Purpose of meeting
- Review PRICE program goals.
- Describe grant timeline and key dates.
- Explain delays due to changing federal landscape.
- Present proposed amendment to the original plan.
- Gather stakeholder feedback before submitting amendment to HUD.
PRICE program goals (HUD)
- Support manufactured housing for households with low and moderate incomes.
- Preserve and revitalize manufactured housing communities.
- Protect resident health and safety.
- Promote manufactured housing as a homeownership pathway.
- Encourage resident-owned community models. Support repair and rehabilitation of manufactured housing.
Timeline and status
- Grant awarded: February 2024
- On hold: February-December 2024
- Green light to proceed: January 2026
- Performance period ends: September 2032
- Projects must be completed by: about 2030
- Amendment timing:
- Stakeholder meeting now
- 15-day public comment period (through Feb. 19)
- HUD amendment submission after comment period
Legal context (key point)
- HUD amendment redefining federal funds as a “public benefit,” triggering citizenship verification requirements.
- State response: Oregon joined federal litigation challenging HUD requirements.
- Status: Preliminary injunction prevents enforcement of new HUD rules.
- No citizenship verification required unless HUD ultimately prevails in court.
- OHCS will:
- Proceed under current rules.
- Include contingency language in contracts.
- Not retroactively apply new requirements if funds are spent before a court decision.
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Expected court resolution: late 2026 (not guaranteed)
Original PRICE plan (two-pronged)
1. Home repair and replacement
- Repairs: Homes built after 1976 in preserved parks
- Replacements: Homes built before 1976
- Administered via community action agencies (CAAs)
- Referrals to OHCS for replacements
2. Park preservation
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Acquisition of privately owned parks at risk of sale
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60-year affordability covenant
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At least 60% of residents are less than or equal to 80% of area median income.
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Grants to nonprofits and resident-owned cooperatives
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Includes infrastructure upgrades
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Requires environmental review
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Matched with Oregon Affordable Housing Tax Credits
Original budget: Roughly split between repair/replacement and preservation.
Proposed amendment (main change)
Shift 100% of PRICE funds to park preservation only.
- Eliminate repair and replacement components.
- Use full $13.75M for preservation activities.
Reasons for proposed shift
- High and urgent number of parks at risk of sale
- Risk of entire community displacement vs. individual home issues
- Limited preservation funding statewide
- Only $2.5M appropriated in 2025 Legislative Session (roughly 10% of requested amount).
- Parks currently stuck in expiring bridge financing.
- Preservation delivers long-term affordability (60 years).
- Faster and simpler deployment of funds
- Reduced exposure to HUD citizenship verification risks (arm’s-length beneficiaries)
- Repair/replacement needs remain important, but preservation stabilizes communities first.
Stakeholder feedback highlights
- CASA: Strong support; multiple communities at risk of default without preservation funding.
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18 inquiries representing 1,000-plus units
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Energy Trust of Oregon:
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Neutral on amendment
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Concern that manufactured home replacement rebates (up to $16K/unit) may go unused without paired replacement funding.
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Additional comments:
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Suggestion to prioritize preservation now but consider reallocating later if other funding (e.g., bonds) becomes available.
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OSTA: supportive of the amendment
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Bill Van Vliet (NOAH): supportive. Commented that because there is a preservation ask in session right now, depending on that outcome, it might make sense for OHCS to remain open to using some PRICE funds for replacement.
Important clarifications
- Amendment is not final and is shaped by public input.
- HUD may reject the amendment.
- If so, OHCS will revert to original approved plan.
- Funds will not be lost.
Public comment
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