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.
Know Your Rights
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Understanding Your Tenant Rights
As a manufactured home park resident, you have specific legal protections under state law. This guide outlines your rights regarding rent, evictions, and park rules, empowering you to advocate for a fair living environment.
Right to proper notice before rent increases, rule changes, or eviction
ORS 90.600 · ORS 90.324 · ORS 90.610 · ORS 90.630
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you to written notice, with the correct lead time, before space rent goes up, before park or marina rules change, and before a for-cause termination. Month-to-month space rent under ORS 90.600 requires at least 90 days’ written notice, no more than one increase in 12 months, and a percentage no greater than the DAS maximum in ORS 90.324 (for 2026: 6% if the facility has more than 30 spaces, or 9.5% if 30 or fewer — confirm DAS each September). Rule changes follow ORS 90.610. Facility termination notices follow ORS 90.630 and related facility sections — not apartment 72/144-hour or no-cause rules.
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: a rent-increase notice that misses the 90-day timeline or omits required content cannot be enforced as a lawful ORS 90.600 increase. A landlord who raises rent above the 90.324 cap is liable for three months’ rent plus actual damages (90.600(4)). A defective rule-change or eviction notice can be challenged; talk with an attorney about your timeline.
Right to 365 days' notice and a relocation payment when a park closes
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you, for a landlord conversion closure under ORS 90.645, to at least 365 days’ written notice and a relocation payment by home size — statutory base $6,000 single-wide, $8,000 double-wide, $10,000 triple-wide or larger, recalculated yearly for inflation by OHCS (confirm the current amount). The landlord must pay the required amount whether you move the home or abandon it, except as the statute provides for subdivision and leave-notice rules. Forced or agency closures use a 15-day notice clock, not 365 days (90.645(9)). Marina closures use a different statute (ORS 90.671).
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: failing to give the required conversion notice or pay the required amount can support a tenant claim for the unpaid payment and damages, and can affect the closure timeline. To keep the payment you must give written leave notice 30–60 days ahead inside the 365-day window. At least half is due within seven days after the landlord receives that leave notice; the rest is due within seven days after you leave the space (ORS 90.645).
Right to a habitable space and maintained common areas
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you to a habitable rented space and maintained common areas under ORS 90.730: potable water to the space, working sewage, safe electrical and (when provided) gas connections the landlord controls, and safe roads and common areas. The landlord does not have a duty to maintain the home you own.
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: facility remedies include written notice and claims under ORS 90.360 and ORS 90.730, including the loss in rental value of the space. Essential-service apartment remedies in ORS 90.365 generally do not apply when you own the home and rent only the space (90.365(8)). Serious failures can also be reported to the agency that regulates the utility or the park.
Right to be free from landlord retaliation
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you to complain, organize, report code issues, or assert your rights without the landlord raising rent, cutting services, or threatening eviction because of that protected activity (ORS 90.765).
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: for facility retaliation under ORS 90.765, ORS 90.710(1) allows actual damages or $500, whichever is greater — not “two months’ rent.” Retaliation can also be raised as a defense. Talk with an attorney about proof and timing.
Right to be free from discrimination
Fair Housing Act · ORS 659A.145 / 659A.421
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you to housing free from discrimination based on protected class, including disability. Park and marina space tenancies are housing. Reasonable accommodations and modifications are part of that duty. This page does not treat apartment-only Chapter 90 sections as OSTA facility guidance.
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: you may have federal and Oregon fair-housing complaints (including BOLI) and damages. Discriminatory conduct can overlap with facility retaliation remedies. Talk with an attorney or a fair-housing agency about your facts.
Right to assemble, canvass, and speak on political issues in the park
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you to meet with other residents, form or join a tenant association, canvass, and distribute political or association materials in the facility without landlord interference (ORS 90.750, ORS 90.755).
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: interference with organizing or canvassing is unlawful. You may seek damages and injunctive relief, and the conduct can overlap with retaliation under ORS 90.765 if it follows protected organizing.
Right of first refusal / opportunity to purchase the park when it's for sale
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you to written notice when the owner intends to sell, and a genuine opportunity for residents to compete to buy the facility and form a resident-owned community (ORS 90.842–90.850).
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: selling without the required notice and opportunity can expose the owner to liability and is enforceable by the tenants. The notice-of-sale requirements are mandatory, not optional.
Right to a written rental agreement and limits on what it can contain
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you to the facility statement of policy and a written space rental agreement under ORS 90.510, with required disclosures. Prohibited or unconscionable terms are not enforceable just because you signed them. Apartment rental-agreement sections are not the lead statutes for this page.
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: a missing or incomplete required writing, or a term that ORS 90.510 does not allow the landlord to enforce, can be challenged. Talk with an attorney before relying on a self-help remedy.
Right to limits on fees, deposits, and charges
ORS 90.510 · ORS 90.560–90.584
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you to the charges and utility billing methods the facility statutes and your written agreement allow. ORS 90.510 requires the statement of policy and rental materials to say which facilities and utilities are provided and who pays. Utility and service charges for facility spaces are regulated in ORS 90.560–90.584 — not apartment fee-penalty sections presented as park rules.
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: billing a utility or service charge the facility statutes do not allow, or failing to follow the billing and notice rules in ORS 90.560–90.584, can support a claim for amounts wrongly charged. Confirm the exact subsection that applies to your bill with an attorney or OSTA.
Right to notice before a subdivision conversion, and payment protections
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you to 180 days’ notice when the park converts to a planned community subdivision under ORS 92.830–92.845, plus the right to purchase your space and payment protections that depend on that choice (ORS 90.643). Converting to a subdivision does not, by itself, require a ORS 90.645 closure; if the landlord then closes the park because of that conversion, 90.645(2) applies.
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: proceeding without the required notice and options is enforceable by the tenants and can delay or invalidate the conversion timeline.
Right to mediation for certain disputes
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you to request state-facilitated mediation for many facility landlord-tenant disputes. The landlord must participate in good faith. Rent amount and rent increases are excluded by law (ORS 90.767).
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: refusing to participate in good faith can be raised later and may be factored against the landlord. Use the Mandatory Mediation hub for how to start with MMCRC or a CDRC.
Right against unreasonable landlord entry to your space
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you to limits on entry onto the rented space — not into the home you own. Except for emergencies, notice service, or other listed exceptions, the landlord generally must give at least 24 hours’ actual notice and enter only at reasonable times for legitimate purposes (ORS 90.725). This is not the apartment dwelling-unit entry statute (ORS 90.322).
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: unlawful entry, entry in an unreasonable manner, or repeated demands that unreasonably harass you entitles you to injunctive relief or to terminate under the facility tenant-termination statute, plus actual damages not less than one month’s rent (ORS 90.725).
Right to a tax credit and specific notices when a park closes
What the law entitles you to ORS 90.650 entitles you to closure-notice language about appealing the property-tax assessment — it is not a “relocation fund” and it is not the tax-credit statute. A possible closure tax credit, if still in force, is in ORS 316.090 (official legislature chapter, not Chapter 90). Forced or agency closures also require the landlord to describe any government relocation benefits the landlord knows about (ORS 90.645(9)). Confirm current tax-credit availability with a tax professional.
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: a closure notice that omits the ORS 90.650 tax-assessment appeal information is defective. That can affect the notice’s validity. Do not treat a missing 316.090 mention as automatically voiding every closure notice — the 15-day forced-closure rule does not itself require a tax-credit description.
Right to place a relocated home elsewhere regardless of its age
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you, after a park-closure move, to place the manufactured home in another park without a city or county rejecting it solely because of the home’s age (ORS 197.485 — official legislature text, not Chapter 90).
If a landlord violates If a local government violates: this duty binds cities and counties, not the closing landlord. An age-only rejection can be challenged as contrary to state law.
Rights for victims of domestic violence, including lease release and lock changes
Facility tenancy + Oregon / federal victim-housing protections
What the law entitles you to If you are a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, you may have rights to end a space tenancy early with proper verification and to require lock changes. Some Chapter 90 victim sections sit in the general part of the chapter. This accordion does not treat apartment-only remedies as park rules. Confirm with an attorney or a victim-services advocate what applies to your space tenancy.
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: refusing a valid release or lock-change request can support damages and may be a defense in a related action. Disability and fair-housing rules can also apply. Get confidential help before you miss a notice deadline.
Right to sell your home on-site
What the law entitles you to The law entitles you to sell the manufactured or floating home on the rented space. A landlord may not require removal solely because of the sale, force consignment, or (as of Sept. 1, 2025) require an interior inspection as a sale or tenancy condition (ORS 90.680, including 90.680(15)).
If a landlord violates If a landlord violates: blocking an on-site sale, forcing consignment, or requiring a banned interior inspection can support damages and other Chapter 90 remedies. See the Selling Your Home hub for screening clocks and buyer-approval limits.