Frequently Asked Questions |
General
County
Dealer
Home Owner
Lender / Mortgage / Escrow
Manufacturer
Transporter |
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| What
did Senate Bill 468 do? |
| SB 468 transferred responsibility for maintaining ownership and siting
information for manufactured structures from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to the Building Codes Division (Division). SB 468 also required the
Division to license and regulate manufactured structure dealers. The bill went int effect May 1, 2005. |
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| What does the LOIS System do? |
The division
has designed a manufactured housing computer system, nicknamed LOIS, to track a home as it moves from manufacturer to dealer to the owner (and any resale).The
system will be deployed through a web-based application, thus eliminating most of the paperwork and delay from transactions for everyone involved. Specifically
the system will: - Maintain siting and ownership information for manufactured structures sited in Oregon
- Generate official documents including
the Ownership Document and Trip Permit
- Provide real-time access to data for update and output
- Limit access to authorized users and customize
functionality based upon the specific user group
- Allow sophisticated data reporting tools
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| What does "LOIS" stand for? |
| LOIS is not
an acronym. Lois Colson was a public servant for Josephine County and Multnomah County, and in the final years of her career she worked for the Department
of Revenue. She spearheaded a technical group of industry stakeholders that began the design and implementation of this new system. Sadly, Lois passed away
before the work group completed its work. This system is dedicated in her honor and memory. |
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| Who can use LOIS? |
| LOIS is intended to be
used by dealers, counties, title companies, escrow agents, lenders, factories, and transporters. A system user can complete transactions online, access
the ownership computer database, and utilize some of the report and lookup mechanisms within the system. Homeowners and the general public will be able
to utilize limited search functions. |
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| How
do I become a system user? |
| All users of the LOIS Manufactured
Housing System must first become a registered system user. To become a registered
system user, submit a Manufactured
Structure System User Application - contact Amanda Hauth, Program Specialist,
at Amanda.R.Hauth@state.or.us
or 503-373-1309. Participation is voluntary. |
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| Is
there a charge for being a LOIS user? |
| No. |
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| What if I do not want to become a LOIS user? |
| While
the division is confident the system will be functional, convenient, and easy to use, the required paperwork can be processed at your county
assessor's office . |
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| Can I get
trained to use LOIS? |
| Individual training can be arranged
by contacting Amanda Hauth, Program Specialist, at Amanda.R.Hauth@state.or.us
or 503-373-1309. |
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| What are the systems requirements to use LOIS on my computer? |
- System Requirements
- A desktop computer with an Internet connection
(high speed line strongly recommended) - Microsoft
Internet Explorer version 5.5 or greater.
Netscape browsers are not supported. |
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The first time the LOIS system is executed it must download and install a component on your local machine that allows the program to operate properly.
You cannot run the LOIS software until you successfully install this component -- JInitiator. BCD can assist you with this process. |
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| Who is responsible for what? |
- Manufacturers
- Initialize new homes in the system
- May generate Certificate of Origin
- May use LOIS system for
Federal 302 Report
- Dealers
- Initialize homes not currently in the system
- Record ownership (sale) of
new and used homes
- Record siting of new and used homes
- May purchase trip permits
- Lenders
- Record
security interests
- Release security interests
- Subordinate security interests
- Assign security interests
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Title/Escrow
- May represent dealers, lenders, private owners and satisfy their roles and requirements
- May purchase trip permits
- Transporters
- Purchase trip permit
- Report delivery of home
- Counties
- Process any transactions listed above
- Confirm exemption status
- Process problem transactions
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Building Codes Division
- Regulate user access
- Process problem transactions
- Fulfill statutory notification requirements
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Process any transaction not processed by another user group
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| How can I find answers to many of my questions not listed on this web site? |
You
should read ORS Chapter 446 Sections 446.661 through 446.995 and Oregon
Administrative Rule 918-500-0000 through 918-500-600.
These are available at http://bcd.oregon.gov/rules_statutes.html |
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