Well , hi everybody , time for another OSTA update , and the big news is that October 4th is set for the conference . Write it in pen , write it in pencil if you're driving . Write it in the dust on the dashboard . This is an important date and you're going to want to be there . Come on in , let's talk about it . Hi everybody , I'm Bill Bateman , part of the team at OSTA , the Oregon State Tenants Association , and this is all about the OSTA conference . We said it may be coming . Well , it is confirmed . We have booked the Hilton Garden Inn in Springfield , oregon . So you're going to want to mark down the date October 4th , it's going to be from 11 to 3 . And , to answer your question , yes , there's going to be lunch . Yes , we're going to have prizes , awards , and yes , we're going to be lunch . Yes , we're going to have prizes , awards , and yes , we're going to have guest speakers . There's a lot of things scheduled for the day and you guys are going to want to be there . It's , as I said , the Hilton Garden Inn . That's at 3528 Gateway Street in Springfield , oregon , if you're going to Google it .
And , interestingly enough , we looked at the price . The last time we had a conference was in 2019 . And then COVID hit and then all kinds of things happened and well , we didn't have a member conference between then and now . Now , back then , tickets were $25 . And that was lunch , prizes , awards and all the things I spoke of . Well , for 2025 , we thought , why not $25 per ticket ? That's right , holding the old price . But wait , there's more . If you've got a neighbor who's curious , who's Osta-curious and would like to find out what we're up to . Curious , who's Osta curious and would like to find out what we're up to , they can come along and membership is included in the price of their ticket . So , if you're a resident of a manufactured or floating home , please attend the Osta conference . We're going to have some good things in addition to the usual food prices . We're going to have some speakers . We're going to have panels good things in addition to the usual food prizes . We're going to have some speakers . We're going to have panels . We're going to have , hopefully , an opportunity for you to get your questions answered live , right there at the event .
Where is OSTA going ? We would like you , the members , to be part of that decision . One of the panels is going to be the next five years for OSTA . What are the goals ? What would we like to accomplish . We've taken our first bite at the apple , trying to get rents under control , but there's so much more to do . There's enforcement of the existing laws . There's existing problems that all of us know about as far as maintenance . There's abuses by management . There are a lot of things . We want to know what you would like to do . So one of the things we're going to be having is a session dedicated to planning the goals for the next five years , including you , the members , the dues paying members , the benefits and the recipients of those services . So when we start talking about the conference , this is all about you . We're going to be reporting out to what we've been doing . We're going to report out some of the goals we have and we are going to want to find out what you , the members , want to have .
Bill BatemanIn planning the conference . We decided we'd try and go midway in the state . Somebody's going to be unhappy , regardless of where you put it . So we put it midway in the Eugene-Springfield area and , to make it more palatable for folks like me who are going to be driving in , we do have a limited number of discounted rooms available at the Hilton , so if you're interested in that , you're going to want to reach out to Osta . We are going to have on our website , the Osta website , a definite QR code and I will put a link with full ticket information on the login
for this podcast . I urge you . We're already I'm surprised I'm getting around to cutting this podcast and people are already buying tickets . We're looking at selling out and we want to make sure you can attend . Now . I'm not really panicked about selling out , but we were so surprised with the number of people that showed up in Salem for our events . We don't want you disappointed , so I'd suggest you go ahead and order your tickets now and , if you're going to come on up , book your rooms now at the Hilton Garden Inn in beautiful Springfield , oregon .
Bill BatemanWhat else is going on ? Well , we have a new rep in the Southern Oregon area , a new board member and director . So in addition to myself serving the Southern Oregon area , we have another person , shannon . Shannon is going to be working in the Southern area and we've already got a group or two that has indicated they'd like to start a chapter . So we are going to make ourselves more available . Now that we're
done with this legislative business , we're going to be working to be more available to you . That means , with you inviting us to your park , we can come out and give you all kinds of information . So that's good , that's new and that's exciting . We are hoping you're going to come to the conference and help us plan the next five years . Some of the things we're going to be working on is putting together a rating system for the parks so the potential buyers can look at this rating system and you , the owners , will have an opportunity . Think of it as Yelp review for mobile home and floating home living Some things lined up for the conference which I'm quite excited about .
Bill BatemanWe are looking at I don't know if we can actually do it from the concert , but you will see more live streaming . You'll be able to call in and talk to us directly right there online and that would be on our YouTube platform . So lots going on , lots of changes . The law is signed into effect . If you're getting a rent increase right now and mid to late July saying , yeah , this is going to take , no , it doesn't , I put together a whole explanation of how this works . You should have gotten a rent increase by early June if it was going to take effect in September of 25 . So there's lots of stuff going on .
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If you're a member , the OSTA conference is for you . When is it again ? I hope you wrote it down October 4th , 11 to 3 , hilton Garden Inn , springfield , oregon . The OSTA members conference . And if you want to bring a guest from your mobile home or floating home community , they'll get a free membership included in the price of the ticket . Got questions ? Go to the website . Got questions ? Click on the link which I'm going to include at the beginning of this program . And got questions ? Bring them to the conference , because we're going to have a lot of people there who can help you get answers . All right , that's it for now . More to come , as it happens , be safe , stay cool . We'll see you soon .