Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2024
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92.010Definitions for ORS 92.010 to 92.192 92.012Compliance with ORS 92.010 to 92.192 required 92.014Approval of city or county required for specified divisions of land 92.016Sale or negotiation to sell lot or parcel prior to approval of tentative plan 92.017Lawfully created units of land; judgments relocating property lines 92.018Buyer’s remedies for purchase of improperly created unit of land 92.020[Repealed by 1955 c.756 §5 (92.025 enacted in lieu of 92.020 and 92.030)] 92.025Prohibition of sale of lot or parcel prior to recordation of plat; waiver 92.027Deed reference to creation of unit of land 92.030[Repealed by 1955 c.756 §5 (92.025 enacted in lieu of 92.020 and 92.030)] 92.031Middle housing land division; conditions of approval 92.040Application for approval of subdivision or partition; tentative plan; applicability of local government laws 92.042Governing body having jurisdiction to approve plans, maps or plats 92.044Adoption of standards and procedures governing approval of plats and plans; delegation; fees 92.046Adoption of regulations governing approval of partitioning of land; delegation; fees 92.048Procedure for adoption of regulations under ORS 92.044 and 92.046 92.050Requirements of survey and plat of subdivision and partition 92.055Requirements for unsurveyed and unmonumented parcels on plats 92.060Marking subdivision, partition or condominium plats with monuments; types of monuments; property line adjustment 92.065Monumenting certain subdivision corners after recording plat; bond, cash deposit or other security 92.070Surveyor’s certificates; procedure for recording monumented corners on plat previously recorded; reestablishing certain monuments 92.075Declaration required to subdivide or partition property; contents 92.080Preparation of plat 92.090Approval of subdivision plat names; requisites for approval of tentative subdivision or partition plan or plat 92.095Payment of taxes, interest or penalties before subdivision or partition plat recorded 92.097Employment of registered engineer by private developer; government standards and fees 92.100Approval of plat by city or county surveyor; procedures; approval by county assessor and county governing body; fees 92.102[1997 c.586 §11; repealed by 2003 c.454 §81 and 2003 c.621 §49] 92.103Notice to district of tentative plan 92.104District to report boundary locations 92.105Time limit for final action by city or county on tentative plan 92.110[Amended by 1955 c.756 §15; 1973 c.351 §1; 1989 c.772 §25; repealed by 1993 c.702 §10] 92.120Recording plats; filing copies; preservation of records 92.122[1987 c.649 §13; 1989 c.772 §18; 1991 c.763 §30; repealed by 1995 c.382 §11] 92.130Additional tracings transferred to county surveyor; replacing lost or destroyed records 92.140Indexing of plats 92.150Construction of donations marked on plat 92.160Notice to Real Estate Commissioner of receipt of subdivision plat 92.170Amending recorded plat; affidavit of correction; fees 92.175Methods by which certain land may be provided for public purposes 92.176Validation of unit of land not lawfully established 92.177Creation of parcel by less than all owners of lawfully established unit of land 92.178Creation of parcel previously approved but not acted upon 92.179Liability for costs of relocating utility facilities 92.180Authority to review replats 92.185Reconfiguration of lots or parcels and public easements; vacation; notice; utility easements 92.190Effect of replat; operation of other statutes; use of alternate procedures 92.192Property line adjustment; zoning ordinances; size of unit of land 92.205Policy 92.210[1963 c.624 §3; 1965 c.584 §3; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.215Review authorized; manner 92.220[1963 c.624 §§1,2,25; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.225Review of undeveloped or developed subdivision plat lands 92.230[1963 c.624 §§4,19; 1969 c.508 §1; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.234Revision, vacation of undeveloped subdivisions; vacation proceedings; effect of initiation by affected landowner 92.235[1969 c.508 §3; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.240[1963 c.624 §5; 1969 c.663 §5; 1971 c.106 §1; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.245Fees for review proceedings resulting in modification or vacation 92.250[1963 c.624 §6; 1969 c.663 §4; 1971 c.106 §2; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.255[1965 c.584 §5; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.260[1963 c.624 §§7,17; 1965 c.584 §6; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.270[1963 c.624 §8; 1965 c.584 §7; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.275[1973 c.351 §3; repealed by 1977 c.236 §1] 92.280[1963 c.624 §9; 1965 c.584 §8; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.285Retroactive ordinances prohibited 92.290[1963 c.624 §§10,11; 1965 c.584 §9; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.300[1963 c.624 §12; 1969 c.663 §6; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.305Definitions for ORS 92.305 to 92.495 92.310[1963 c.624 §13; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.313Policy; construction; citation 92.315[1969 c.508 §4; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.317Policy; protection of consumers 92.320[1963 c.624 §14; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.325Application of ORS 92.305 to 92.495 92.330[1963 c.624 §15; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.335[1974 c.1 §3; 1975 c.643 §2; repealed by 1977 c.484 §32] 92.337Exemption procedures; withdrawal of exemption; filing fee 92.339Use of fees 92.340[1963 c.624 §16; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.345Notice of intention; fee 92.350[1963 c.624 §18; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.355Commissioner may request further information; content 92.360[1963 c.624 §21; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.365Filing information to be kept current; fee for notice of material change 92.370[1963 c.624 §22; 1965 c.584 §10; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.375Consent to service of process on commissioner 92.377Written notice to land division applicant 92.380[1963 c.624 §23; 1965 c.584 §11; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.385Examination; public report; waiver of examination in other state 92.390[1963 c.624 §24; repealed by 1973 c.421 §52] 92.395Waiver of examination in this state; notice to subdivider or series partitioner 92.405Sale prohibited where public report not waived; distribution and use of public report 92.410Review of subdivisions for which public report issued; revised public report; compliance with ORS 92.305 to 92.495 92.415Advance of travel expense for examination of subdivision or series partition 92.425Conditions prerequisite to sale 92.427Cancellation of agreement to buy interest in subdivision or series partition; procedure; effect; waiver; exemptions 92.430Notice to purchaser of cancellation rights; form 92.433Escrow documents required of successor to vendor’s interest 92.435[1974 c.1 §13; repealed by 1977 c.484 §32] 92.445[1974 c.1 §16; repealed by 1975 c.643 §18] 92.455Inspection of records 92.460Blanket encumbrance permitted only in certain circumstances 92.465Fraud and deceit prohibited 92.475False or misleading advertising prohibited; liability 92.485Waiver of legal rights void 92.490Civil penalty 92.495Cease and desist order; injunction 92.500[1973 c.421 §1; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.505[1973 c.421 §2; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.510[1973 c.421 §3; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.515[1973 c.421 §6; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.530[1973 c.421 §4; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.535[1973 c.421 §8(1); repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.545[1973 c.421 §16; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.550[1973 c.421 §8(2); repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.555[1973 c.421 §17; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.560[1973 c.421 §8(3); repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.565[1973 c.421 §8(4),(5); repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.570[1973 c.421 §8(6); repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.575[1973 c.421 §28(1); repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.580[1973 c.421 §18; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.585[1973 c.421 §19; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.590[1973 c.421 §20; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.595[1973 c.421 §27; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.600[1973 c.421 §§21,22; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.605[1973 c.421 §23; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.610[1973 c.421 §24; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.615[1973 c.421 §25; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.620[1973 c.421 §26; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.625[1973 c.421 §30; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.650[Subsection (1) enacted as 1973 c.421 §9; subsection (2) enacted as 1973 c.421 §12(8); repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.655[1973 c.421 §12(1),(2),(3),(4),(7),(10); repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.660[1973 c.421 §12(5),(6),(9); repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.665[1973 c.421 §13; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.670[1973 c.421 §14; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.675[1973 c.421 §45; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.685[1973 c.421 §34; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.690[1973 c.421 §35; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.695[1973 c.421 §36; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.700[1973 c.421 §37; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.710[1973 c.421 §38; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.715[1973 c.421 §41; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.720[1973 c.421 §39; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.725[1973 c.421 §40; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.745[1973 c.421 §§5,43; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.750[1973 c.421 §15; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.755[1973 c.421 §31; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.760[1973 c.421 §44; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.765[1973 c.421 §28(2); repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.770[1973 c.421 §11; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.775[1973 c.421 §29; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.780[1973 c.421 §46; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.785[1973 c.421 §47; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.800[1973 c.421 §42; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.805[1973 c.421 §33; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.810[1973 c.421 §32; repealed by 1974 c.1 §23] 92.820[1974 c.1 §21; 1977 c.41 §1; renumbered 92.339] 92.830Definitions for ORS 92.830 to 92.845 92.832Policy 92.835Subdivision of manufactured dwelling park or mobile home park; waiver of right of remonstrance to formation of local improvement district 92.837Application of city or county comprehensive plans and land use regulations; placement of new or replacement manufactured dwelling 92.839Notice to tenants of conversion and tenants’ rights during conversion 92.840Sale of subdivision lots; offer to sell lot to tenant; improvement or rehabilitation of park proposed for subdivision; continuation of tenancy on lot in subdivision 92.843Approval of declaration or amendment to declaration made pursuant to ORS 92.845 92.845Relationship of subdivision in manufactured dwelling park or mobile home park to planned community statutes and series partition statutes; system development charges 92.990Penalties

Chapter 92 — Subdivisions and Partitions

ORS 92.018 Buyer’s remedies for purchase of improperly created unit of land

(1)

If a person buys a unit of land that is not a lawfully established unit of land, the person may bring an individual action against the seller in an appropriate court to recover damages or to obtain equitable relief. The court shall award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section.

(2)

If the seller of a unit of land that was not lawfully established is a county that involuntarily acquired the unit of land by means of foreclosure under ORS chapter 312 of delinquent tax liens, the person who purchases the unit of land is not entitled to damages or equitable relief.

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