Oregon bill to allow RVs to be used as dwellings

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Cammalu

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From rv travel.com newsletter:

"A bill introduced in the Oregon legislature would allow RVs to be used as “dwellings” on some rural land. If an owner of a 10-acre or larger parcel wanted use an RV for habitation, they could do so without the need of a conditional use permit, nor would there be a need to notify neighbors of the plan. Final authority would fall to the hands of county government if the bill were made into law."

Don't ask me. I just posted what I read as I thought some might be interested.
 
Cammalu said:
From rv travel.com newsletter:

"A bill introduced in the Oregon legislature would allow RVs to be used as “dwellings” on some rural land. If an owner of a 10-acre or larger parcel wanted use an RV for habitation, they could do so without the need of a conditional use permit, nor would there be a need to notify neighbors of the plan. Final authority would fall to the hands of county government if the bill were made into law."
I think this is how it should be in every state, as long as you have an acre or more.
 
Cammalu said:
From rv travel.com newsletter:

"A bill introduced in the Oregon legislature would allow RVs to be used as “dwellings” on some rural land. If an owner of a 10-acre or larger parcel wanted use an RV for habitation, they could do so without the need of a conditional use permit, nor would there be a need to notify neighbors of the plan. Final authority would fall to the hands of county government if the bill were made into law."

Don't ask me.  I just posted what I read as I thought some might be interested.

If that bill passes there may be a rush to buy land in Oregon. I'd need to know if the bill included minivans as RV's.
 
slow down. Oregon has extremely high property taxes to make up for the no sales tax. my guess here it's to raise more revenue. highdesertranger
 
highdesertranger said:
slow down.  Oregon has extremely high property taxes to make up for the no sales tax.  my guess here it's to raise more revenue.  highdesertranger

I live and pay property taxes in coastal Oregon and I don't find them onerous. My question would be could you have more than one, have a few friends around your land and everyone gets a dwelling right? I read a tiny house village up in Portland say they can have 6 unrelated groups of people on their property. They have 3 tiny houses and a main house. Sorta like an owner occupied RV park for extended stays.
 
yea,probably a way to tax rv's and tt's like a house,while a house in city limits do have pretty good property tax(thanks californians),raw land does not

and outside the i5 corridor we care more about what the neighbors think then what the government says,there are 4 people around me living in tt's and everyone is cool with it
 
Gary68 said:
yea,probably a way to tax rv's and tt's like a house,while a house in city limits do have pretty good property tax(thanks californians),raw land does not 
Anybody remember the sign years ago at the Southern border coming in to Oregon that said; Don't Californicate Oregon?
 
Cammalu said:
From rv travel.com newsletter:

"A bill introduced in the Oregon legislature would allow RVs to be used as “dwellings” on some rural land. If an owner of a 10-acre or larger parcel wanted use an RV for habitation, they could do so without the need of a conditional use permit, nor would there be a need to notify neighbors of the plan. Final authority would fall to the hands of county government if the bill were made into law."

Don't ask me.  I just posted what I read as I thought some might be interested.

Counties want tax revenue. They will pass an ordinance that says minimum dwelling area is to be 900 sq' or some such. People with those mini houses are having a hard time finding a place to put them. The county will also be under pressure from local property owners to not allow it. Someone with a 10 acre ranch and an expensive house doesn't want someone in a van next door.

I don't see how this bill does anything. The counties already have final authority.
 
My wife & I are retirees from Utah, we moved to Oregon after much research. The no sales tax was a boost. If you are over 62 you can get a break on your property tax. Everything is based upon the upper income residents. If I was making $250,000 per I would be in the 9.9% tax base. We make better than middle income with our SS & Pension. As a test the year after I moved here I kept track of our spending groceries, gas anything that was subject to sales tax. We saved $1,300 our first year because of purchases to set up our home. We weren't taxed on our SS which was the bulk of our income 60-40%.

We bought a manufactured home in a senior park. Because of the age of our dbl wide we paid $6 in property tax $5.82 if I paid it early. We average $12,000 in taxable items so based upon a 7% tax we save an additional $840 annually. That same year I went ahead & figured my tax liability for both states, as if we had still been living there. I would have paid $200 more in Utah tax, they tax a portion of our SS. We were paying $1,400 in property tax, in Oregon it would have been $2,100. In Utah we were paying in the neighborhood of $400+ monthly for utilities including electrical & nat gas, in Oregon we never paid more than $200 for the same. During the Utah summers we were paying high electric bills to cool our home, in the winter it was snow shoveling, paying high heating bills. Add that to our fees for our autos, $150 each (2) in Oregon we paid a total of $40 each. Then factor in the tax on $12,000 taxable purchases another $840. In Oregon your cars are not subject to inspections, another gotcha, in Utah it was easily $25 per year.

I have more disposable income living in Oregon, mild winters, mild summers, beautiful autumns, wet springs but here a little rain doesn't seem to stop life, whereas the bitter cold in Utah keeps you home bound, & you don't have to shovel the rain. Each case is different, you have to look at your particular situation & decide. It was a good choice for us. I haven't looked back or felt I'm missing something. When I lived in Utah I used to vacation in places that I'm now living. Ocean 50 miles away green mountains all around, no barren Rocky mountains here. Friendly people no religious bias. No mosquitoes. You couldn't pry me or my wife out of here if you wanted too.
 
GrandpaCamper: "If you are over 62 you can get a break on your property tax."

Do you have to pay the difference when/if you sell it?
 
TrainChaser said:
GrandpaCamper:  "If you are over 62 you can get a break on your property tax."

Do you have to pay the difference when/if you sell it?
Since there are no free lunches, I haven't checked into it since my taxes are so low. But I think it was set up for those on SS as their main source of income. The taxes are due when you sell or when you pass & the house is either sold or transferred to your heirs. Some have taken advantage of it while others bear the burden of their tax liability so there are no encumbrances with their estate. The county will get theirs in the end. The other break we seniors get is free mass transient passes on the city buses.
 
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