Community Updates
By: Phil Querin, MHCO Legal Counsel
Always Assume The Matter Will Go To Court
While most legal notices will have their desired effect – e.g. the tenant will pay the rent, or maintain the space, or do what is necessary to comply – there are a small number of tenants who will…
Continuing education for your employees is one of the most cost effective and morale boosting activities you can provide for them. Additional training can also be your best defense if you are named in a lawsuit. We cannot afford to not provide education for our managers.…
By Elliot Njus | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Rent increases will be capped at 9.9% through 2020, the first full year Oregon’s new rent control law will be in effect, state economists announced Wednesday.
The Oregon Legislature this year passed Senate Bill 608, which imposed the…
By: Erik Edwards, Director, Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital
Erik.Edwards@wellsfargo.com
So much has transpired in recent weeks that it has been enough to give both lenders and borrowers whiplash.…
Last in a series of articles on disaster preparedness and how to safeguard your community, save lives and minimize damage.
When manufactured home community residents return to their homes after a disaster, they must be careful to go about it in a safe way. The Federal Emergency…
Fair Housing Testing - a tool used by enforcement officials and private fair housing organizations to ferret out unlawful housing discrimination.
Fair housing testing involves paired testers—individuals with similar credentials but of different protected classes—who may contact your…
This is the eighth in a series of articles on disaster preparedness and how to safeguard your community, save lives and minimize damage.
No matter how is starts, a fire ca destroy a home in just a few minutes. In manufactured home communities, as in any densely populated…
While setting up a disaster plan for manufactured home communities, 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…
This is the fifth in a series of articles on disaster preparedness and how to safeguard your community, save lives and minimize damage.
In addition to the plan you are developing for your manufactured home community, you should encourage each resident family to have its own…
This is the fourth of eight articles on disaster preparedness and how to safeguard your community, save lives and minimize damage.
Hazardous materials are anything that can be a risk to life, health or property. They can be chemical, biological or physical. Some are…