have prior right to determine what happens.]

1. Empathy

We have all heard the expression, "put yourself in the others' shoes", and this is great advice when dealing with a conflict. This does not mean you must agree with the other person, but by placing yourself in their situation you are demonstrating your desire to solve whatever problem they have brought to you.