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Phil Querin Q&A - Landlord's Right to Convert Garbage Costs to Pass-Through Program

Question. Our city garbage company is going to increase my per space rate by six dollars per month per can, which is a drastic increase. I'm wondering if I have the legal right to back out of my base rent the current garbage costs, and then require our residents to pay directly. Our current rental agreements include the garbage in base rent, which means currently I will have to absorb the cost of the increase for everyone. Any suggestions?

Phil Querin Q&A - Landlord's Right to Convert Garbage Costs to Pass-Through Program

Question. Our city garbage company is going to increase my per space rate by six dollars per month per can, which is a drastic increase. I'm wondering if I have the legal right to back out of my base rent the current garbage costs, and then require our residents to pay directly. Our current rental agreements include the garbage in base rent, which means currently I will have to absorb the cost of the increase for everyone. Any suggestions?

Phil Querin Q&A - Landlord's Right to Convert Garbage Costs to Pass-Through Program

Question. Our city garbage company is going to increase my per space rate by six dollars per month per can, which is a drastic increase. I'm wondering if I have the legal right to back out of my base rent the current garbage costs, and then require our residents to pay directly. Our current rental agreements include the garbage in base rent, which means currently I will have to absorb the cost of the increase for everyone. Any suggestions?

Phil Querin Q&A - Landlord's Right to Convert Garbage Costs to Pass-Through Program

Question. Our city garbage company is going to increase my per space rate by six dollars per month per can, which is a drastic increase. I'm wondering if I have the legal right to back out of my base rent the current garbage costs, and then require our residents to pay directly. Our current rental agreements include the garbage in base rent, which means currently I will have to absorb the cost of the increase for everyone. Any suggestions?

Mediation - Developing Positive Relations In Your Community - And It's Free!!

By:  Ken Pryor, Program Coordinator, Oregon Housing & Community Services, Manufactured Communities Resource Center

Mediation:

To anyone that owns or manages a manufactured home park, conflict is a given, a part of the landscape and as common as breathing. However, as familiar as we are with conflict, many might conclude the value of time invested in conflict pales in comparison to the value of the fistful of other urgent park duties and priorities. This short article is to remind park managers and owners of an inexpensive tool to help resolve conflict, build relationships and save everyone involved time and money.  Of course I'm speaking of mediation, but before going further, allow me to assure you I am not coming from a hypothetical, altruistic, touchy feely"

Phil Querin Q&A: Landlord's Right of Access to Install Submeters


Question. We are sub-metering a property and have given all the appropriate notices including the 24 hour notice for right of entry to their space. About 20 residents have denied our access to the site and are asking us to provide them with exact dates on when we can enter their space. We could do that however as with all of these projects delays may happen and it would require the possibility or multiple 24 notices to change the dates of entry. Do the residents have right to do this, if we have given them a 24 hour notice with a window of 30 days for which we could gain access to their lot. Also if we relented on the original plans and 24 hour notice and we hand-posted a 24 hour notice for the right of entry when we know which sites we will be working on the next day is that an option?