First up: Sexual harassment. Accusations against high-profile celebrities, politicians, and media moguls, fueled by the #MeToo movement, have raised awareness and pushed the issue into the national consciousness.
Just over a year ago a story broke on the Sunday front page of 'The Eugene Register Guard' about several elderly residents in a Eugene park who claimed to have been swindled by one or more persons affiliated with the park management. The community became the topic of discussion in legislative circles and the landlord-tenant coalition.
The Fair Housing Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act prohibit housing providers from denying or limiting housing to persons with disabilities and from refusing to make reasonable accommodations in policies or practices.
Wells Fargo has released the 13th Edition of its Manufactured Home Community Financing Handbook created by Tony Petosa (tpetosa@wellsfargo.com), Nick Bertino (nick.bertino@wellsfargo.com), and Erik Edwards (erik.edwards@wellsfargo.com)
Wells Fargo has released the 13th Edition of its Manufactured Home Community Financing Handbook created by Tony Petosa (tpetosa@wellsfargo.com), Nick Bertino (nick.bertino@wellsfargo.com), and Erik Edwards (erik.edwards@wellsfargo.com)
For several years, the husband had been taking care of the wife after her stroke. Within the last month, the husband had had a heart attack, and was no longer able to care for his wife alone.
The issue of whether landlords can put caregivers on Temporary Occupancy Agreements, rather than putting them on a Rental Agreement, or not putting them on any written agreement (which leaves in doubt their legal status if the Landlord wants them removed from the Community).
We crossed a significant threshold this week in the Oregon Legislature with a number of bills going to the legislative graveyard. MHCO is tracking and working to defeat/pass a number of bills this session. Rent Control (SB 608) was not the only bill that concerned MHCO this legislative session.
On February 28, 2019 SB 608 (rent control) was signed into law. MHCO has received numerous questions regarding the new statute. We asked MHCO Legal Counsel to review 10 of the most frequent questions and provide answers. This is the first of many Q&As regarding Oregon's new law.