Hi, Rochelle, I put together a wee introduction to myself. I'm including a picture if that is helpful. Thank you!
My name is Kathleen Kincade; I'm proud to be a new member of OSTA's board of Directors. My manufactured home park in Salem is now — like many others — owned and operated by an out-of-state corporate entity that seems only to be interested in profits.
I'm retired now. Many of my neighbors have centered their retirement strategies around having more affordable home-related expenses. However, our smaller, more efficient houses, lower property taxes, and reduced insurance costs are being unfairly replaced with rising rents — all while many of our promised services and amenities disappear.
I plan to use my education and experience to advocate for myself and other manufactured home park and marina residents — to help counterbalance current attitudes of greed, indifference and neglect.
I think we all have a duty to educate ourselves about our rights and our responsibilities as tenants under Oregon's laws. I'm excited to see how members of our communities can build our relationships with lawmakers and policy-makers to create meaningful consequences for those who try to ignore those rights.
