What You Need to Know About Oregon Mandatory Mediation and Dispute Resolution in Manufactured and Marina Communities Resource Center
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1. How to Initiate Mediation or Informal Dispute Resolution
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DO Enforce Rules to Prevent Harassment, Maintain Safety - DON’T Ignore Accommodation Requests Related to Disruptive Conduct
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If a resident with a disability is harassing or otherwise threatening his neighbors, then you may take action, but only after considering the ramifications of fair housing law.
DO Consider Accommodation Requests for Assistance Animals - DON’T Refuse to Make Any Exception to Pet Policies
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However reasonable your suspicions, it’s necessary to set them aside and handle the request as a request for a reasonable accommodation.
Salem Statesman Journal Article: Oregon Bill Would Cap Rent for Manufactured Home Park Owners: What to Know
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By Dianne Lugo
Salem Statesman Journal - February 11, 2025
Rent Control - Vacancy Control (HB3054) Public Hearing - Talking Points Catastrophic Impact on Your Livelihood
Community Update
Over the past 25 years that I have been Executive Director of MHCO we have fought numerous legislative battles from bans on 'subsequent sale' to 'rent control'. We have always tried to be objective and avoid hyperbole. Nothing has been as bad as the legislation we now face in the 2025 Oregon Legislature. Limiting rent increases to just CPI and not allowing your rents to g
Oregon Legislative Session Begins with Catastrophic Rent Control and Vacancy Control Proposals
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Oregon Legislative Session Begins
with Catastrophic
DO Apply Community Rules Fairly and Consistently - DON’T Make Exceptions for Residents Simply Because You Like Them
Property Management
Even when you have solid evidence that a resident has violated the lease or your community’s rules, he may try to turn the tables by questioning your motives.
2024 Fair Housing Litigation - Cases of Significance - Hostile Environment (1st in a series of 6)
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2024 Fair Housing Litigation - Cases of Significance - Single Incident Must Be Egregious to Constitute Hostile Environment Harassment
(First in a series of Six Articles)
Why do landlords need a briefing on fair housing cases? The answer to that question is based on four facts:
DO Be Prepared for Reasonable Accommodation Requests - DON’T Ignore Disability-Related Requests for Exceptions to the Rules
Property Management
And don’t be thrown off by what the resident says or when he says it. Whenever a resident raises a disability-related reason for violating the lease or community rules, you should treat it as a reasonable accommodation request.
Oregon Democrats Regain Supermajority in State Senate - Fall Short in State House
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- |Published: Nov. 10, 2024, 6:00 a.m.
By Carlos Fuentes