Podcast: Oregon's New Park Rent Law, Explained in 3 Minutes
October 24, 2026
Press play and listen. Alice and Andy answer just one question: under Oregon's new law, how much can a park landlord raise your rent, and how often?
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The short version
- Once a year only. A park landlord can raise your space rent only once in any 12-month period.
- 90 days of notice. The increase must come with written notice at least 90 days before it takes effect.
- 6% in a big park. In a park with more than 30 spaces, the yearly cap is 6%.
- 9.5% in a small park this year. In a park with 30 spaces or fewer, the cap is the smaller of 10% or 7% plus inflation — 9.5% for 2026.
- One exception. A big park can ask for one extra increase, up to 12% every five years, for infrastructure work — but only if at least 51% of occupied spaces vote yes in writing.
- Breaking the cap costs the landlord. A landlord who charges over the limit owes three months of rent plus actual damages.
This is Oregon House Bill 3054, passed in 2025, in effect for 2026. The state posts a fresh maximum every year by September 30.
Full transcript — read instead of listen
Alice: Stop what you are doing. If you own a mobile home in an Oregon park, your landlord just got a brand new rulebook, and it could save you thousands of dollars. Stick around, because the number at the end will surprise you.
Andy: Welcome back. Today, one question only. How much can your park landlord raise your rent, and how often? And Alice, the answer is not the same for every park.
Alice: Wait, what? Not the same? I thought Oregon had one rent cap for everybody.
Andy: That is the twist. In 2025, Oregon passed House Bill 3054, and it split parks in two. Big parks play by one number. Small parks play by another. And if you do not know which park you are in, you could be overpaying right now.
Alice: Okay, you have my attention. Big park first. What is the number?
Andy: Six percent. If your park has more than 30 spaces, your landlord can raise your rent by no more than six percent in a year. Period.
Alice: And small parks?
Andy: Small parks, 30 spaces or fewer, get the old formula: the smaller of 10 percent, or 7 percent plus inflation. For 2026, that is 9.5 percent. So here is the hook nobody tells you: your neighbor in a big park is capped at six, while you in a small park could face 9.5. Same state, different ceiling.
Alice: That feels unfair. But hold on, can they just raise it twice, a little bit each time, and sneak past the cap?
Andy: Nope, and this is the part landlords hate. One increase per year. Once in any 12-month period, that is it. And they have to warn you in writing at least 90 days ahead. No surprise letters, no double dips.
Alice: But I have heard about landlords charging extra for big projects, roads, sewers. Is that a loophole?
Andy: It is real, but it is not a free pass. In a big park only, the landlord can ask for one extra increase, up to 12 percent, once every five years, for infrastructure. Here is the catch: the tenants vote. At least 51 percent of the occupied spaces must say yes in writing. No vote, no increase. And if the work is not mostly done within 12 months, the money comes back.
Alice: So what if a landlord just ignores all of this and charges whatever they want?
Andy: Then it gets expensive for them. A landlord who breaks the cap owes you three months of rent, plus your actual damages. That is the punchline: the law bites back.
Alice: Let me recap, because this is worth repeating. Once a year only. 90 days of notice. Six percent in a big park, 9.5 percent in a small park this year. And the state posts a fresh number every September 30.
Andy: Exactly. Know your park size, know your cap, and never pay a second increase in the same year. Thanks for listening, and share this with a neighbor in a park. They will thank you.
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