Enter This Park at Your Own Risk
Residents at River Bend Manufactured Home Park in Reedsport, Oregon,have been working with OSTA District Director Charlie Ricker and Reedsport city officials in an attempt to find a solution to violations that include a sinkhole and land erosion under the homes in this scenic park near the Pacific Ocean. Over 46 homes plus public utilities, the common areas, and roads have become unsafe and downright dangerous. Residents are pursuing legal action to encourage the owner to repair damage in the park. The photo shows a problem at one of the homes where the slab and land have fallen.
Coalition Bill, HB3016A, a unanimous success!
Coalition Bill, HB3016A, a unanimous success!
The Manufactured
Housing Landlord/Tenant Coalition bill passed the Senate Wednesday, April 20,
on a 29 to 0 vote. That gives a combined total vote, in both houses, of
89 to zero. The bill now goes to the Governor Brown for her signature.
To read more, go to the
Summer 2015 OSTA Review, available at the left of your screen.
Lane District Meeting March 21 for All Area Chapters
Plan to spend some time learning about and discussing state statutes regarding manufactured/mobile home park rules. We have a clearly-written handout for guidance, and this will be an excellent meeting for people new to park living. We’ll try to cut off problems “at the pass” so there won’t be so many surprises down the road. We also hope to have information for you about current State Legislation.
Non-OSTA members are welcome to come and hopefully join.The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, at SongBrook, 4055 Royal Avenue in Eugene. --Jane Capron, District Director
Plan to spend some time learning about and discussing state statutes regarding manufactured/mobile home park rules. We have a clearly-written handout for guidance, and this will be an excellent meeting for people new to park living. We’ll try to cut off problems “at the pass” so there won’t be so many surprises down the road. We also hope to have information for you about current State Legislation.
Non-OSTA members are welcome to come and hopefully join.The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, at SongBrook, 4055 Royal Avenue in Eugene. --Jane Capron, District Director
BEWARE OF PAYPAL Scams
Dear Members,
I received the following in an email - it appears my PayPal Account is Locked. My account was fine.
You will never get notices like this from any financial institution - it is a scam. This is a tactic for hackers to use to gain access to your information. DO NOT SIGN IN FROM ANY LINK IN SUCH AN EMAIL Go to the official website to sign in.
I received the following in an email - it appears my PayPal Account is Locked. My account was fine.
You will never get notices like this from any financial institution - it is a scam. This is a tactic for hackers to use to gain access to your information. DO NOT SIGN IN FROM ANY LINK IN SUCH AN EMAIL Go to the official website to sign in.
We Have a New Mailing Address
Renewals and other correspondence sent to the Springfield post office box will be forwarded for six months but might be a little slow. Meanwhile, because Judy Morton and Jane and Ken Capron collect the mail and all three live in Eugene, we've decided to have mail delivered to a Eugene post office box.
The new address is:
MH-OSTA
P.O. Box 24958
Eugene OR 97402
The new address is:
MH-OSTA
P.O. Box 24958
Eugene OR 97402
2014 Annual
Meeting Songs performed by the OSTA band and chorus
(Chapters are urged to have fun with these songs,
perhaps performing them at a meeting.)
“All Together Now”
Solo: One, two, three, four What are we cheering
for? Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
It’s OSTA!
A,B,C,D Who works hard for you and me? E,F,G,H,I J
It’s OSTA!
Chorus and Band: (Bom bom bom bompa bom) Pay your
dues
(Bompa bom) Fraternize
(Bompa bom) Help your friends
(Bompa bom) Organize!
(All together now) All together now
(All together now) All together now
(All together now) Altogether now
(All together now) Altogether now
Solo: Black, white, red, green, If your landlord is obscene
Pin, brown, yellow, orange, blue, Call Charlie!
(Repeat the 4 “ All together now” lines )
(Bom bom bom) Pay your dues
(Bompa bom) Fraternize
(Bompa bom) Help your friends
(Bompa bom) Organize!
(Repeat the “All together now” lines 8 times
slowing speed and going up the scale on 8th line.
“Yellow Submarine”
Solo: In the park where I reside
Lives a man most happily
And he told us of his life
On rented property.
His house belongs to him
But he rents the space below
And every year he’s learned
That rent will always grow.
Chorus:
We all live in a manufactured house, manufactured house, manufactured house
We all live in a manufactured house, manufactured
house, manufactured house.
Solo: And my friends are in the park
Some of them live next door
And the band begins to play---[band plays free form here for a while]
{Spoken by 3 chorus members] Bingo tonight, Marge. See you at coffee and
donuts, guys, Don’t forget potluck next week.
Solo : As we live a life of ease
Most of us
have all we need
Food and drugs, booze or spouse, in our manufactured
house.
Chorus: We all live in a manufactured house,
manufactured house, manufactured house [repeat 3 more times]
“The
Whiffenpoof Song”
We are a herd of cash cows
Who rent our land
Moo! Moo! Moo! (Audience can join in with kazoos on the” Moos”)
But we stick together
In an OSTA band
Moo! Moo! Moo!
Solo: I’m a homeowner, yes, but my land isn’t free
My rent will rise for eternity
Landlord,
please have mercy on me.
All: Moo! Moo! Moo!
Repeat: We are a herd of cash cows
Who rent our land
Moo! Moo! Moo!
We stick together
In an OSTA band
Slowly and lugubriously: Moo! Moo! Moo!
MH/OSTA ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATIONS DUE BY NOVEMBER 1
We're planning an exciting annual meeting for OSTA members at The Village Green in Cottage Grove from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, November 8.
The registration table should be open somewhere between 9 a.m.and 9:30 for early birds to chat and drop off silent auction donations, items, and baskets.The brief business meeting will be at 10. Then it's on to the program, which will include information from Chelsea Catto of Casa of Oregon on what to do if you're interested in buying your park and Legislative plans and review from Rep. Nancy Nathanson, who is a major supporter of manufactured home owners.
For lunch you have a choice of chicken penne with marinara sauce, a /3 lb. hamburger and potato salad, or a vegan stir fry of tofu, fresh vegetables and rice with Teriyaki sauce. There will be cake and coffee. Actually, there will be coffee all day, and the Inn's restaurant will be open for breakfast. Those spending Friday night will get breakfast as part of their room rate.
After lunch to aid your digestion, there will be music of sorts from the OSTA Players, lasting until you boo them off stage.
An afternoon panel on Promoting Neighborhood Villages will feature former State Representative and national board member of OWL, Nancie Fadeley, and residents of several parks telling how they encourage neighborhood care-giving. We expect to hear additional ideas from those attending. Hopefully we can send everyone home with good ways to help each other.
The finale of the day will be a question and answer session on legal issues with Matthew Johnson, attorney and OSTA board member. This will be a return of his popular session last year, so bring your questions.
Then, as frosting on the cake, we'll have the results of the silent auction, again being run by Pat Negus from SongBrook. Hopefully you'll all go home with wonderful buys that you love. Your generous bidding will again aid our Helping Hands program.
There were problems with delivery of the most recent OSTA Quarterly Reviews, so if you haven't received yours, please scroll down the left column of the blog and click on the Fall 2014 issue. If you can't download a registration form, all we need is your name, the name of your park, which of the three entries you want on your plate lunch, and your $20 registration fee.You can also email me with questions. --Jane Capron
Let's have a wonderful day!
The registration table should be open somewhere between 9 a.m.and 9:30 for early birds to chat and drop off silent auction donations, items, and baskets.The brief business meeting will be at 10. Then it's on to the program, which will include information from Chelsea Catto of Casa of Oregon on what to do if you're interested in buying your park and Legislative plans and review from Rep. Nancy Nathanson, who is a major supporter of manufactured home owners.
For lunch you have a choice of chicken penne with marinara sauce, a /3 lb. hamburger and potato salad, or a vegan stir fry of tofu, fresh vegetables and rice with Teriyaki sauce. There will be cake and coffee. Actually, there will be coffee all day, and the Inn's restaurant will be open for breakfast. Those spending Friday night will get breakfast as part of their room rate.
After lunch to aid your digestion, there will be music of sorts from the OSTA Players, lasting until you boo them off stage.
An afternoon panel on Promoting Neighborhood Villages will feature former State Representative and national board member of OWL, Nancie Fadeley, and residents of several parks telling how they encourage neighborhood care-giving. We expect to hear additional ideas from those attending. Hopefully we can send everyone home with good ways to help each other.
The finale of the day will be a question and answer session on legal issues with Matthew Johnson, attorney and OSTA board member. This will be a return of his popular session last year, so bring your questions.
Then, as frosting on the cake, we'll have the results of the silent auction, again being run by Pat Negus from SongBrook. Hopefully you'll all go home with wonderful buys that you love. Your generous bidding will again aid our Helping Hands program.
There were problems with delivery of the most recent OSTA Quarterly Reviews, so if you haven't received yours, please scroll down the left column of the blog and click on the Fall 2014 issue. If you can't download a registration form, all we need is your name, the name of your park, which of the three entries you want on your plate lunch, and your $20 registration fee.You can also email me with questions. --Jane Capron
Let's have a wonderful day!
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