Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation
Section 456.407 - Policy encouraging settlement of disputes(1) It is the policy of the State of Oregon: (a) To encourage manufactured dwelling park and marina residents and manufactured dwelling park and marina owners and managers to settle disputes among themselves without recourse, if possible, to either the court system or intervention by a state agency.(b) To assist manufactured dwelling park and marina residents and manufactured dwelling park and marina owners and managers to develop alternative dispute resolution techniques including, but not limited to, providing technical advice in the area of mediation.(c) To educate manufactured dwelling park and marina residents, owners and managers about issues and laws that affect manufactured dwelling park and marina tenancies for the purpose of assisting those persons in resolving disputes.(2) The Legislative Assembly recognizes that a significant percentage of its citizens are manufactured dwelling park and marina residents, owners or managers and that a proposal which reduces the necessity of court resolution of certain disputes between these residents, owners and managers may help these citizens avoid the expense of going to court.(3) All citizens of this state benefit when the courts are reserved for the resolution of the types of disputes for which no alternative dispute resolution exists.(4) For some disputes, alternative dispute resolution is not effective and tenants must have recourse to legal representation and the courts.