HB3054 caps rent increases for spaces in larger manufactured-home parks and marinas at a rate tied to inflation—generally no more than six-percent annual increases for many communities—and limits how much rent can jump when a home is sold. The bill also prohibits landlords from forcing aesthetic upgrades or internal inspections as a condition of sale for a manufactured or floating home, and it directs the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department to study water, sewer, and septic systems in these facilities.
The Oregon State House of Representatives passed HB3054 on April 16, 2025 by a vote of 33 to 26. We have assigned pluses to the nays because government-imposed rent control and limiting property improvements blatantly violate the Bill of Rights, particularly private-property rights protected under the Fifth Amendment. Rent and ownership should be determined by the free market and negotiated voluntarily between tenant and landlord—not dictated by bureaucrats and lawmakers. Additionally, this measure violates Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits states from passing laws impairing the obligation of contracts.
