Community Updates

 What is this thing called Marketing? Let's first look at what Webster has to say about the meaning of "marketing" - (1) the act or process of buying and selling in a market; and (2) the commercial functions involved in transferring goods from producer to consumer.  A more commercial definition…

MHCO has uploaded a revised Form 1 (Resident Application) and a completely new Form 1A. MHCO created the additional form (Form 1A) to accompany the general application (Form 1) to be used if the applicant reports any criminal history. These changes will go a long way in complying with the HUD memo…

By:  Phillip C. Querin, MHCO Legal CounselThe difference between a well-run manufactured housing community and one with problems frequently lies with the rules and regulations each facility has adopted.  Here are some tips for developing a set of rules and regulations that may be helpful in the…

The Department of Justice has announced a settlement of a case involving an Indiana manufactured home community for violations of the federal Fair Housing Act. The $130,000 fine settles a federal lawsuit filed in May 2015, wherein the owner of a 173-lot manufactured home community in Crown Point,…

By: Tony Petosa, Nick Bertino, and Erik Edwards of Wells Fargo Multifamily CapitalDespite a turbulent start to 2016, with the capital markets roiling from weakness in China and a downward spiral in oil and stock prices, borrowers have an abundant array of attractive financing options available for…

 The Justice Department announced today that Thomas Mere, the owner and operator of Mere's Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Park in North Fort Myers, Florida, has agreed to pay $40,000 to resolve allegations that he discriminated against African Americans in violation of the Fair Housing Act. …

Last night the Oregon Senate passed HB 4143 the Tenant Protection" bill. The bill is now on its way to Oregon Governor Kate Brown.'The Oregonian' reports -"... the 16-9 vote came late Wednesday

Since the last MHCO Legislative Update" last week there has been significant progress in moving the "inclusionary zoning" bill (SB 1533) and the "tenant protection" bill (HB 4143).   No hostile amendments have been added to either bill.  At one point the Port of Portland objected to HB 4143 - turns…

Good morning.  This has been a very busy week in the Oregon Legislature as we head into the home stretch of the 2016 Oregon Legislative Session. The Renter Protection" bill (HB 4143) passed out of the Oregon House on Tuesday and is now in the Senate Rules Committee.  It is scheduled for a 'work…

By Emily Q. ShultsBullard Law - 503.248.1134 or on the web at www.bullardlaw.comOn Thursday, the Oregon House of Representatives approved landmark legislation (Senate Bill 1532) which raises the state's minimum wage rate to the highest in the United States, and does so through an unprecedented…