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October 10, 2014
Elder Abuse in our society is hidden. For every one case that is reported, 24 cases go unreported (National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Late Life). There are several factors that contribute to this. An older adult is reluctant to admit that abuse is happening. Guilt and shame are silencers in…
September 18, 2014
The Manufactured Housing Landlord - Tenant Coalition (negotiations) convened again the end of last month (August 2014) to further discuss a number of issues that may potentially be adopted into legislation in 2015. Here is a summary of the latest developments on several key issues. The $6…
August 10, 2014
Last month the manufactured housing landlord-tenant coalition met to continue discussing issues in preparation for the 2015 Oregon Legislative session. As mentioned earlier, the coalition is a group of manufactured housing community interests - tenant organizations, landlord associations, banking…
July 9, 2014
(Editors Note: MHCO is fortunate to have over 25 association members who provide a variety of services to manufactured home communities. MHCO strives to maximize associate member's exposure to the broader community membership. All MHCO associate members are invited to provide articles for the MHCO…
June 22, 2014
If you're a landlord, you may use consumer reports to evaluate rental applications - as long as you follow the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FCRA is designed to protect the privacy of consumer information report information and to guarantee that the information supplied by…
June 9, 2014
Last month the 2014-15 Manufactured Housing Landlord-Tenant Coalition held it's first meeting in preparation for the 2015 Oregon Legislative Session. The coalition" meets once a month to discuss issues impacting manufactured home communities and has drafted legislation for each of the past Oregon…
June 9, 2014
This week the Manufactured Home Community Landlord-Tenant Coalition. Below are some of the issues MHCO is putting forward as our "Legislative Wish List" for the upcoming Oregon Legislative Session in 2015. Many of these concepts will not become Oregon Law or will take several Legislative Sessions…
May 29, 2014
Fair Housing Update on Advertising Fair housing law prohibits housing providers and the media from printing or publishing an advertisement that indicates a preference, limitation, or discriminates based on a protected class. Currently state and federal law protects people from housing…
