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.
Oregon manufactured dwelling park space tenancies
ORS 90.645 · Park closure notice and relocation payment
Park closure and relocation: your rights under Oregon law
If you own the home and rent the space in an Oregon manufactured dwelling park, a closure to convert the land to another use is governed by ORS 90.645. You are entitled to written notice and, when the statute applies, a relocation payment. This page does not apply to apartment rentals. Marina closures use a different statute (ORS 90.671). This is educational, not legal advice.
Mandatory timelines
You are entitled to advance notice
A landlord cannot convert a park to another use overnight. ORS 90.645 sets different clocks depending on whether the closure is the landlord’s conversion or a government-forced closure.
Conversion to a use other than a park
If the park (or a portion that includes your space) will close and the land or leasehold will be converted to a use other than a manufactured dwelling park, and the closure is not required by eminent domain or a government order, the landlord may end the space rental by giving at least 365 days’ written notice before the termination date in the notice, and by paying the relocation amount the statute requires (ORS 90.645(1)).
Eminent domain or agency order
If the landlord is required to close because of eminent domain or an order of a federal, state, or local agency, the landlord must notify tenants in writing no later than 15 days after receiving that notice or order. The tenant notice must state the closure date and reason, describe any government relocation benefits the landlord knows about, and include the tax-assessment appeal information in ORS 90.650 (ORS 90.645(9)). That 15-day rule does not itself require a description of the ORS 316.090 tax credit.
Statutory entitlement
You may be owed a relocation payment
For a conversion closure under ORS 90.645(1)(a)–(b), the statute lists these base amounts by home size. Oregon Housing and Community Services must recalculate them each year for inflation. Confirm the current-year figure with OHCS before you accept payment.
Single-wide
Base $6,000
Statutory base — confirm the current OHCS amount.
Double-wide
Base $8,000
Statutory base — confirm the current OHCS amount.
Triple-wide or larger
Base $10,000
Statutory base — confirm the current OHCS amount.
OHCS must publish an inflation-adjusted amount each year (ORS 90.645(1)(b)). See Oregon Housing and Community Services — manufactured housing for current materials.
Except as provided in the subdivision and tenant-notice exceptions, the landlord must pay the full required amount whether you move the home or abandon it. The landlord may deduct unpaid amounts you owe, and may charge rent for days you still occupy the space (ORS 90.645(4), (6)(b)).
How payment works
Protect the payment: your written leave notice
The landlord is not required to make the relocation payment unless you give written notice of the date you will leave — by moving or abandoning the home — not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days in advance, and that date must fall within the 365-day period (ORS 90.645(5)(a)). Keep copies. Certified mail is a practical way to prove delivery; the statute requires a writing, not a specific mail class.
1. Your 30–60 day written notice
Give the landlord the leave date in writing, 30–60 days ahead, inside the 365-day window (ORS 90.645(5)(a)).
2. First half within 7 days
After the landlord receives that notice, at least half of the payment is due within seven days (ORS 90.645(4)).
3. Remainder after you leave
The rest is due no later than seven days after you cease to occupy the space (ORS 90.645(4)). Give a forwarding address in writing.
4. Keep records
Keep copies of the closure notice, your leave notice, and proof of how you sent them. That is good practice, not a separate statutory form.
Other rules
Other protections in the closure statute
No penalty for leaving early
The landlord may not charge a penalty, fee, or unaccrued rent for moving out before the 365-day notice period ends (ORS 90.645(6)(a)). Occupied days can still be charged as rent.
Space rent cannot be raised after the notice
After the landlord gives a termination notice under this section, the landlord may not increase rent for that space (ORS 90.645(7)).
Subdivision conversions
Converting a park to a planned community subdivision under ORS 92.830–92.845 does not, by itself, require a ORS 90.643 closure. If the landlord closes the park because of that conversion, ORS 90.645(2) applies: notice may be 180 days, and the relocation payment is not required if you buy the lot and stay, or sell the home to a person who buys the lot.
Placement after a closure move
A city or county generally may not deny placement of a manufactured home in another park solely because of the home’s age when the move is due to park closure. See ORS 197.485 (official legislature text — not Chapter 90).
A word about retaliation
These closure duties are statutory, not a favor from management. For park and marina space tenancies, a landlord may not retaliate for asserting your rights or organizing with neighbors (ORS 90.765). Damages for a facility retaliation or sale-related violation are $500 or actual damages, whichever is greater (ORS 90.710(1)) — not two months’ apartment rent. See the Retaliation page for the full list of protected acts.
Contact OSTAHave Questions?
Closure notices carry short clocks. Talk with someone who knows these statutes before you waive rights or accept a payment. If you have received a closure notice, you may also want a lawyer. The Oregon State Bar Lawyer Referral Service can help you find one.
Related Oregon statutes
Chapter 90 cites open in the on-site statute viewer. Official text is the Oregon legislature chapter file.
- ORS 90.645 — Park closure notice and relocation payment
- ORS 90.643 — Conversion to a planned community subdivision
- ORS 90.650 — Notice about appealing the property-tax assessment
- ORS 90.655 — Copies of the closure notice to OHCS and non-tenant owners; post-closure report
- ORS 90.660 — Limits on local park-closure ordinances
- ORS 197.485 — Official legislature text (siting; not Chapter 90)
- ORS 316.090 — Official legislature text (closure tax credit, if still in force; not Chapter 90)
Oregon Housing and Community Services — manufactured housing