Oregon HOA & Condo Laws
Oregon governs planned communities through ORS Chapter 94 (Planned Community Act) and condominiums through ORS Chapter 100. Key requirements include resale certificate disclosures, financial transparency, deferred maintenance reporting, and owner rights.
How HOAs and condominium associations charge, collect, and enforce regular and special assessments. Covers dues billing, delinquency notices, late fees, lien filing, judicial and non-judicial foreclosure, statute of limitations, and …
Reserve account for maintaining, repairing and replacing common elements; reserve study; information required; maintenance plan →
Oregon Condominium Act reserve account and reserve study requirements. The board of directors of the association must annually determine the reserve account requirements by conducting …
Association lien against individual unit →
Creates the condominium association lien against any unit for unpaid assessments. Establishes recording, foreclosure, and priority. The condominium parallel to ORS 94.709.
Personal liability for assessment; joint liability of grantor and grantee following conveyance; limitation →
Oregon Condominium Act conveyance-liability statute — the condominium twin of ORS 94.712, in substantially identical words. The grantee of a unit is jointly and severally …
Maintaining documents and records; annual financial statement; review of financial statement by certified public accountant; availability of documents and records for examination →
Oregon Condominium Act records-management statute — the condominium counterpart of ORS 94.670, and structurally identical to it. An association of unit owners must retain records, …
to 94.783 →
Definitions for the Oregon Planned Community Act (ORS 94.550 to 94.783). Defines core terms used throughout the chapter — "association," "common property," "declarant," "lot," "planned …
Declaration; recordation; contents →
Oregon Planned Community Act declaration content requirements. Lists the items the recorded declaration must contain, including restrictions on alienation of lots at (2)(l) and restrictions …
Adoption of annual budget →
Requires the board of directors to adopt an annual operating budget. Establishes notice and approval procedures for the budget that funds common-expense assessments. Core financial-governance …
Association duty to keep documents and records; deposit of assessments; payment of association expenses; review of financial statement by certified public accountant; examination of records by owner →
Oregon Planned Community Act records-management statute. Defines the association's duty to retain documents, maintain financial accounts, prepare annual financial statements, furnish a written statement of …
Assessment and payment of common expenses →
Allocates common expenses among lots and establishes the declarant's payment obligation during the development period. The statutory foundation for every monthly assessment levied by an …
Liens against lots →
Creates the statutory assessment lien against any lot for unpaid assessments. Establishes priority, duration, notice-of-claim recordation, and the foreclosure procedure. The collection-enforcement core of ORS …
Lot owner personally liable for assessment; joint liability of grantor and grantee following conveyance; limitations →
Oregon Planned Community Act conveyance-liability statute, and the section that gives an Oregon resale assessment statement its legal effect. On a voluntary conveyance the grantee …
Deltawood Community Association v. Williford →
Per curiam reversal of partial summary judgment in an HOA assessment-lien foreclosure. The community association was organized in 1979 as "Snoozy's Hollow Property Owners Association" …
Statutory requirements for reserve studies, reserve funding, component inventory, funding plans, and board fiduciary duty regarding major repair and replacement obligations.
Reserve account for maintaining, repairing and replacing common elements; reserve study; information required; maintenance plan →
Oregon Condominium Act reserve account and reserve study requirements. The board of directors of the association must annually determine the reserve account requirements by conducting …
Reserve account for maintaining, repairing and replacing common property; reserve study; maintenance plan →
Oregon Planned Community Act reserve account, reserve study, and maintenance plan requirements. The board of directors must annually determine the reserve account requirements by conducting …
Board and owner meeting requirements — open meeting mandates, advance notice periods, agenda requirements, minimum owner comment periods, executive session limits, remote participation, and materials access rules.
Board meetings →
Governs board-of-directors meetings for Oregon condominium associations. Establishes when the board may meet in executive session and the open-meeting requirement for non-executive items. Open-meeting law …
Association board of directors; powers and duties; removal of director →
Oregon Planned Community Act provisions on the association board: powers exercisable on behalf of the association, standards of conduct for officers and directors, annual review …
Meetings of lot owners; notice →
Oregon Planned Community Act owner meeting requirements: at least one owner meeting each calendar year, how special meetings are called, and notice given not less …
Quorum for association meetings →
Oregon Planned Community Act default quorum for owner meetings — 20 percent of votes in the planned community when the declaration or bylaws are silent. …
Director elections, board member removal votes, governing document amendments, secret ballot requirements, quorum rules, proxy voting, electronic voting, and inspector of election requirements.
Quorum for meeting of association →
Establishes the quorum rule for Oregon condominium association meetings. Unless the bylaws specify otherwise, a quorum consists of persons entitled to cast twenty percent of …
Amendment by board of directors and members →
Procedure and voting threshold for nonprofit-corporation amendment of articles of incorporation. Mutual benefit corporations require two-thirds of votes cast or a majority of voting power, …
Declaration; recordation; contents →
Oregon Planned Community Act declaration content requirements. Lists the items the recorded declaration must contain, including restrictions on alienation of lots at (2)(l) and restrictions …
Association bylaws →
Specifies the required and permitted contents of association bylaws. Covers board composition, meetings, voting procedures, and officer roles. Works with ORS 94.625 on adoption and …
Association board of directors; powers and duties; removal of director →
Oregon Planned Community Act provisions on the association board: powers exercisable on behalf of the association, standards of conduct for officers and directors, annual review …
Method of voting or consenting →
Authorizes lot owners to cast votes or give consent in five ways: (a) in person, (b) by absentee ballot if the board permits, (c) by …
Deltawood Community Association v. Williford →
Per curiam reversal of partial summary judgment in an HOA assessment-lien foreclosure. The community association was organized in 1979 as "Snoozy's Hollow Property Owners Association" …
Unit owner rights to inspect association records — financial statements, meeting minutes, governing documents, contracts, and correspondence. Response timelines, allowable copying fees, and executive session materials exceptions.
Reserve account for maintaining, repairing and replacing common property; reserve study; maintenance plan →
Oregon Planned Community Act reserve account, reserve study, and maintenance plan requirements. The board of directors must annually determine the reserve account requirements by conducting …
Association authority to enforce governing documents through fines, suspension of privileges, and legal action. Covers fine limits, hearing requirements, notice-and-opportunity procedures, and limitations on enforcement authority.
Liens against lots →
Creates the statutory assessment lien against any lot for unpaid assessments. Establishes priority, duration, notice-of-claim recordation, and the foreclosure procedure. The collection-enforcement core of ORS …
HB 3057 — Reserve study requirements for planned communities and condominiums →
Expands reserve-study requirements for HOAs and condominium associations. Specifies required components and replacement-cost inputs, refines update cadence, and addresses how reserve assessments flow into the …
Resale certificate and transfer disclosure requirements at the time of unit sale. Covers disclosure timing, content, fee caps, delivery deadlines, buyer rescission rights, and association liability for inaccurate information.
Personal liability for assessment; joint liability of grantor and grantee following conveyance; limitation →
Oregon Condominium Act conveyance-liability statute — the condominium twin of ORS 94.712, in substantially identical words. The grantee of a unit is jointly and severally …
Maintaining documents and records; annual financial statement; review of financial statement by certified public accountant; availability of documents and records for examination →
Oregon Condominium Act records-management statute — the condominium counterpart of ORS 94.670, and structurally identical to it. An association of unit owners must retain records, …
Form of seller's property disclosure statement →
Oregon general seller property-disclosure statute. Sets out the mandatory form of the seller's property disclosure statement used in residential transactions statewide; applies to all OR …
Declaration; recordation; contents →
Oregon Planned Community Act declaration content requirements. Lists the items the recorded declaration must contain, including restrictions on alienation of lots at (2)(l) and restrictions …
Association duty to keep documents and records; deposit of assessments; payment of association expenses; review of financial statement by certified public accountant; examination of records by owner →
Oregon Planned Community Act records-management statute. Defines the association's duty to retain documents, maintain financial accounts, prepare annual financial statements, furnish a written statement of …
Insurance for common property; fidelity bond coverage →
Oregon Planned Community Act insurance requirements. The board must obtain and maintain hazard insurance covering full replacement costs of insurable improvements in the common property …
Lot owner personally liable for assessment; joint liability of grantor and grantee following conveyance; limitations →
Oregon Planned Community Act conveyance-liability statute, and the section that gives an Oregon resale assessment statement its legal effect. On a voluntary conveyance the grantee …
Statutory insurance requirements for HOAs and condominiums — property insurance, liability coverage, directors and officers, fidelity bonds, flood insurance, and cyber liability. Coverage minimums, deductible assessments, and claims procedures.
Maintaining documents and records; annual financial statement; review of financial statement by certified public accountant; availability of documents and records for examination →
Oregon Condominium Act records-management statute — the condominium counterpart of ORS 94.670, and structurally identical to it. An association of unit owners must retain records, …
Association duty to keep documents and records; deposit of assessments; payment of association expenses; review of financial statement by certified public accountant; examination of records by owner →
Oregon Planned Community Act records-management statute. Defines the association's duty to retain documents, maintain financial accounts, prepare annual financial statements, furnish a written statement of …
Board member fiduciary obligations — duty of care, duty of loyalty, business judgment rule, conflict of interest disclosure, and personal liability exposure. Statutory duties imposed on directors and officers of …
General standards for directors →
Director fiduciary duties for OR nonprofits — good faith, reasonable care, best interests of the corporation.
Reserve account for maintaining, repairing and replacing common property; reserve study; maintenance plan →
Oregon Planned Community Act reserve account, reserve study, and maintenance plan requirements. The board of directors must annually determine the reserve account requirements by conducting …
The foundational documents governing common interest communities — declarations (CC&Rs), bylaws, articles of incorporation, rules and regulations, architectural guidelines, and resolutions. Document hierarchy, amendment procedures, and recording requirements.
to 94.783 →
Definitions for the Oregon Planned Community Act (ORS 94.550 to 94.783). Defines core terms used throughout the chapter — "association," "common property," "declarant," "lot," "planned …
Declaration; recordation; contents →
Oregon Planned Community Act declaration content requirements. Lists the items the recorded declaration must contain, including restrictions on alienation of lots at (2)(l) and restrictions …
Reserve account for maintaining, repairing and replacing common property; reserve study; maintenance plan →
Oregon Planned Community Act reserve account, reserve study, and maintenance plan requirements. The board of directors must annually determine the reserve account requirements by conducting …
Association board of directors; powers and duties; removal of director →
Oregon Planned Community Act provisions on the association board: powers exercisable on behalf of the association, standards of conduct for officers and directors, annual review …
Meetings of board of directors; notice; executive sessions →
Oregon Planned Community Act rules for board meetings: meetings are open to owners, the grounds on which the board may meet in executive session, electronic …
Association duty to keep documents and records; deposit of assessments; payment of association expenses; review of financial statement by certified public accountant; examination of records by owner →
Oregon Planned Community Act records-management statute. Defines the association's duty to retain documents, maintain financial accounts, prepare annual financial statements, furnish a written statement of …
Assessment lien filing, priority, extinguishment, and foreclosure procedures. Minimum thresholds for foreclosure, pre-foreclosure notice requirements, mediation mandates, super-priority provisions, and the interaction between HOA liens and mortgage liens.
Association lien against individual unit →
Creates the condominium association lien against any unit for unpaid assessments. Establishes recording, foreclosure, and priority. The condominium parallel to ORS 94.709.
Liens against lots →
Creates the statutory assessment lien against any lot for unpaid assessments. Establishes priority, duration, notice-of-claim recordation, and the foreclosure procedure. The collection-enforcement core of ORS …
Deltawood Community Association v. Williford →
Per curiam reversal of partial summary judgment in an HOA assessment-lien foreclosure. The community association was organized in 1979 as "Snoozy's Hollow Property Owners Association" …
HB 3056 — Refinements to HOA assessment liens and foreclosure →
Amends the planned-community assessment-lien statute (ORS 94.709) to clarify lien priority, notice-of-claim recordation, and post-judgment lien preservation. Establishes that a money judgment for unpaid assessments …
Association authority to review and approve owner modifications to units and common elements. Covers architectural review committees, approval procedures, denial appeals, and statutory limitations on what can be prohibited (e.g., …
Powers of association →
Enumerates the statutory powers of a Planned Community homeowners association — contracting, adopting rules, hiring managers, and conducting financial operations. Cross-references EV charging (ORS 94.762) …
Mandatory and optional alternative dispute resolution procedures — internal dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration, and limitations on litigation. Covers meet-and-confer requirements, mediation timelines, and enforcement of ADR outcomes.
FountainCourt Homeowners' Association v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company →
HOA construction-defect litigation flowing through to the subcontractor's commercial general liability insurer via garnishment. The HOA obtained a $485,877.84 negligence judgment against subcontractor Sideco (whose …
Association of unit owners →
Requires every Oregon condominium to organize an association of unit owners. Enumerates association powers and dispute-resolution procedures. The condominium analog to ORS 94.625 / 94.630.
Adoption of bylaws →
Governs adoption and amendment of condominium association bylaws. The declarant adopts initial bylaws (subject to Real Estate Commissioner approval) and records them with the declaration. …
UTC 101. Short title →
Oregon adoption of the Uniform Trust Code. Comprehensive trust administration, duties, beneficiary notification, modification.
Certain indemnification provisions in construction agreement void →
Voids broad-form indemnification clauses in construction agreements that require one party (or its insurer or surety) to indemnify another for damage caused in whole or …
Short title →
Establishes that ORS Chapter 62 may be cited as the Oregon Cooperative Corporation Act. Originally enacted in 1957, this is the citation anchor for the …
Definitions →
Oregon nonprofit corporation statute. Based on RMNCA. Covers formation, board governance, member rights, dissolution.
Application to corporations relating to condominiums, planned communities or timeshare estates →
Conflict-resolution provision between Oregon nonprofit corporation law (ORS Chapter 65) and the planned-community and condominium statutes. Subsection (2)(b) provides that when a planned community's declaration, …
Applicability of ORS 94.550 to 94.783 →
Sets which planned communities the Oregon Planned Community Act reaches, by creation date and class. Communities created before January 1, 2002 and Class I communities …
Applicability of subdivision law →
Applies the Oregon subdivision and partition statutes (ORS 92.010 to 92.192) to any planned community established under ORS 94.550 to 94.783. Subdivision approval, plat recordation, …
Declarant control of association →
Governs the period of declarant (developer) control over a Planned Community homeowners association before turnover to lot owners. Sets the timing and conditions for transition. …
Formation of homeowners association →
Requires formation of a homeowners association no later than the conveyance of the first lot. Establishes how initial bylaws are adopted and how the bylaws …
Authority of association to sell, transfer, convey or encumber common property →
Sets owner-approval thresholds for association disposition of common property. Sale, transfer, or conveyance requires 80 percent of total votes including 80 percent of non-declarant lots. …
Amends the planned-community assessment-lien statute (ORS 94.709) to clarify lien priority, notice-of-claim recordation, and post-judgment lien preservation. Establishes that a money judgment for unpaid assessments …
Expands reserve-study requirements for HOAs and condominium associations. Specifies required components and replacement-cost inputs, refines update cadence, and addresses how reserve assessments flow into the …
Amends multiple provisions of the Oregon Planned Community Act (ORS 94) and the Oregon Condominium Act (ORS 100). Reworks board director-removal procedures, electronic notice, executive …
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