One of the most frequently asked questions on the MHCO Landlord/Manager hot line or seminars is assistance animals. Here are five questions and answers to help provide some guidance.
A tree that was never known by anyone including the tenant, or the landlord, to be considered a “hazard tree” prior to a windstorm, later falls and does no damage. This tree was neither planted by the current tenant, nor the community.[1]
Question No. 1. Given that there was no negligence by anyone, is the damage done by the windstorm…
The last thing you or your residents would ever want is to have murderers, rapists, drug dealers, arsonists, and other dangerous criminals in your community. And because “criminals” aren’t among the people that fair housing laws protect, it’s okay to refuse to rent to persons who have a record of committing these crimes.
Right?
Wrong! Denying…
One of the advantages of being a lawyer at Davis Wright Tremaine, is we have lots of different lawyers with many different areas of expertise. To answer the questions below, I enlisted the help of my colleague Jim Oliver, who is a lawyer with substantial experience in the insurance industry. As with all of these articles, the following should not…
Question: In reviewing MHCO Form 42, the new 10-day notice, which replaces the old 72-hour notice, we’re told not to use it without consulting an attorney to determine if the Moratorium is still in effect. Isn’t it still in effect until 7/1/2021?
Editor's Note: The revised Form 42 notice and Forms 110 and 111 are ATTACHED to Phil's article…
By Jamie Goldberg | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Democrats in the Oregon Senate remain divided on a proposal that would extend the state’s residential eviction moratorium. That leaves Oregonians who have struggled with their rent during the pandemic in a state of uncertainty less than four weeks before the current moratorium expires on Dec. 31.…
Question: We have a couple living in a nice RV in our park on a month-to-month rental agreement. They have been here for about two years, are retired, and have never had trouble paying the rent. To make a long story short, we refused their rent earlier this year in January, February and March until we resolved a dispute with them regarding…
By: Angel Rogers, ARM, CCRM
I am a product of the 1960’s. I grew up in a middle-class bedroom community about 60 miles from Los Angeles. We had a swimming pool and each of my siblings and I had our own bedrooms. We went on family vacations in our station wagon every summer and when we returned, we attended summer day camp. When we got older…
