Community Updates

Editor's Note:  As we start the count down to the next full Oregon Legislative Session (2019) one of the biggest issues our industry faces is how to resolve conflict between residents and landlords.  Mediation is one of the answers and one that MHCO strongly encourages ALL owners and managers of…

By:  Jim Joffe            It seems to me that Resident Relations" encompasses "resident relationships". Those residents with whom you have positive and pleasant interactions are often promoters of your community

Null

 What is the price of sleeping well?  When considering what a good property management company provides to a park owner, there may be no more important question than that.  No, I am not referring to the price of the newest, luxury Tempur-pedic mattress and high-loft shredded memory foam pillows. …

  This morning MHCO testified before the Oregon House Committee on Human Services and Housing against HB 4085.  This proposed legislation changes the awarding of prevailing attorney fees in contested landlord-tenant cases and wieghs it more in the tenants favor.   MHCO is happy to report that HB…

Today the Oregon Legislature convened for a 'short' legislative session - lasting 35 days until the first week in March. Legislators have strict limits on the amount of bills they can introduce this year (2 in the House and 1 in the Senate), so we don't expect a lot of proposed hostile legislation…

 Last week, the Senate Banking Committee passed legislation to clarify that a manufactured housing retailer or seller is not considered a "loan originator" simply because they provide a customer with some assistance in the mortgage loan process.  This is a key tenet of S. 1751, the Preserving…

Yesterday, the Senate Banking Committee released a bipartisan agreement to clarify that a manufactured housing retailer or seller is not considered a "loan originator" simply because they provide a customer with some assistance in the mortgage loan process.  This is a key tenet of the Preserving…

By Erik Edwards, Nick Bertino, and Tony PetosaFor the past several years, the talking heads" have been warning us about the coming rise in interest rates

The owners and manager of three apartment buildings in Washington have agreed to pay $95,000 in damages and civil penalties to resolve a lawsuit charging them with refusing to rent to families with children, according to a recent announcement by the Justice Department.In its complaint, the…