Happy Thanksgiving to All

from your

MH/OSTA Board Members! 

2016 Annual Meeting Blues in the Night

My mama done told me; When I was in pigtails

My mama done told me hon;       A landlord ll sweet talk ;  And promise you good things

But when the sweet talking’s  done;           

A landlord is twofaced sweet talking thing who’ll

Leave you to sing;            The blues in the night

See him making friction; Hear him talk eviction       whoo wee 

My mama done told me

Talk to you legislator;   be an agitatior         whoo wee

mama done told me                     Whoo wee        whoo wee

An enforcement pack will hold back                        The blues in the night

From Medford to Salem               from Portland to Grants Pass

In towns clear across the state;      We need to fight for enforcement

Of laws to protect us           Or it’ll be our fate

To live with the two faced worrisome thing who’ll leave us t sing

The blues in the night

Hum       Humm

My mama was right

There’s blues in the night.

2016 Annual Meeting O'Billy McGee McGaw

Two park owners sat in a tree – O’Billy McGee McGaw

Two park owners sat in a tree – The were greedy as they could be

And they all flapped their wings and cried, CAW CAW CAW.

We don’t give a hoot about the law.

Said one land lord, “ Let’s increase our cash” O’Billy McGee McGaw

Said one land lord, “ Let’s increase our cash and evict from our parks white trash

And they both flapped their wings and cried CAW CAW CAW 

We don’t have to obey the law

So they made a list of great demands O’Billy McGee McGaw

So the made a list of great demands and handed out many commands

And said do them now or get off our lands CAW CAW CAW

We’re the meanest guys you ever saw.

The time is right The land lord say of O’Billy McGee McGaw

The time is right they said with mirth, to get rid of this scum and increase our worth

Let them rot on the street and beg food to eat CAW CAW CAW

We’re above the Law

And they flapped their wings and cried, CAW CAW CAW

WARNING

WARNING1 Judy Morton is concerned that her OSTA email address has been hacked and that messages may go out that appear to be from her asking for money to be wired somewhere, like to a bank. We ask you to realize these will be scam messages and to ignore them. Neither a bank nor MH/OSTA would ever send an email asking you to wire money. Be very suspicious of requests for wiring  money, even if the requests are from your nephew in Nigeria! Judy will probably change her OSTA email address, but we will let you know if she does, probably in the next OSTA Quarterly Review if not sooner.

Long-term Rental Agreements Cause Concern

The MH/OSTA district directors and the attorneys on our board have been receiving calls from concerned manufactured home park residents recently because some landlords are promoting long-term rental agreements. Our advise is NOT to sign these leases/rental agreements. We also encourage you to document any promises about these noting date, time, place, who made the promise and to whom. Also document any threats made if you don't sign and any promises made if you will sign. Keep in mind that a 30-day (month-to-month) rental agreement doesn't ever expire. OSTA is investigating these long-term rental contracts, and we expect to be able to answer your questions at the annual meeting on Oct. 1.

Oregon State Rep. Val Hoyle to speak at meeting on Saturday, Oct. 1, in Cottage Grove

The latest update on the 2016 annual MH/OSTA state meeting at Village Green is the good news that Rep. Val Hoyle, Oregon State House Majority Leader, during the 2015 session, will be speaking to us in the afternoon. This photo was taken last year at SongBrook MHP  after a chapter meeting. With her are Ken Capron and Mike Berg. Representative Hoyle has been a hard-working supporter of manufactured/mobile home residents and is both a knowledgeable and entertaining speaker. We're delighted she will be joining us.

Because concerns have been brought to our attention recently, we also plan to have information on various types of rental agreements. And of course there's always good food and a little bit of fun.

The morning session will be on mediation with Marlena Bertram from the Yamhill County  Dispute Resolution Center and our OSTA Quarterly Review columnist and also Chip Coker from the Lane County Center. If you'd like to ask a question of them, please email it with your reservation.

Seven current directors will be up for election at this meeting. Any member is welcome to run for a spot on the state board, but applications should be submitted ahead of time. Contact your district director for application forms or send a resume to P.O. 24958, Eugene, OR 97402.

 Reservations are being accepted through September 23. Those who want to spend either Friday or Saturday night at the Inn, need to reserve a room by August 31. Tell the desk you're with the Manufactured Housing convention.

2016 ANNUAL STATE MEETING INVITATION/REGISTRATION FORM AVAILABLE NOW

The Invitation/Registration Form for the 2016 Annual State Meeting at the Village Green is available NOW  in the 2016 Fall OQR, located on this blog in the MH-Osta Reviews Section located in the lower left of the home page of the blog! If other details become available they will be posted here!