Community Updates

10 Essential Rules for Avoiding Fair Housing Trouble This month, we highlight 10 essential rules to help you to comply with fair housing law. Housing discrimination has been outlawed for more than 50 years, but all too often communities still find themselves on the wrong side of the law and are…

Editor’s Note: The 2020 Oregon Legislative ‘Short Session’ began today.  The article below from “The Oregonian” gives a good summary of what to expect over the next 35 days.   Over the past 6 months since the end of the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session, MHCO worked to minimize the number of…

Editor's Note:  The following article was provided by Northwest ark Brokerage. For more information on manufactured home communities for sale or an assessment of your community call Bill Jackson of Northwest Park Brokerage at (206) 652-4100 or email Bill at: billj@nwparks.com.   ***** Everybody…

By The Editorial Board (Wall Street Journal)  Jan. 5, 2020 5:35 pm ET Politicians bemoan the lack of affordable housing, but their policies often create the problem. Look no further than Oregon, where restrictive zoning and mandates have yielded the lowest rate of residential construction in…

  Introduction.  As most MHCO members may remember, ORS 90.630 had a “one-size-fits-all” approach to tenant violations. There was a 30-day cure period for all violations of the law, rules or rental/lease agreement, and if not cured by the 30thday following delivery of the notice, the tenancy was…

Senate Bill 586 becomes law on January 1, 2020. It amends several landlord-tenant laws, but for purpose of this article, we will focus on the new mediation laws it enacted.   Participation. If any landlord or tenant initiate a request for mediation, participation is mandatory.    Types of…

  By: Brad Kraus, Attorney at Law, Warren Allen LLP 850 NE 122nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97230 Phone: (503) 255-8795     Fax: (503) 255-8836 E-mail: kraus@warrenallen.com   The 2019 legislative session brought several tough changes for Landlords. From rent control to the (near) complete…

1.         Why is Miner writing an article on taxes?   Good question, because I am not a tax lawyer and (as with all of our articles) this is not legal advice. MHCO has been receiving questions from owners about the new corporate activity tax. The below questions and answers are an attempt to…

The Justice Department recently filed a lawsuit alleging that the owners and managers of residential rental housing in Honolulu, Hawaii, refused to rent to families with children, in violation of federal fair housing law. The lawsuit alleges that the three properties are operated as student housing…

  Dalila Molina set her sights on living near Northwest Portland’s high-end Pearl District. The 25-year-old human resources specialist knew she’d have to pay higher rent than in other corners of the city or the suburbs, but she could walk to work and avoid commuting time and costs. In October,…