Community Updates

February 6, 2017
By Michael G. McClory Although Sir Isaac Newton, the Lad from Lincolnshire, called by some the Father of Physics, has been dead for nearly 300 years, his thinking can help us make sense of the modern marijuana debates.  I am thinking in particular of Newton's Third Law of Motion: For every action
January 27, 2017
The Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) will launch a new online Manufactured Home Ownership Document System (called MHODS") on Wednesday
January 23, 2017
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 The MHODS system will replace the state's…
December 13, 2016
Vicki Coons is with Complete Mobile Home Sales and generously agreed to share this article with MHCO Members.  Her contact information is listed below.  MHCO is always excited to showcase an MHCO Associate Member.At some point, you'll feel ready to settle down and start a family. Though it's an…
November 29, 2016
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…
November 14, 2016
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
September 27, 2016
September 19, 2016J. Kent Pearson, Jr.AttorneyBullard LawHow are you sleeping? Health professionals are increasingly touting the benefits of a good night's sleep for optimal health. Are you sleeping like a baby, secure in the knowledge that your company has carefully analyzed the overtime status of…
September 13, 2016
Good evening everyone. This story just broke in "The Oregonian" this evening. We have been talking about this since the February 2016 Legislative Session. Clearly this is a brutal reality that we all will be facing in 2017. If you were not concerned - you certainly should be now. In all likelihood…
September 7, 2016
The members of MHCO now have the benefit of offering their qualified manufactured home community residents a rent subsidy under the Oregon Mobile Home Rental Assistance Program. This brings the participation of this private rent subsidy program to over 500 Oregon manufactured housing communities.…
July 27, 2016
Editor's Note:  This article appeared in the "Oregonian" earlier this week.  Although the article's focus is Seattle and Portland and apartment rent this debate on rent will likely generate several rent control bills in the 2017 Oregon Legislature that will likely impact manufactured home…