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State to Replace LOIS Manufactured Home Records System On Feb 1, 2017

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter

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

 

Complying With ADA Requirements for Public Accommodations

Property Management
MHCO

Among other things, the ADA requires public accommodations to make new public use facilities fully accessible, to remove physical barriers for older ones (built before January 23, 1993) to the extent "readily achievable," and to make any "alterations" to existing public use facilities accessible to the "maximum extent feasible."

Federal Judge Puts New Overtime Rule on Hold

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter
A federal judge in Texas has issued a national temporary injunction on implementation of the Obama Administration's new overtime rule, previously set to go into effect on December 1. As has been reported by MHI on multiple occasions, the Department of Labor (DOL) had issued a new rule that would have doubled (to $47,476) the salary threshold for the so-called "white collar" exemption to overt

The 2016 Election's Expected Impact on Manufactured Housing

Community Update
Chuck Carpenter

Last Tuesday, voters elected Donald J. Trump (R) as the 45th President of the United States. Voters turned out to vote against the establishment in favor of ending the status quo. This populist right" movement does not subscribe to traditional Republican ideology

Handling Violations to Rules and Regulations

Property Management
MHCO

But when all is said and done, the one thing that takes most of the community manager's time is handling guideline violations. How do you, as an extremely busy person, do this with only a minimum amount of time invested? How do you handle residents as a fragile yet necessary part of your business and still get everything else done without making them feel that they are an imposition to you?