ORS 90.514 Disclosure to prospective tenant of improvements required under rental agreement; limitations on requirements

Before a prospective tenant signs a rental agreement for space in a manufactured dwelling park or for a converted rental space, the landlord must provide the prospective tenant with a written statement that discloses the improvements that the landlord will require under the rental agreement. The written statement must be in the format developed by the Attorney General pursuant to ORS 90.516 and include at least the following:

A notice that the tenant may select and contract directly with a contractor to be the provider of an improvement.

Separately stated and identifiable information for each required improvement that specifies:

The dimensions, materials and finish for improvements to be constructed or repaired;

The installation fees imposed by government agencies; and

The site preparation requirements and restrictions, including, but not limited to, requirements and restrictions on the use of plants and landscaping.

Identification of the improvements that belong to the tenant and the improvements that must remain with the space.

A landlord may not require as part of the improvements under the rental agreement that a tenant:

Pay any fee to the landlord for improvements.

Pay any system development charges.

Construct or repair an improvement that cannot be reasonably removed and owned by the tenant at the termination of the tenancy, except for porches, stairs, decks, awnings, carports, sheds or vegetative landscaping on the site or any other improvements necessary for the safe and lawful installation of the manufactured dwelling.

Except as provided in ORS 41.740, a written statement provided under this section is considered to contain all of the terms relating to improvements that a prospective tenant must make under the rental agreement. There may be no evidence of the terms of the written statement other than the contents of the written statement.