Like all business decisions these days, business owners must make informed decisions. Reinvesting in your manufactured home community is no different. MHCs are considered one of the best forms of affordable housing, which are in short supply. Today building a new MHC is usually economically unfeasible in areas due to the restrictions being placed on them by local and state government. Therefore, it's ever more important to not let your MHC deteriorate. Being proactive by putting together a Capital Improvement budget and developing a reserve account is a good idea. Depending on the age of your community the capital improvements will vary from sewer lines, water lines, resurfacing the roads, replacing cracked sidewalks, and club house remodeling.

Question: There is a public restroom in the middle of our mobile home park's RV section that is used primarily by RV tenants. Some use it and some don't. The problem is that it is vandalized on a regular basis and has become more trouble than it is worth. Can we close it? What about the adjacent laundry room? It's not as much of a problem, but we'd still like to just get rid of the whole facility.

Question: When I am asked to fill out a credit application for my park, whether it be for services or garbage, electricity, etc., or if I fill out an application for financing for equipment at my park, is it necessary that I include my Social Security Number as part of that information?

Question: We have various screening criteria, but they change from time to time -- usually after we run up against a problem we haven't seen before. Is it OK to change our criteria, and if so, how do we do it?

Question: Please tell me what I must do when I reject a prospective tenant's application to move into our community.

Question: We have a number of forms that we use for sending notices to our mobile home park tenants. Can we use the same forms for our RV tenants?

Question. I understand that Oregon law has recently changed and there are certain regulations dealing with our ability to sell formerly abandoned homes. How will this affect me?

Question: Can our park use the regular MHCO manufactured home rental agreement for RV tenants who are allowed in certain spaces throughout our manufactured home park?

Question: How does the eviction process work when evicting an RV tenant? Is it different than evicting a manufactured home community resident?

Question: A mobile home park has a separate RV section. One long-time RV resident recently moved out because of illness, but left behind his RV, which is old and in poor condition. Does the park need to file an eviction action to clear out the space for a new tenant? What can the park do with the RV itself?