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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

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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


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!