Well , hi everybody . It's time for another OSTA update for May , the 10th 2025 . And this is a follow-up to the hearing that took place on Wednesday in Salem before the Senate about Measure HB 3054 . My wife and I made the trip up and I testified in person , an experience I really enjoyed . It's always good to be able to look people in the eye and talk to them directly , and we followed up on Friday at an early morning meeting and the general consensus is and this kind of good news , bad news we have a good chance to see the bill actually get out of committee . Our area senator in District 3 , that's Senator Jeff Golden , down here in the Medford-Ashland area , is a supporter of this measure and he was there and testified for us . Thank you , senator Golden . Rep Marsh and her team were there and we got some great support from them as well
. Again , thank yous to one and all .
Speaker 1But winning in the full Senate is going to be a difficult path . There are some who just quite openly oppose it and they're voting either along party lines or they're anti-rent control and don't feel that it's good business . Things that you and I can do . You still have time , I believe , to turn in your testimony . It depends on when you listen to this . If you haven't sent in positive testimony for the bill , please do that , and there are three key senators that I think we should reach out to . So if you have people in the following areas and I'm going to go through them ask them to reach out to the senator in these districts and contact them directly . Talk about the harm caused by continuing high rent increases , the emotional stress , the lack of money for other necessary goods like food and medication , stress , the lack of money for other necessary goods like food and medication , and being victims of illegal coercion . So here are the three senators we would ask you to reach out to . If you are in the Bend area , reach out to Senator Anthony Broadman . If you're in North Washington County , you want to speak to Senator Kate Lieber . And , finally , if you are in the Hillsboro Forest Grove area , speak to Senator Janine Solman . I'm going to include , as I always do , the links and that information in the login area so you can reach out directly to them . A phone call is good , an email is better , and testimony in the bills testimony section is exactly the right thing . So don't wait until it's too late . This is the time we have to make
the final push . If you have letters that you still want to send in and you're not from those districts , urge the senator in your area . If they're not like ours , who's on our side ? If your senator has not gotten back to you , get them to commit on record . Hi , I'm Senator , so-and-so , and I support this measure . It's really helpful to have that kind of information when it comes time for re-election Bottom line .
Speaker 1Good amount of people . We had overflow rooms filling at the state capitol and that's always good . We did have some cow hats . I actually wore one . Somebody brought me one and by golly happy and proud to wear it . Didn't have it on when I was testifying .
Speaker 1Seemed somewhat disrespectful , but no more disrespectful than some of the really strange information I heard . Did you know only two or three percent of the park owners are bad actors and doing bad things ? The rest are up for sainthood and , yes , that is sarcasm . One of the individuals testifying against the bill actually said only 10% of the park owners are bad actors and the rest of them are really good family people . Let's compare that to some of the information that's been presented and you make your own decision . I was talking to someone just recently , and it's interesting I often get questions beginning with I was told it was such and such .
Speaker 1Well , memory is a pretty tricky thing and personally I like to look up important facts , especially if I'm dealing with laws , if you hear something that doesn't sound quite
right to you . The Oregon Rental Statues , the ORS , are available on the OSTO website and they're easy to search . So if you hear how many you know , how long does it take , how much notice do you have to give to exit the park ? Or what are the requirements as far as inspections , I actually found out in our park they're trying that business of we're going to come in and inspect your house before you list it for sale . Uh-uh , no , not legal . So what I am advising the tenants to do here is have the information printed out in advance , have the Oregon statute in your hand , and so if somebody comes in and says , well , it's this or it's that , you can say well , I'm sorry , here's what I understand it to be . You have facts , you have clear information , you're not arguing , you're presenting the truth .
Speaker 1With that said , let's get any final things you can do to build some support . Talk this up . As I've said a hundred times before , I have been to places where folks haven't heard of this . So bring it up at church , bring it up at the coffee clatch , bring it up when you're in the supermarket and somebody says , well , what's new at your house ? Well , since you ask ,
information is power . Seniors are 25% of the population in our county where I live , here in the Medford Phoenix area , here in Jackson County 25% of the population . Let's make our voices heard . I'll keep you up to date as information becomes available . So until then , be safe . Have a good day .