Community Updates

HB 4123 (2026) – Overview   Definition of Confidential Information The bill defines “confidential information” to include the following: Social Security Number (SSN) Phone number Email address Banking information Tax returns W-2 statements Sources of income or financial assistance…

By Shaanth Nanguneri | Oregon Capital Chronicle   Oregon tenants whose landlords leak confidential information such as their immigration status or medical records could soon have a pathway to collect up to twice their monthly rent as a form of recourse. Under House Bill 4123, passed by the…

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) has updated the latest training status by Manufactured Home Community on their website.  If you have questions on when you last attended a training seminar to meet the Oregon's Mandatory Management Training Requirement go to:   https://appsprod.hcs.…

  By Phillip C. Querin, QUERIN LAW, LLC MHCO Legal Counsel   Update. The Oregon Judicial Department is responsible for drafting the Rental Assistance Notice for tenants facing a nonpayment eviction. It is required to be included with: Notices of nonpayment evictions issued by landlord; and…

House Bill 3054A affects four sections of Oregon’s manufactured housing  laws. Below is a summary of the changes.   ORS 90.324 (Calculation of maximum rent increases). The text in bold print is new:   1.   No later than September 30th of each year, the Oregon Department of Administrative…

Later this week, the Oregon House Committee on Housing and Homelessness will introduce an amendment to HB3054 (Rent Control & Vacancy Control). The committee is expected to adopt this amendment later in April. MHCO has been negotiating with Rep Marsh (Committee Chair), but no agreement was…

By Dianne Lugo Salem Statesman Journal - February 11, 2025 The bill that would cap rent increases for manufactured home parks and marinas to the annual inflation rate. Proponents of the bill say it would protect residents, many of whom are on fixed incomes, from exorbitant rent increases.…

Over the past 25 years that I have been Executive Director of MHCO we have fought numerous legislative battles from bans on 'subsequent sale' to 'rent control'.  We have always tried to be objective and avoid hyperbole.  Nothing has been as bad as the legislation we now face in the 2025 Oregon…

Oregon Legislative Session Begins with Catastrophic Rent Control and Vacancy Control Proposals   The 2025 Oregon Legislative Session has commenced.  Legislators wasted little time in filing a proposal to further restrict the ability of manufactured and floating home providers to raise rents…

2024 Fair Housing Litigation - Cases of Significance - Single Incident Must Be Egregious to Constitute Hostile Environment Harassment (First in a series of Six Articles) Why do landlords need a briefing on fair housing cases? The answer to that question is based on four facts:   Fact 1: The…