Community Updates

Earlier this week the Oregon Legislature released proposed legislation for the upcoming 2021 Legislative Session.  This is our first look at what the Legislature has in mind as we head into the six month session.  Over the next two months new legislative proposals will be added to this list - some…

      MHCO Editor's Note:  This summary is extensive with a lot of information.  A PDF copy of the same summary as below is attached above (the attached pdf version may be a more appropriate format) along with five new or revised MHCO forms that will be necessary for your to use for non payment…

  The Justice Department announced that the owners and property managers of a 15-unit apartment community have agreed to pay $40,000 to settle allegations that they failed to stop disability-related harassment of a resident’s daughter by neighbors and then refused to renew their lease because of…

The owners and managers of a Midwest community recently agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department, alleging that they violated fair housing law by placing undue conditions on a resident’s request to live with her assistance animal and then refused to renew her lease…

EXECUTIVE RULE NO. 388 ADDENDUM Declaration of Emergency-Additional Measures Multnomah County/Portland. Effective immediately, Multnomah County (which includes the City of Portland) has issued a temporary moratorium on nonpayment of rent evictions caused by wage loss resulting from COVID-19.  …

  By Phil Querin and Bill Miner   Now that most Oregon counties are gradually permitting the opening of certain businesses, it’s time to think about manufactured housing communities, which seem to have been conspicuously ignored in most press releases.   For a list of counties, and the phased…

Behind the Headlines: Lessons Learned from the Latest Fair Housing News This is the first of four articles that MHCO spotlights settlements reached in fair housing cases. The amounts reportedly paid are sometimes staggering—which is news in and of itself—and show just how much it can cost to…

  Question.Residents are concerned about the return of the son of a long-time resident who is being released from prison for burglary.  His name is on a rental agreement for a home that he lived in with his parents. His mom still lives in the community under the same rental agreement.  Since his…

COVID Questions  (Corrected)   Question No. 1:.  If the resident hat has not been financially impacted by Covid-19 but is not paying rent what should we do?  Should we give a 72-hour notice, or should we wait?   Answer: First and foremost, remember that this situation is very fluid.…

Attached above are revised (as of April 2, 2020) Forms 13A and 13B for rent concession.