Community Updates

MHCO.ORG Editor's Note:  These new regulations out of Portland will only impact rental property inside the city limits of Portland.  MHCO and Phil Querin will review MHCO Forms and make necessary changes in light of these new Portland regulations.  Although these new laws do not impact the rest of…

This is the first in a series of articles on disaster preparedness and how to safeguard your community, save lives and minimize damage There are three steps in a good disaster plan: planning, prevention and recovery. Knowing what to do in each step can help you reduce injuries and damage to your…

 By Elliot Njus | The Oregonian/OregonLiveThe Oregon Legislature has approved a bill that would bar landlords from holding minor marijuana convictions or medical marijuana use against prospective tenants.The bulk of Senate Bill 970 prohibits the owners of manufactured home parks or marinas from…

 By Elliot Njus | The Oregonian/OregonLive Few renters will get any benefit from Oregon's first-of-its-kind rent control law in the next few years, a Portland State University report says.The new law caps annual rent increases at 7% plus inflation, for a total of 10.3% this year. But the annual…

By:  Dale StromThis is the sixth and final part of a series of a private owner of a Manufactured Home Community willingly attempting to sell that Community to an Association of tenants within that Community. Riverbend MHP is a 39 space community located within the city limits of Clatskanie, OR.The…

Just over a year ago a story broke on the Sunday front page of 'The Eugene Register Guard' about several elderly residents in a Eugene park who claimed to have been swindled by one or more persons affiliated with the park management.  The community became the topic of discussion in legislative…

By: Mark Weiner      CFO, Monolith Properties       E-mail:  mark@monlithparks.com.        Phone:  916-292-9473. The world of commercial mortgage can be quite intimidating for those who only enter the arena every ten years or so when their loan reaches maturity. Luckily for us MHCO members there…

Wells Fargo has released the 13th Edition of its Manufactured Home Community Financing Handbook created by Tony Petosa (tpetosa@wellsfargo.com), Nick Bertino (nick.bertino@wellsfargo.com), and Erik Edwards (erik.edwards@wellsfargo.com) of Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital.  The latest edition of the…

Wells Fargo has released the 13th Edition of its Manufactured Home Community Financing Handbook created by Tony Petosa (tpetosa@wellsfargo.com), Nick Bertino (nick.bertino@wellsfargo.com), and Erik Edwards (erik.edwards@wellsfargo.com) of Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital.  The latest edition of the…

We crossed a significant threshold this week in the Oregon Legislature with a number of bills going to the legislative graveyard.  MHCO is tracking and working to defeat/pass a number of bills this session.  Rent Control (SB 608) was not the only bill that concerned MHCO this legislative session.  …