ORS § 90 § 90.740
Tenant obligations.
Operative Text
A tenant shall: (1) Install the tenant’s manufactured dwelling or floating home and any accessory building or structure on a rented space in compliance with applicable laws and the rental agreement. (2) Except as provided by the rental agreement, dispose from the dwelling or home and the rented space all ashes, garbage, rubbish and other waste in a clean, safe and legal manner. With regard to needles, syringes and other infectious waste, as defined in ORS 459.386, the tenant may not dispose of these items by placing them in garbage receptacles or in any other place or manner except as authorized by state and local governmental agencies. (3) Behave, and require persons on the premises with the consent of the tenant to behave, in compliance with the rental agreement and with any laws or ordinances that relate to the tenant’s behavior as a tenant. (4) Except as provided by the rental agreement: (a) Use the rented space and the facility common areas in a reasonable manner considering the purposes for which they were designed and intended; (b) Keep the rented space in every part free from all accumulations of debris, filth, rubbish, garbage, rodents and vermin as the condition of the rented space permits and to the extent that the tenant is responsible for causing the problem. The tenant shall cooperate to a reasonable extent in assisting the landlord in any reasonable effort to remedy the problem; (c) Keep the dwelling or home, and the rented space, safe from the hazards of fire; (d) Install and maintain in the dwelling or home a smoke alarm approved under applicable law; (e) Install and maintain storm water drains on the roof of the dwelling or home and connect the drains to the drainage system, if any; (f) Use electrical, water, storm water drainage and sewage disposal systems in a reasonable manner and maintain the connections to those systems; (g) Refrain from deliberately or negligently destroying, defacing, damaging, impairing or removing any part of the facility, other than the tenant’s own dwelling or home, or knowingly permitting any person to do so; (h) Maintain, water and mow or prune any shrubbery or grass on the rented space; (i) Maintain and water trees, including cleanup and removal of fallen branches and leaves, on the rented space for a manufactured dwelling except for hazard trees as provided in ORS 90.727; and (j) Behave, and require persons on the premises with the consent of the tenant to behave, in a manner that does not disturb the peaceful enjoyment of the premises by neighbors.
Oregon Revised Statutes § 90.740 sets out a broad list of obligations that tenants in manufactured dwelling or floating home communities must meet while renting a space. These obligations cover how the dwelling is installed, how waste is disposed of (including strict rules for infectious waste such as needles and syringes), how the rented space and common areas are used, and how the tenant and their guests behave toward neighbors. The provision also addresses specific maintenance duties, including keeping the space free of debris and vermin, maintaining smoke alarms, managing stormwater drainage, and caring for trees, shrubs, and grass on the rented space.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under ORS § 90.740, compliant facility operators generally document in the rental agreement which maintenance responsibilities are assigned to tenants and which are retained by management, since several obligations under this section can be modified by the rental agreement. Operators typically conduct periodic space inspections to verify that tenants are meeting duties such as debris removal, smoke alarm installation, and stormwater drain connections, and they keep records of any notices or cooperative remediation efforts related to rodent or vermin problems. Because § 90.740 requires tenants to manage trees (other than hazard trees covered separately under ORS 90.727), operators often clarify in writing which trees qualify as hazard trees so that responsibility lines remain clear.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
ORS § 90.740 outlines the specific maintenance and behavioral duties that apply to you as a tenant renting a manufactured dwelling or floating home space in Oregon, and understanding these obligations can help you avoid lease violations or disputes. If you believe your landlord is mischaracterizing a duty as yours when the rental agreement or the statute assigns it differently—for example, regarding hazard trees under ORS 90.727—you may raise that distinction in any dispute resolution process available under your rental agreement or through Oregon's court system. Tenant-rights organizations familiar with manufactured housing law can help you understand how § 90.740 applies to your circumstances and what options exist if you face a complaint or notice from your landlord.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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