A Healthier Way to Understand Infighting in Your Park and 5 Practical Steps to Deal With It
OSTA often hears stories of tension between tenants in the same park or even within the same committee. While this can feel
A Final Farewell to Jane Capron
Jane Capron "She pretty much single-handedly got us - OSTA - through much of the first 15-20 years of this century!"
Raise Money for Our Mission as You Shop
Do you shop online at Amazon, Target, Walmart or other retailers? Now you can help fund OSTA's advocacy and education
Letter to the Editor- Senior Mobile Home Park Residents Worried About Future
Deann Sweeper, a long-time friend and member of OSTA writes to us, Senior Mobile Home Park Residents Worried About Future We
Help with Home Repairs
A new section on our website features listings of home repair grants and resources for Clackamas and Lane County. Most programs require
Our Strength in Numbers; Power in Organization
Our strength, OSTA’s strength, lies in our being organized and having many members. Our strength lies in planning and implementing those plans
Life is a Cabaret, but Sometimes it’s a Broken Sewer Line
It’s been said that life is a cabaret. On the other hand, sometimes it’s a broken sewer line. Personally, I prefer
Is Your Tenants Association Legitimate?
Is Your Tenants Association Legitimate? Landlords Refusal to Acknowledge Associations Have Tenants Questioning Landlords are not the "judge and jury" when it
Report Failing Water and Sewer Lines
The OHCS Infrastructure Study is the primary tool for securing future state funding for park repairs. In the coming months we will be
2026 Short Session Outcomes
Oregon 2026 Legislative Session: Housing & Tenant Rights Report 1. Executive Summary The 2026 short session focused on closing loopholes in manufactured
OSTA Forward – A Chapter Led Model
UPDATE: In order to facilitate this new program, the Board has voted to strike the rule within our bylaws which
NEW! Tenants Association at Shady Cove
We'd like to extend our congratulations to the residents of Leisure Days Mobile Home Community and Shady Cove, OR. At a meeting
2025 OSTA Park and Marina Resident Handbook now available for purchase
There are some new tools in the park's organizing arsenal for residents. In addition to having PDFs available of ORS 90,
OSTA Meeting with Attorney General Rayfield -Enforcement
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and his staff agreed to a meeting with OSTA Board members on February 10th. The meeting was short
2026 Short Legislative Session Activity
February 2nd was the start of this year's short legislative session, which only lasted until March 8th. OSTA Board Members,