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October 4, 2022
Editor's Note: MHCO is working on the revised Form 82A - we hope to have that uploaded and fillable later this month. Thank you for your patience,
By Phil Querin
Introduction. October 1, 2022 is an important day for Oregon landlords. First, it marks the end of the “Safe Harbor” program, one of…
April 20, 2022
Note: Sample Rent Ledger is attached above.
Question 1: Tenant's balance goes back to the beginning of April 2020. Do we have to follow the rent schedule that is laid out by rental assistance agency? Example: Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program gives you a statement on how to apply the…
March 14, 2022
Background
Emergency Period. The Covid-19 pandemic hit Oregon in Spring, 2020; Governor Brown declared a State of Emergency and a temporary ban on evictions (FEDs) in March, 2020. The Oregon legislature then extended the eviction moratorium by enacting a series of bills, beginning with HB…
December 20, 2021
On December 13, 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed significant changes (SB891) to the process of non payment of rent. MHCO requested attorney Phil Querin to do a complete analysis of the new laws and provide guidance to owners/operators of manufactured home communities in Oregon. Phil's complete…
August 31, 2021
Phillip C. Querin, MHCO Legal Counsel
Introduction. On August 26, 2021 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the CDC’s[1] current eviction moratorium, ruling that the government agency had exceeded its authority. So, while Oregon landlords are now free of any federal eviction prohibitions, they…
July 15, 2021
Attached (above) is a Flow Chart for Non Payment After July 1, 2021
July 13, 2021
Effective July 1, 2021 the process for evicting residents who have not paid rent since July 1, 2021 forward will require a new process and forms. The necessary forms for the new non payment of rent process are attached above to this article. These new forms ARE NOT posted under the "Form Section…
June 30, 2021
[Update: The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners has passed Ordinance 1296, which changed the 60-day window to 90-days for the Pause on Notices and Evictions, as described below. This Ordinance became effective on July 9, 2021 and only applies to tenants residing in Multnomah County.…
June 9, 2021
MHCO NOTE: This is the first of several articles that MHCO will be publishing on changes in Oregon statute resulting from the 2021 Oregon Legislative Session. Forms will also be updated or created as necessary as we head into the summer.
[NOTE: Except where explicitly stated otherwise, MHCO’s…
March 17, 2021
Undoubtedly, there is a lot here. And it is all subject to change based upon the whims of the Oregon Legislature. So before taking any legal action against a tenant for nonpayment of rent, charges, utilities, or fees (or a no-cause eviction), qualified legal counsel or someone versed in the…
