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The bill summary read into the record said the measure “prohibits provisions in new recorded instruments or governing documents of planned communities banning the siting of manufactured dwellings or prefabricated structures when they otherwise allow residential housing,” and that the measure “extends through 01/02/2031 programs providing grants for low income facility tenant landlord dispute resolution services and for the Manufactured and Marina Communities Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee Program.” The summary noted “minimal fiscal impact and no revenue impact.”

Representative Pam Marsh (chair, House Committee on Housing and Homelessness) told the committee “we are in a housing crisis” and described HB 31 44 as a narrow fix to remove a remaining barrier to placing manufactured and modular homes in new planned communities: “This bill is an easy 1. … House Bill 3,144 simply closes 1 final gap by requiring new planned communities, that is, planned communities from this day forward, to allow placement of manufactured homes and modular homes.”

Bill Pham Fleet, identified in testimony as executive director with NOAH (Network for Oregon Affordable Housing), said the state has a large existing manufactured-home stock and that removing barriers helps expand an affordable housing supply: “In Oregon, there are over 140,000 manufactured homes which provide affordable homes.” He added the bill applies only to new planned communities, not existing ones, and that language mirrors protections previously adopted for middle housing and accessory dwelling units.

John Van Laningham, an attorney with Oregon Law Center / Lane County Legal Aid who negotiated parts of Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 90 and helped draft the 2019 law establishing the dispute-resolution program, described the second piece of HB 31 44. He said the dispute-resolution elements were implemented through what he called MMCRC (the Manufactured and Marina Community Resource Center) within Oregon Housing and Community Services, and that the grants pay for mediation referrals and a funded attorney who represents low-income park tenants. Van Laningham said the programs are paid for by a special assessment chosen by park residents, currently $10 per year, and that “there's no state money here in these 2 programs.” He told the committee there is sufficient money in the fund to continue operation for at least two more years and that the bill would extend the sunset on the attorney position and the advisory committee.

No committee questions were recorded and no members of the public had signed up to testify on HB 31 44 before Chair Pham closed the public hearing.

The committee took no formal vote during the hearing; the item remained in the hearing phase with testimony entered into the record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Committee On Housing and Development 05/05/2025 1:15 PM","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Housing and Development Committee held a public hearing May 5 on House Bill 31 44, which would bar new planned-community governing documents from banning manufactured or prefabricated homes and extend a sunset on dispute-resolution grants through Jan. 2, 2031.","taxTitle","Housing and Development, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",17873,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6251725,"Committee weighs shortening condo defect liability, requiring moisture inspections to spur condo production",3689,556130,4246035,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193497-593e270afc2b7a4b98ee139982b6f8fa&start=556&end=4246","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193497-593e270afc2b7a4b98ee139982b6f8fa/thumbnail_556130.jpg","/articles/6251725/Oregon/Committee-weighs-shortening-condo-defect-liability-requiring-moisture-inspections-to-spur-condo-production","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6251725-0627a27def7539b27c67f36683b7034e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440471&Signature=Xwa~7MD9Xbqz0zFKjdZUoXwGPOkKwLn~Ft96CYMOx~4moy9-W0zojrgPNE9dlwGkxxjTBUXJGxIDSGdaevou6wqj1L-oxYl36SN-ZsxwL4lqKQU-fc5HCjyA-N85KZxzkbhdk61OT2e3xOmducHzbn7LYFQ0kH2vJbbqTwYdj6DQ6NMKrgzQvHDMk6acWpHv6kDD-OEM~YFQWOw~k1mMiq6hFlwPX92SVMC97QsiTK0a35fBpCkaswyjrdMMR9LUCgMKsAj7M8H1Wwf0ejgsysdlwp8S4NZL49Xdgwm6fwWgHXqA07j3dlQxpov~~K855nDAUg1eHdelBCUZ2MQ2mQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Housing and Development Committee took public testimony May 5 on House Bill 37 46 A, a package of changes to Oregon’s construction-defect liability rules intended to spur condominium and owner-occupied multifamily development.

Representative Vicki Breece Iverson introduced the measure and told the committee the bill would shorten the period of developer liability for construction defects (she cited a reduction from a 10-year standard to a 7-year statute of ultimate repose), give developers a formal “right to remedy” to repair defects before litigation, and require a simple majority of unit owners to authorize association litigation. Iverson said the package also mandates independent inspections for moisture intrusion at two milestones — roughly two and six years after substantial completion — and requires developers to share inspection results with associations.

Senator Mark Meek, a sponsor in the Senate, described the package as targeted to increase production of “entry-level” homes. “We’ve already, we're already short more than 65,000 homes,” Meek told the committee and cited a 92% decline in condominium starts in Oregon since 2006. He said condominium ownership can offer an affordable pathway into homeownership: “The median sale price of a condominium in Oregon is $341,000 compared to $552,460 for a single family home.”

Mark McMullen of the Common Sense Institute of Oregon argued Oregon’s liability framework is a relative outlier and that the bill would place Oregon closer to peer Western states, which proponents say has helped revive condo production elsewhere. Todd Smith of the Department of Consumer and Business Services’ Building Codes Division provided technical context on moisture intrusion and building-code requirements, noting “The building code does not make a distinction between condominiums and other ownership structures” and that special inspections can reveal work that a point-in-time local inspection may miss.

Shannon Vilhauer, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Oregon, told the committee that many local Habitat affiliates build condos and that stricter liability rules have constrained nonprofit and private production. “Local Habitat for Humanity affiliates are among our state's largest producers of condominiums,” she said, and urged members to support the bill while acknowledging an on-ramp period before production increases.

Public testimony showed divisions. Supporters included municipal leaders, Realtors, affordable-housing advocates, and developers who said the bill balances protections and risk; opponents included condo managers, an insurance broker, and trial lawyers who raised concerns about shifting repair costs and insurance availability to homeowners. Katie Anderson of the Community Associations Institute said CAI was excluded from some working groups and opposes the bill “in its current form”; Sarah Ianni, a broker specializing in condo and association insurance, warned the proposal “places significant financial risk on homeowners across all of Oregon.” The Oregon Trial Lawyers Association likewise said it supports the bill's intent but warned that shortening the repose period could leave homeowners exposed to latent defects discovered after the cutoff.

Committee members did not take a vote at the hearing. The committee received extensive written and oral testimony on the tradeoffs between lowering developer liability to encourage construction and preserving homeowner protections and insurance-market stability.","House Bill 37 46 A would shorten the period of developer liability for latent construction defects, create a right-to-remedy, and require moisture-intrusion inspections at two milestones for new condominium and planned-community construction. Proponents said the reforms would help restore condominium production that has fallen sharply in Oregon;","actionData","errors"]

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