(1) An Office of Manufactured Dwelling Park Community Relations is established in the Housing and Community Services Department.
(2) The Director of the Housing and Community Services Department shall, through the use of office personnel or by other means:
(a) Undertake, participate in or cooperate with persons and agencies in such conferences, inquiries, meetings or studies as might lead to improvements in manufactured dwelling park landlord and tenant relationships;
(b) Develop and implement a centralized resource referral program for tenants and landlords to encourage the voluntary resolution of disputes;
(c) Maintain a current list of manufactured dwelling parks in the state, indicating the total number of spaces;
(d) Not be directly affiliated, currently or previously, in any way with a manufactured dwelling park within the preceding two years; and
(e) Take other actions or perform such other duties as the director deems necessary or appropriate, including but not limited to coordinating or conducting tenant resource fairs, providing tenant counseling and service referrals related to park closures and providing outreach services to educate tenants regarding tenant rights and responsibilities and the availability of services.
(3) The office shall adopt rules to administer ORS 90.645 and 90.655. [1989 c.918 §8; 1995 c.28 §1; 1997 c.577 §45; 1999 c.676 §29; 2003 c.21 §3; 2005 c.22 §318; 2007 c.906 §9]
Note: See note under 446.515.
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