Purchasing your Park or Marina Adds Stability

There are many benefits to owning your park and marina.  Facility ownership typically offers manufactured and floating home owners greater housing stability and increased property values.  This is because the homeowners have greater control over their property, their monthly costs, and the future of the park or marina.

Since January 2015, landlords have been required to notify tenants if they plan to sell, and tenants have 10 calendar days to notify the owner in writing that they are interested in buying the park or marina. Residents should form a purchase committee or designate an already-established committee to communicate with the owner. There must not be more than one committee to do the negotiating. The committee will request certain financial information from the park or marina owner.

Park residents have access to more programs and incentives than marina residents do to help them purchase their parks

CASA of Oregon can provide technical assistance to park residents who wish to purchase, own, and operate the park as a cooperative.  Local housing authorities also can purchase manufactured home parks to preserve them and keep rents affordable. It is the park committee’s jobs to research, check the interest of the residents, and then contact these organizations for more information.

Under Construction:

This page is still under development and will provide resources to those who want to understand the process and makes it easier to navigate the purchase process.

  • What is a Purchase Association – protected by law
  • Why Tenants would want to form a Purchase Association – benefits of ownership
  • Step-by-step recommended process
    • Purchase Resources for Park Tenants
    • Purchase Resources for Marina Tenants

In the meantime, check out this information about park purchases in the back of this Legal Aid Services of Oregon Handbook.

Park/Marina Purchase Blog posts UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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