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Oregon House Speaker Announces Major Push for Rent Control in 2017 Legislative Session

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter

Good evening everyone. This story just broke in "The Oregonian" this evening. We have been talking about this since the February 2016 Legislative Session. Clearly this is a brutal reality that we all will be facing in 2017. If you were not concerned - you certainly should be now. In all likelihood we will have a long, vicious legislative fight on our hands.

MHCO Announces New Member Benefit - Rental Assistance Program

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter
The members of MHCO now have the benefit of offering their qualified manufactured home community residents a rent subsidy under the Oregon Mobile Home Rental Assistance Program. This brings the participation of this private rent subsidy program to over 500 Oregon manufactured housing communities. The success of the program speaks for itself.

Manufactured Housing News: What's Trending NOW!!

Property Management
MHCO

The nationwide need for affordable housing is a boon to our wider industry. Many factories across the US are operating at capacity, or even adding shifts. In recent years, customers could expect their homes delivered within three or four weeks after ordering; due to current production demands, it's now common to wait six or eight weeks, or even longer.

Phil Querin Q&A - Medical Marijuana vs. Neighbor's Complaint

Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin

Answer. Notwithstanding the fact that you do not have anything in your Rules or Rental Agreement prohibiting the use, growing, or selling marijuana does not mean you cannot prohibit the activity. Granted, it would be far better if you had something in the park documents about this topic, but the still require that residents obey state and federal laws, rules, and ordinances.

Disaster Planning Part III - Developing Evacuation or Shelter Plans

Property Management
MHCO

When visiting your local emergency agency or the American Red Cross to find out about potential problems in your area, ask for assistance in evacuation and shelter planning. They should be able to tell you what types of shelters are available in your area or which sites would be set up as shelters if a disaster occurs.

Phil Querin Q&A: Resale Compliance - Fact and Fiction

Phil Querin Questions & Answers
Phil Querin

Answer. Yes and no. ORS 90.510(4) provides that all rental agreements must contain certain provisions, and that unless the law allows otherwise, they may not be unilaterally amended without the consent of both parties. Subsection 90.510(5) sets forth the contents of the rental agreement, and subsection (5)(i) provides that it must describe: