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The Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) will launch a new online Manufactured Home Ownership Document System (called MHODS") on Wednesday
Escrow/Title Companies and Manufactured Home Dealers:
The Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) is moving toward launching a new online Manufactured Home Ownership Documents System (MHODS) with a projected "go-live" date of Feb. 1, 2017.
MHODS Online
The MHODS system will replace the state's current LOIS Manufactured Records System. While the systems have similar features, there are some differences.
Businesses that have historically used the billing option in LOIS, going forward, will either need to pay online with a credit card or submit documents and fees to BCD or the appropriate county for processing. Note: In early February (because we anticipate that the LOIS system will not be accessible), the division will email invoices for the month of January to users with billing accounts; the invoices will include January transaction fees and any additional outstanding fees due to BCD.
Public records and reports
Everyone will have the ability to search records in MHODS by home identification number, HUD number, serial number, license plate number, owner name, site address, zip code and map tax lot. In addition, users will have the ability to generate data reports.
Trip permits
Transporters will need to submit a trip permit application and the appropriate county notification form prior to purchasing a permit online. The permit can then be printed from the MHODS system.
Additional information
A few other items regarding MHODS:
Vicki Coons is with Complete Mobile Home Sales and generously agreed to share this article with MHCO Members. Her contact information is listed below. MHCO is always excited to showcase an MHCO Associate Member.
At some point, you'll feel ready to settle down and start a family. Though it's an exciting new chapter in your life, you have to consider a lot of things first, from career plans to personal goals. You also have to take into account adjusting to the married life and eventually becoming a parent.
One of the most important preparations you have to think about is where to live. You want a decent place to raise your family - somewhere that you can truly call your home. Many young households today don't have a clear idea of where to settle down. Usually, they'd go for anything that's not pricey or isolated.
Manufactured houses are great options for young families. For the past few years, mobile homes have gained widespread popularity. From one end of the country to the other, you can find communities of pre-fabricated homes, particularly in places like Oregon.
If you are thinking about settling down or looking for a quality property to move into, take a look at the following to know why manufactured homes in Oregon are a great choice:
Pre-fabricated homes are affordable
Compared to brand new modern homes, manufactured housing is an affordable alternative for young families. You get more value for your investment. From the actual construction of the structure to maintenance and upgrades, the cost is significantly less than what you'd spend on a stick-built house. For a starting household, this is a great selling point.
Mobile homes are all about quality living
Affordability doesn't equate to inferior living standards. In fact, families are better off with mobile homes because they offer just the solutions they need. With the number of options available, they can choose the house that suits their situation. Mobiles homes in Oregon, for instance, vary in design and function. From elaborate floor plans to simple yet elegant house design, you can certainly find one that matches your preferences.
Green Living
Another less obvious yet equally striking benefit of mobile homes is green living. Builders don't waste a lot of materials during construction because they have complete control over the quality. The materials themselves are made of sustainable, eco-friendly components. As they are built with having a minimal impact to the environment in mind, in a way, you are giving back to nature. Residing in a mobile home can kick start your family's green living.
You belong to a community
No place is better for raising a family than in the safety of a community. Many mobile homes are located in communities and RV parks. Our listed manufactured homes in Oregon, for instance, are located in some of the prime spots in the country.
More financing options
There are also more financing options available for mobile homes. Here at Complete Mobile Homes, we work closely with local and national lending institutions. You can easily get the financing resource you need, so you can finally move into your manufactured house. You may consult with our team of manufactured home professionals to know more about your financing options.
Starting a family is a major decision, so is choosing a place to live. With all the benefits of living in a manufactured home in Oregon, deciding is now much easier to do. If you want the best for your family, a mobile home is for you.
Vicki A. Coons
4741 Hillcrest Rd
Medford, OR 97504
Phone: 541-951-6953
Fax: 541-772-3938
Email: vickicoons9@gmail.com
Website: www.complete-mobilehomes.com
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How are you sleeping? Health professionals are increasingly touting the benefits of a good night's sleep for optimal health. Are you sleeping like a baby, secure in the knowledge that your company has carefully analyzed the overtime status of its employees under Oregon law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA")? Or are you tossing and turning
Good evening everyone. This story just broke in "The Oregonian" this evening. We have been talking about this since the February 2016 Legislative Session. Clearly this is a brutal reality that we all will be facing in 2017. If you were not concerned - you certainly should be now. In all likelihood we will have a long, vicious legislative fight on our hands. MHCO will definitely be in the trenches and will need all of you to be involved.
By Dana Tims | The Oregonian/OregonLive
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on September 13, 2016 at 12:45 PM, updated September 13, 2016 at 6:38 PM
House Speaker Tina Kotek, signaling fresh urgency for tackling Oregon's housing crisis, said she will push next year to end no-cause evictions, lift the state's ban on rent-control laws and ban all rent increases above a "reasonable" percentage for the foreseeable future.
Kotek laid out those policy goals in an address Monday night to the Oregon Opportunity Network, a supportive advocacy group that lobbies for affordable housing and renter protections.
But Kotek, according to a transcript of her remarks, said she fully expects the proposals will spark controversy.
"Frankly, it means things are going to get uncomfortable," the North Portland Democrat told the gathering of housing advocates. "Discomfort and determination are necessary when dealing with a crisis. We all need to be up to the task."
Kotek and House Democrats had considered pushing further, before deciding to wait to try policy ideas such as extending notice periods for no-cause lease terminations.
At the time, Kotek told The Oregonian/OregonLive she was warning lawmakers, "you're coming back in 2017 and we're going to talk about no-cause notices and evictions. We need to level the playing field for tenants."
She then, she said Monday, things have only gotten worse, both in Portland and across the state. Rents have continued to rise, even as builders add thousands of units to address a longstanding shortage of supply. Demand has further been stoked by affluent workers, some arriving from out of state, willing to pay a premium to rent in high-end buildings.
"Whole apartment buildings are seeing rents go up by 20 percent, or 30 percent, or more," she said. "Evictions have skyrocketed as some owners make way for new tenants with bigger salaries, or evict entire buildings with plans to renovate and join the luxury apartment market."
Kotek explicitly called for lifting Oregon's ban on letting local governments pass rent-control ordinances, calling the practice "rent stabilization."
Rent control is a controversial tool that lets local or state governments impose a price ceiling.
"We can no longer avoid this discussion," she added. "We need to prevent property owners from making excessive profit and protect tenants from economic eviction and displacement."
She also promised to fight for a statewide ban on "rent increases above a reasonable percentage until the housing crisis subsides."
"Frankly, it means things are going to get uncomfortable," House Speaker Tina Kotek said. Kotek's office said the specifics of what constitutes a "reasonable percentage" or how long such a measure might be in effect will continue to be refined between now and the January start of the 2017 legislative session.
Some immediately took issue with Kotek's housing initiatives, arguing such steps would make it more costly for builders to meet the state's housing demand.
"It's almost textbook that any form of rent control ultimately harms consumers, as well as landlords," said Eric Fruits, an economist and editor of Portland State University's Center for Real Estate quarterly reports. "It may benefit some in the short term, but in the longer term, there will be fewer units available to rent, which will only make matters worse."
Instead, Fruits said, the free market should be allowed to work, with higher prices sending signals to developers that more units are needed.
Affordable-housing advocates disagreed, saying a surge in evictions of lower-income people is serious enough to demand a policy solution.
"We are seeing signification numbers of folks having to move farther and farther out from the metro area to find affordable housing," said Rev. Joseph Santos-Lyons, executive director of the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon. "I talked with one member last night who can't even find a place in Gresham. Places long thought to be affordable for renters and first-time buyers are disappearing."
Santos-Lyons said he'd like to see Kotek's call for a temporary cap on statewide rent increases made permanent.
"The average family could certainly understand that something like a 3 percent increase would be reasonable," he said. "But as it is, what we're seeing is unfettered speculation." Katrina Holland, interim director of the Community Alliance of Tenants, said her office just learned that rents in one Southwest Portland apartment complex are scheduled to increase by 350 percent.
"This is clearly something that we need to address," she said. "It's time to act."
-- Dana Tims
Editor's Note: This article appeared in the "Oregonian" earlier this week. Although the article's focus is Seattle and Portland and apartment rent this debate on rent will likely generate several rent control bills in the 2017 Oregon Legislature that will likely impact manufactured home communities. MHCO continues to monitor the political situation and educate Oregon Legislators. However, articles like this make it certain that urban legislators will seek some form of rent control.
A Seattle city councilmember has proposed severely curtailing the amount of cash new renters need to plunk down to move in, The Seattle Times reports.
The bold move is sure to hit on a hot-button issue for renters in the Emerald City - as well as up and down the West Coast, where rents have continued to rapidly climb in recent years.
Over the past year, Seattle, Portland and San Francisco have led the nation in greatest percentage growth. Seattle's year-to-year rents increased 9.7 percent, which was four times the national rate. Portland ranked second at 9 percent and San Francisco at 7.4 percent, according to Zillow.com. Denver was fourth at 5.9 percent.
In Seattle, the average rent in June was a scorching $2,031 per month, according to Zillow.com. In Portland, it was lower, but still a sizzling $1,764 per month.
Think that's high? Keep in mind that in San Francisco, rents last month averaged nearly $3,400 per month.
Take a second for all of that to sink in. And now, back to Seattle, where City Councilmember Kshama Sawant has proposed limiting move-in fees -- including a security deposit and any nonrefundable, one-time payments -- to no more than the cost of one month's rent.
Sawant's proposal, made last week, also would require landlords to allow renters to pay their move-in fees in installments rather than immediately and in full. Landlords asking for last month's rent up front would also likewise be required to accept that sum in installments.
Councilmembers Lisa Herbold and Mike O'Brien will support Sawant's proposed ordinance, they said. But Washington's Rental Housing Association, a trade group for landlords, will not.
In Oregon, state lawmakers haven't legislated any restrictions on the amount of money renters have to come up with in order to move in, according to the rental law tracking site Landlordology.
But Portland leaders have talked about other ways to help out renters.
In 2015, Portland began requiring that owners of rental properties give tenants 90 days of written notice before raising their rents by 5 percent or more, or when terminating a lease without cause.
But hitting the problem head-on - that is, putting a cap on rents - hasn't been an option in Oregon. Oregon forbids cities and counties from enacting rent control laws. But changing state law has been talked about - as recently as a 2015 town hall discussion in Portland.
-- Aimee Green and The Associated Press