Park and marina closings

When the landlord/owner of a manufactured dwelling park and/or marina community in Oregon closes their park/marina and converts the space to a different use, there are requirements the landlord/owner needs to satisfy prior to the closure. The requirements are detailed in ORS 90.645, ORS 90.650, ORS 90.655, and ORS 90.671.

List of closed manufactured home parks 2020-present:

Sample Tenant Letters

Below is the sample letter OHCS is required to provide to landlord/owners to send to their tenants, detailing specific information when planning to close their park/marina.

Landlord/owners can also contact the MMCRC office by email or phone to request a copy of the letter to be sent to you via U.S. Mail.

Payment to Tenants of a Closed Park / Marina

According to ORS 90.645, established in 2016, if a manufactured dwelling park is to close, the owner of the park is required to pay each tenant for each space that a rental agreement is to be terminated. The rates established in 2016 are:

$6,000 for a single-wide dwelling
$8,000 for a double-wide dwelling; or
$10,000 for a triple-wide or larger dwelling.

According to OARD 813, 65-0110(1)(d)(A), The amount a facility owner is required to pay the tenant for each space that is terminated is recalculated annually to reflect inflation with CPI.

Amount Paid to Tenant for Manufactured Home Park Closure, calculated by Annual CPI

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
https://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm
Current year's CPI rate calculated from the previous year's rate.

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