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<br />ATTACHMENT B <br /> <br />Manufactured Home Park Committee <br />Recommendations from the Housing Policy Board; Comparison to HB 2735 <br /> <br />1) All three local jurisdictions (Lane County, Springfield, and Eugene) should establish <br />protections for residents of Manufactured Home parks when park owners voluntarily <br />close or convert. Protections do not apply when the park is closed due to condemnation <br />or foreclosure. To qualify as a Manufactured Home Park there must be at least 4 <br />spaces occupied by owners of Manufactured Homes. Recreational Vehicles are not <br />considered manufactured homes. <br /> <br />HB 2735: Preempts local ordinances <br />SB 17A Same as HB 2735, but grandfathers in local ordinances if they are effective <br />prior to October 1, 2007 <br /> <br /> <br />2) All parks, not just parks in industrial or commercial zones or flood plains, shall be covered. <br /> <br />HB 2735: Covers all parks <br /> <br />3) All residents who own and occupy their Manufactured Homes in the closing park should be <br /> <br />covered, regardless of income, age, or disability. <br /> <br />a. Residents who rent the Manufactured Home, rather than own it, should not <br />receive any special assistance. <br /> <br />4) The owner of the closing park should be required to hire a housing counselor to assist <br />residents with moving and with any relocation assistance claims. <br /> <br />HB 2735: No housing counselor provided <br /> <br /> <br />5) The current state requirements regarding notice of closure – that the statement of policy <br />warn potential residents of the risk of closure and that a 365 day closure notice be given <br />to a resident prior to closure – should not be changed, by making the warning notice <br />more prominent or increasing the length of the closure notice. <br /> <br />HB 2735: 365 day notice only – no shorter notices <br /> <br />Current law <br /> (ORS 90.630 (5)): A park landlord may close a manufactured housing park to <br />( <br />convert the land to another use with either: (1) a 365-day notice and no financial assistance or <br />(2) no less than 180 days notice plus $3,500 and an alternative space.) <br /> <br />No rent increases allowed during the one year period. No rent obligation if resident <br />leaves during the one year notice period. No charge to resident if home is abandoned. <br /> <br /> <br /> L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070611\S070611B.doc <br /> <br />