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Phil Querin Q&A: Screening Applicants - Is It Okay to Change Criteria? Any Changes in Oregon Law?

Question: We have various screening criteria, but they change from time to time -- usually after we run up against a problem we haven't seen before. Is it OK to change our criteria, and if so, how do we do it?

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Phil Querin Q&A: Landlord's Rejection Of Application For Tenancy

Question: Please tell me what I must do when I reject a prospective tenant's application to move into our community.

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Mark Busch Q&A: RV Tenant Forms

Question: We have a number of forms that we use for sending notices to our mobile home park tenants. Can we use the same forms for our RV tenants?

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Phil Querin Q&A: Changes in Regulations Dealing with Ability To Sell Formerly Abandoned Homes

Question. I understand that Oregon law has recently changed and there are certain regulations dealing with our ability to sell formerly abandoned homes. How will this affect me?

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Mark Busch Q&A: RV Rental Agreements

Question: Can our park use the regular MHCO manufactured home rental agreement for RV tenants who are allowed in certain spaces throughout our manufactured home park?

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Mark Busch Q&A: RV Tenant Eviction

Question: How does the eviction process work when evicting an RV tenant? Is it different than evicting a manufactured home community resident?

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Mark Busch Q&A: Abandoned RVs

Question: A mobile home park has a separate RV section. One long-time RV resident recently moved out because of illness, but left behind his RV, which is old and in poor condition. Does the park need to file an eviction action to clear out the space for a new tenant? What can the park do with the RV itself?

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Mark Busch Q&A: Background Checks in RV Parks

Question: A mobile home park has a number of spaces reserved for RVs. Many of the RV tenants are seasonal workers and usually rent a space for 3-6 months before moving on. Is it necessary to do background checks for such short-term tenants? How should the rental agreement be structured? Month to month, weekly, or fixed term?

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Mark Busch Q&A: Discrimination Claims by RV Tenants

Question: A manufactured home community has an RV section. Community management is aware that the Federal Fair Housing laws apply to manufactured home community tenants and that the community cannot discriminate against protected groups when renting manufactured home spaces. Do the same laws apply to RV tenants? Does it matter if they are short-term vacation occupancy RVs as opposed to longer term space rental RVs?