Death of a Resident

Answer: At the risk of dating myself, I represented MHCO many moons ago when Oregon’s abandonment law was first being negotiated.

Question: A resident living alone passed away. It took some time for the estate to get underway because they had to search for heirs. An heir was located and was appointed as Administrator to act on behalf of the estate.

Shortly after the resident's passing, we began requesting that a Storage Agreement be signed but the estate was hesitant to do so until the Administrator was appointed. After the appointment the Administrator was initially cooperative, but unexpectedly changed his mind and is now threatening to bring all of the past due rent current, and then, out of spite, tear the home down while still on the space. Presumably, after doing so, we would expect the Administrator to cease all further space rental payments. How should we handle this?

Question: Can you provide us with a "Check-List" of issues we need to be aware of when we learn that a resident living alone in the community dies.