- Enforcement/Dispute Resolution – Finding ways for issues between marina landlords and tenants to be resolved without litigation. Good laws are already on the books, but what do we do when our rights have been violated by a marina owner and currently our only recourse is to take them to court which involves attorneys and cost, and can place us in greater threat of eviction. We are discussing possible laws and programs which can help us get the support we need.
- Terminations/Evictions – Landlords want easier ways to fast-track the eviction process and tenants want more clarity in the language of the current law so that you can’t get evicted for minor infractions of your marina rules. Come prepared to discuss your ideas (review ORS Chapter 90.630 – how and for what reasons a landlord can evict you) in preparation. We need to make sure that landlords do not gain more power to evict and we need to reduce the uncertainty of the current eviction language in the law so that a judge can’t grant an eviction because your dog was off-leash or because you were seen running on the docks twice within a 6-month timeframe.
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If you haven’t already, now is a great time to review your lease. This consists of three items: (1) the Marina Statement of Policy, (2) Marina Rules and (3) your Rental Agreement. The lease you signed, and the rules you agreed to, may be different from the current leases and sets of rules at the marina.
If you don’t have a copy of your lease, your marina owner must supply one to you (ORS 90.510). Make sure they provide you with a copy of the lease that you signed – not the current lease or current set of rules at the marina.
Once you have your lease, review the marina rules you signed and think through which ones, if broken, should be grounds for eviction and which rule violations should be considered minor rules infractions, instead of causing you to lose your home.
See you there!
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Manufactured Housing Landlord/Tenant Coalition will be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, from 9 to noon.
This meeting will be held at the Tigard office of Multifamily NW, at 16083 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, #105 (first floor, front of the building).
The call-in number here is 515-604-9000, passcode 948800.