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March 30, 2025
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…
February 11, 2025
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.…
January 22, 2025
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…
January 15, 2025
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…
January 7, 2025
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…
November 11, 2024
|Published: Nov. 10, 2024, 6:00 a.m.
By Carlos Fuentes
While Democrats nationally react to stinging losses in the presidential race and U.S. Senate, Democratic lawmakers in Oregon received a boost in this fall’s election, flipping a key seat in the Legislature to expand their control in the…
November 7, 2024
HUD recently announced that it has charged a landlord and its property managers in Manchester, N.H. with violating the Fair Housing Act by retaliating, threatening, or interfering with a tenant’s fair housing rights. The charge alleges that, after the tenant filed a Fair Housing complaint with HUD…
September 30, 2024
Introduction. Effective July 6, 2023 Oregon Senate Bill 611 amended Oregon’s landlord-tenant Rent Cap law. Section 5 of the Bill applies to manufactured housing tenancies and essentially mirrors the non-manufactured home tenancy section. SB 611 was substantially similar to its predecessor law…
September 24, 2024
MHCO Note: Although the limit for 2025 will be set at 10%, housing providers should be aware that legislative action in 2025 could quickly change the limit formula downward.
|Published: Sep. 23, 2024, 'Oregonian'.
Oregon landlords are allowed to raise rents by up to 10% in many residences…
August 12, 2024
While setting up a disaster plan for manufactured home communities, rv park or floating home community, be sure to include steps that would reduce the risk of damage or injury. Here are some actions to consider:
Keep trees healthy and strong. Remove dead limbs immediately, and cut back…
