Question. Our manager gave a 30-day notice to a resident for continued bad behavior (e.g. disturbing the peaceful enjoyment of other residents). After the 30-day notice was served the bad behavior continued. Does the manager have to wait the full 30 days before going to court and filing the eviction?
Did you know Oregon law requires you as a park owner to give notice to residents when you intend to sell your park?
Did you know that many owners are not completing this legal obligation properly...and some are being sued for it?
In 2015, the Oregon legislature changed the law in a few very important ways, but notification of our increased legal responsibility has been nonexistent -- save for park landlord training like that offered at MHCO.
Did you know Oregon law requires you as a park owner to give notice to residents when you intend to sell your park?
Did you know that many owners are not completing this legal obligation properly...and some are being sued for it?
In 2015, the Oregon legislature changed the law in a few very important ways, but notification of our increased legal responsibility has been nonexistent -- save for park landlord training like that offered at MHCO.
Editor's Note: Recently came across this article. Although it pertains to Seattle this could just as easily happen in Salem, Medford, Bend or Newport. Make sure you know your Fair Housing Laws!!
The Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR) recently filed charges against 23 property owners after its latest round of fair housing testing allegedly showed that prospective renters experienced different treatment from Seattle landlords based on familial status, disability, and use of a federal Section 8 voucher.
Housing discrimination is real in Seattle--not something that just happens in other places
Question. One of our residents is in the hospital after a stroke. Her sister arrived from California at the park and is staying at the stricken resident's house. The sister has a 5-year old daughter. The park is a 55+ community. The resident is completely incapacitated. Some residents are upset that a 5-year old is staying in the community. What is management's responsibility regarding the sister and daughter's access to our resident's house? A temporary occupant agreement requires the signature of the resident, who, in this case, is not available. And the landlord is not even sure if the sister has permission from the resident. Finally, what about the 5 year old? What should be the landlord's course of action?
Question. One of our residents is in the hospital after a stroke. Her sister arrived from California at the park and is staying at the stricken resident's house. The sister has a 5-year old daughter. The park is a 55+ community. The resident is completely incapacitated. Some residents are upset that a 5-year old is staying in the community. What is management's responsibility regarding the sister and daughter's access to our resident's house? A temporary occupant agreement requires the signature of the resident, who, in this case, is not available. And the landlord is not even sure if the sister has permission from the resident. Finally, what about the 5 year old? What should be the landlord's course of action?
Question: What are a landlord's rights against a lender holding a lien on the tenant's home following the tenant's abandonment? We have a lender who signed the storage agreement, but has failed to maintain the space. What notice should the landlord give? Do we have to start the abandonment notification all over again?
Question: What are a landlord's rights against a lender holding a lien on the tenant's home following the tenant's abandonment? We have a lender who signed the storage agreement, but has failed to maintain the space. What notice should the landlord give? Do we have to start the abandonment notification all over again?
Question: We have a couple of situations with unauthorized RV occupants in our park. The first is an RV tenant who has moved in a person who we consider to be a nuisance -- she has been yelling at other residents. The second situation is a nice lady who has moved in a boyfriend -- he seems okay but still hasn't been approved. In both cases, they have ignored our requests to fill out a rental application. We use MHCO Form 80 (RV Space Rental Agreement). Is there anything in that agreement that allows us to do something about these situations?
Question: We have a couple of situations with unauthorized RV occupants in our park. The first is an RV tenant who has moved in a person who we consider to be a nuisance -- she has been yelling at other residents. The second situation is a nice lady who has moved in a boyfriend -- he seems okay but still hasn't been approved. In both cases, they have ignored our requests to fill out a rental application. We use MHCO Form 80 (RV Space Rental Agreement). Is there anything in that agreement that allows us to do something about these situations?