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OSTA Annual Conference April 10, 2027 10am-4pm Hilton Garden Inn Clackamas 12566 SE 93rd Ave, Clackamas, OR 97015 FREE Shuttles from airport and train station. Discounted Room rates available. Contact OSTA for pricing and reservation. Purchase Your Tickets Right Here Reserve your seat for our Annual Conference. Walk away with most up-to-date information on tenant […]

Just because a payment portal asks you to click 'I Accept' doesn't mean a fee is legal. Here is what Oregon law says about unwritten rent processing charges—and how to avoid paying them.

Park and Marina Rules Govern How Residents Use Their Space A landlord of a manufactured dwelling park or floating home marina must have written rules and regulations about how tenants use the rented space and park or marina facilities, and they must be attached to the Statement of Policy given to tenants when they move […]

Residents Benefit from Regular Communication Manufactured Home Parks (MHPs) and Floating Home Marinas (FHMs) that have good internal communication systems tend to be stronger communities. Residents are more likely to know each other, be up to date on information, understand their rights, and be better able to help each other in times of crisis. Why […]

Many park and marina tenants are surprised that changing legislation takes so long. We can all sympathize with tenants who have urgent issues and need to be resolved within the 30-day window that a notice requires. But the truth is that changing state laws takes a trendendous amount of time and changing state laws does […]

Often LL (landlords) will try to bully and bluff their way through an issue. Let’s hear from Board member Angela Garvin on her experience:  I will share this because I was so shocked that about the following legal advice given to me by our knowledgable facility attorney when my landlord was threatening to refuse to […]

Those Beautiful *Darned Trees Many of Oregon’s older and rural mobile home parks are filled with lovely, mature trees. At Wingspread Mobile Home Park in Ashland residents love the stream that flows through the community with ponds and large trees that provide shade and wildlife habitat. And… the trees get big and send out roots […]