ORS 90.680 & ORS 90.505–90.850 statutory protections
Selling Your Manufactured Home on Rented Land: Your Right to Sell On-Site
Under Oregon law, facility owners cannot force you to remove your home or block an on-site sale solely because of the sale. Know your statutory rights, screening timelines, and 2025 HB 3054 homeowner protections.
Last updated: 2025/2026 Session · HB 3054 enrolled protections · Effective Sept 1, 2025
Not legal advice. OSTA is educational advocacy, not a law firm. This page is general information for Oregon manufactured dwelling park and marina tenancies — you own the home and rent the space (ORS 90.505–90.850). It does not apply to apartment or other standard ORS 90.100–90.465 rentals. It is not legal advice. Talk with an attorney about your situation.
Statutory notice & legal disclaimer
OSTA provides educational and advocacy information, not formal legal advice. Landlord-tenant laws under ORS Chapter 90 require careful procedural compliance. Consult qualified legal counsel or legal aid before taking legal action or serving statutory notices.
Non-negotiable rights
The 4 pillars of Oregon on-site sales rights
ORS 90.680 protects manufactured and floating home equity by limiting how landlords can disrupt legitimate private sales.
Pillar 1 · ORS 90.680(2)
Absolute right to sell on-site
A landlord may not deny any tenant the right to sell a manufactured dwelling or floating home on the rented space, or require removal of the home solely because of the sale.
Key rule: On-site sale rights apply when the buyer seeks to become a tenant under ORS 90.680.
Pillar 2 · ORS 90.680(3)–(4)
No forced consignment
A landlord may not require consignment as a condition of occupancy. A commission or fee is allowed only under a written consignment contract when the landlord is properly licensed.
Key rule: Facility management cannot force itself to be your sales agent.
Pillar 3 · ORS 90.680(5)–(6)
For-sale signs & marketing
Tenants may place a reasonable “for sale” sign. If the landlord advertises homes for sale in the facility, tenants may advertise in a similar manner and location. Landlords may not knowingly make false statements about the quality of a tenant’s home.
Key rule: Sign rules must be reasonable; false disparagement creates liability risk.
Pillar 4 · ORS 90.525
Choice of agent or dealer
A landlord may not prohibit a tenant from using a real estate agent or licensed manufactured structure dealer of the tenant’s choice. Dealers and landlords also face limits on steering buyers to particular parks or dealers.
Key rule: You choose who helps sell your home.
HB 3054 protections · Effective Sept 1, 2025
Major legislative updates: limiting abusive sales tactics
HB 3054 amended ORS 90.680 to reduce barriers that can pressure residents into abandoning a home or accepting a discounted sale.
Ban on mandatory interior inspections
ORS 90.680(15): A landlord may not require the selling tenant, prospective purchaser, or purchaser to consent to an interior inspection of the dwelling or home, or to obtain a third-party interior inspection, as a condition of accepting notice of sale, approving the sale, or approving the new tenancy.
*This includes requiring you to sign an agreement for an interior inspection as part of your “Notice to Sell,” or claiming that it is a requirement of your rental agreement.
Cosmetic upgrades narrowed
Landlords may no longer list aesthetic or cosmetic improvements as sale conditions in the same way. Where repairs and maintenance are disclosed in the statutory notices and lists, a new tenant may be required to complete those repairs and maintenance within six months after the tenancy begins.
Procedural guide
Buyer approval & landlord screening deadlines
When a buyer wants to leave the home on the space and become a tenant, Oregon law sets short review windows. Review the statute for details. (ORS Chapter 90)
Step 1 — Seller notice
Written notice to landlord
The rental agreement may require the tenant to give written notice of not more than 10 days before the sale (except when a termination or abandonment applies).
Step 2 — Buyer application
Prospective purchaser applies
Before occupying, the buyer may be required to submit a complete written application. Screening criteria for buyers of tenant-owned homes must be substantially similar to those applied to buyers of landlord-owned homes.
Step 3 — Strict review window
Accept or reject in writing
The landlord must accept or reject a complete application within 7 days after receiving it (or 10 days if the seller did not give the advance notice described above). The parties may agree in writing to a longer period.
Step 4 — Rejection standard
Written reasons required
A landlord may not unreasonably reject a prospective purchaser. Except for consumer-report details (shared only with the purchaser), the landlord must give the seller and purchaser a written statement of reasons for rejection.
Step 5 — Missed deadline
Landlord approval rights waived
If the landlord does not require an application, or does not accept or reject within the required time, the landlord waives the right to enforce those approval conditions against the selling tenant. Upon completion of the sale, the purchaser may occupy under the same conditions and terms as the seller, unless the new tenant agrees in writing to different terms.
Statutory prohibitions
Age, size, and construction material protections
Under ORS 90.680(12), a landlord may not reject a purchaser’s application or require removal of an existing home on a rented space because of the home’s age, size, style, or original construction material, or because it was built before (or in compliance with) the HUD manufactured housing standards or the state building code in effect at the time.
No age discrimination
Landlords cannot deny approval or demand removal solely because of the home’s age (for example, a blanket “no pre-1990 homes” rule tied to the sale).
No size or style bans
A park owner cannot require removal based on square footage, architectural style, or similar traits when the home was lawfully sited on the space.
Era-compliant standards
Homes are judged against the standards that applied when they were built—not by forcing today’s code as a reason to reject an on-site purchaser.
Legal matrix & forms
Related statutory framework & official OHCS handouts
Key Oregon statutes governing sales
- ORS 90.675 — Disposition of a dwelling left in a facility; post-tenancy sale and storage windows.
- ORS 90.632 — Sales during a physical-condition termination notice; buyer stay-in-place rights end if the notice expires uncured or the tenancy is terminated.
- ORS 90.525 — Dealer/agent choice and mandatory OHCS buy/sell rights handout.
- ORS 90.710 — Causes of action and remedies for violations of facility tenancy protections.
Official OHCS publications
Oregon Housing and Community Services publishes the handout landlords must provide when screening a purchaser or executing a rental agreement (ORS 90.525(6)).
OHCS: Rights When Buying/Selling a Manufactured Home (PDF)
OHCS: Landlord’s Guide to Tenant Rights in Buying & Selling (PDF)
Is park management blocking your sale?
If management is demanding an interior inspection as a sale condition, forcing consignment, or requiring removal solely because of the sale, contact OSTA for advocacy guidance. Tenant inquiries are confidential.