Community Updates

  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 community, fire is…

  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 branches that overhang buildings or…

    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 disaster plan…

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 intended for one safe use…

This is the third in a series of articles on disaster preparedness and how to safeguard your community, save lives and minimize damage.   Some disasters, like hurricanes and floods, allow you to take action ahead of time to save lives and property.  Others, like tornadoes, earthquakes, and flash…

APPLICATION OF PORTLAND’S NEW TENANT ORDINANCES TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITIES By Phillip C. Querin, MHCO Legal Counsel July 1, 2019 Discussion: The Portland Ordinance, 30.01.085 (“Portland Renter Additional Protections”) here, has identified the occurrence of certain events that now…

This the second in a series of articles on disaster preparedness and how to safeguard your community, save lives and minimize damage.For manufactured home communities, emergency management experts recommend putting together a committee of residents, with the following minimum responsibilities: …

MHCO.ORG Editor's Note:  These new regulations out of Portland will only impact rental property inside the city limits of Portland.  MHCO and Phil Querin will review MHCO Forms and make necessary changes in light of these new Portland regulations.  Although these new laws do not impact the rest of…

This is the first in a series of articles on disaster preparedness and how to safeguard your community, save lives and minimize damage There are three steps in a good disaster plan: planning, prevention and recovery. Knowing what to do in each step can help you reduce injuries and damage to your…

 By Elliot Njus | The Oregonian/OregonLiveThe Oregon Legislature has approved a bill that would bar landlords from holding minor marijuana convictions or medical marijuana use against prospective tenants.The bulk of Senate Bill 970 prohibits the owners of manufactured home parks or marinas from…