Answer: If the tenant has left the home, this does not mean that the landlord’s non-payment of rent notices must follow the tenant around the country in order to be effective. Rather, in cases where the tenant apparently abandons the home (or at least is ignoring his/her space rent responsibilities while gone), the landlord should send the 72-hour notice to the tenant at the tenant’s space.
Answer: The answer is found in ORS 90.302 (Fees allowed for certain landlord expenses). What follows is a brief summary: (1) A landlord may not charge a fee at the beginning of the tenancy for an anticipated expense (i.e. one that has not actually occurred). (2) A landlord may not require the payment of any fee except as provided in this statute.
Answer: The answer would be the same regardless of whether it is a family park or a 55+ park. This is an issue of making a “reasonable accommodation” under the federal fair housing act. Handicapped persons are members of a protected class. Is the resident “handicapped”?
Answer: The statute governing the issuance of a 24-hour notice is ORS 90.396 [Acts or omissions justifying termination 24 hours after notice.] Subsection (1)(f) states that a 24-hour notice may be appropriate in the following circumstances:
The 2011 Oregon Legislative Session has now reached the halfway point. MHCO has been successful in defeating a number of particularly bad pieces of legislation. We need to stay engaged and vigiliant as the Legislative Session moves to adjournment in late June.
MHCO Defeated: