The Oregon Condominium Act is a set of laws that govern the creation, ownership, and operation of condominiums in the state of Oregon. It outlines the rights and responsibilities of condominium owners and developers and provides a framework for the formation of condominium associations. The Act also establishes guidelines for the sale and transfer of condominiums and provides rules for the management and maintenance of condominiums. The purpose of the Oregon Condominium Act is to ensure that condominiums are developed and managed in a manner that is fair, equitable, and beneficial to all involved.

 The Oregon Condominium Act is broken down into the following sections:

General Provisions

Section NameSection Number
Definitions§ 100.005
Short title§ 100.010
Rules§ 100.015
Condominium provisions; restrictions§ 100.020
Application of zoning, subdivision, building code or real property law to condominium§ 100.022
Void and unenforceable provisions of condominium governing document§ 100.023
Rule against perpetuities; inapplicable§ 100.025
 

Creation of Unit Ownership

Section NameSection Number
Property submitted to unit ownership by declaration; executors of declaration; conflict between this chapter and ORS chapter 65§ 100.100
Leasehold condominium submitted to unit ownership§ 100.102
Effect of submission of leasehold condominium to unit ownership§ 100.103
Contents of declaration; property name; variable property description§ 100.105
Approval of declaration, supplemental declaration or amendment required; prerequisites; fee§ 100.110
Recording declaration and plat; plat contents; supplemental declaration and plat; fees§ 100.115
Plat amendment; fees§ 100.116
Correction amendment to declaration or bylaws§ 100.117
Correction amendment to condominium plat; fees§ 100.118
Restated declaration; restated assignment of use§ 100.119
Supplemental declaration and plat required to annex additional property or reclassify variable property; termination date§ 100.120
Declaration prevails over inconsistent provisions of bylaws or articles of incorporation§ 100.122
Authority to amend declaration or bylaws to comply with federal or state law§ 100.123
Annexation of additional property; requirements§ 100.125
Relocation of unit boundaries and common elements by amendment to declaration§ 100.130
Amendments to declaration; requirements; procedure§ 100.135
Temporary relocation of floating structure; security interests upon termination of condominium§ 100.140
 

Flexible Condominiums

Section NameSection Number
Declarant's options until termination date§ 100.150
Variable property; uses and restrictions§ 100.155
 

Rights and Duties of Declarant

Section NameSection Number
Easement held by declarant§ 100.170
Reserve account for maintaining, repairing and replacing common elements; reserve study; maintenace plan§ 100.175
 

Warranties On New Units

Section NameSection Number
Express warranties; form; exclusion of implied warranties; exemption for consumer products; claims§ 100.185
 

Declarant Control; Turnover

Section NameSection Number
Declarant control of association§ 100.200
Transitional committee; notice of meeting for formation§ 100.205
Turnover meeting; notice; transfer of control§ 100.210
 

Special Declarant Rights

Section NameSection Number
Liabilities and obligations arising from transfer of special declarant right; exemptions§ 100.220
Acquisition of special declarant rights by successor declarant; exceptions§ 100.225
 

Document Filings

Section NameSection Number
Documents required to be filed with Real Estate Agency; fees§ 100.250
Processing of documents filed with Real Estate Agency; procedures§ 100.255
Condominium Information and Annual Reports; contents; fees§ 100.260
Annual Report; notification; filing§ 100.265
Application of ORS 100.250 to 100.280§ 100.275
Termination of filing Condominium Information Report§ 100.280
Resignation of designated agent; procedures; effective date§ 100.285
Rules§ 100.290
 

Conversion Condominiums

Section NameSection Number
Inapplicability of ORS 100.301 to 100.320 to transient lodgings§ 100.300
Definitions for ORS 100.301 to 100.320§ 100.301
Conversion condominium; notice§ 100.305
Rights of tenants in conversion§ 100.310
Improvements in conversion condominium during notice period§ 100.315
Authority of city or county to require developer to pay tenant moving expenses§ 100.320
 

Association of Unit Owners; Management of Property; Encumbrances; Conveyances

Section NameSection Number
Association of unit owners; powers; granting of interest in common elements; dispute resolution§ 100.405
Annual and special meetings of association§ 100.407
Quorum for meeting of association§ 100.408
Rules of order§ 100.409
Adoption of bylaws; recording; amendment; approval by commissioner; fee§ 100.410
Restated bylaws§ 100.411
Annual budget; distribution of budget summary to owners§ 100.412
Approval of amended or restated bylaws§ 100.413
Contents of bylaws§ 100.415
Criteria for board of directors membership§ 100.416
Board of directors of association; powers and duties§ 100.417
Receivership for failure of association to fill vacancies on board of directors§ 100.418
Assent of director to board action§ 100.419
Board meetings; executive sessions§ 100.420
Electronic notice to owner or director§ 100.423
Use of written ballot for approving or rejecting matters subject to meeting of unit owners; procedures; exceptions§ 100.425
Methods of voting§ 100.427
Electronic ballot§ 100.428
Unit deeds; contents§ 100.430
Insurance for individual units and common elements§ 100.435
Liens against property; removal from lien; effect of part payment§ 100.440
Independent default clauses; option to purchase fee simple interest§ 100.445
Association lien against individual unit; recording notice of claim; foreclosure; priority of lien§ 100.450
Foreclosure against unit; receiver for unit; power of board of directors to bid at foreclosure sale§ 100.460
Circumstances in which deed in lieu of foreclosure extinguishes lien§ 100.465
Lien foreclosure; other legal action by declarant, association or owner; attorney fees§ 100.470
Personal liability for assessment; joint liability of grantor and grantee following conveyance; limitation§ 100.475
Maintaining documents and records; annual financial statement; review of financial statement by certified public accountant; availability of documents and records for examination§ 100.480
Application of ORS 100.480§ 100.481
Annual budget; distribution of budget summary to owners§ 100.483
Duration and termination of initial management agreements and service and employment contracts; applicability of federal condominium law§ 100.485
Notice to unit owners of intent of association to commence judicial or administrative proceedings; contents of notice; right of unit owner to opt out§ 100.490
 

Attributes and Duties of Ownership

Section NameSection Number
Status and ownership of units§ 100.505
Units and common elements distinguished§ 100.510
Interest of units in common elements§ 100.515
Easement held by units and common elements§ 100.520
Voting or consenting§ 100.525
Allocation of common profits and expenses; liability of unit owner; limitation on assessments a gainst declarant; deferral of assessments by declarant§ 100.530
Maintenance and improvement of units§ 100.535
Use and maintenance of common elements; access for maintenance§ 100.540
Compliance with bylaws and other restrictions§ 100.545
Service of process§ 100.550
Taxation of units; exemptions; uniform appraisal and assessment; rules§ 100.555
 

Removal of Property from unit Ownership

Section NameSection Number
Termination of association or removal of real property by unit owners; consent of lienholders; recordation; amended plat requirements§ 100.600
Removal of property from association; repair or removal of property that is damaged or destroyed§ 100.605
Common ownership of property removed from unit ownership; valuation; liens§ 100.610
Action for partition; division of sale proceeds§ 100.615
Termination or removal no bar to resubmission§ 100.620
 

Dividing or Converting Units

Section NameSection Number
Procedure for dividing or converting units§ 100.625
 

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Section NameSection Number
Legislative findings§ 100.626
Electric vehicle charging stations§ 100.627
 

Regulation of Sales; Filing Requirements

Section NameSection Number
Filing with commissioner; fee§ 100.635
Filing; required documents and information§ 100.640
Filing information to be kept current§ 100.645
Service of process on nonresident developer; consent for service on commissioner; contents of consent; records of service on commissioner§ 100.650
Disclosure statement; contents; disclosure statement from other state; declarant liability limied§ 100.655
Limited residential condominium filing§ 100.658
Nonresidential condominium or security filing; contents§ 100.660
Exemption to certain disclosure and notice requirements§ 100.665
Documents and information included with filing§ 100.668
Fees; hourly rate; deposit§ 100.670
Inventory; review; approval; timelines§ 100.675
 

Unit Sales Agreement

Section NameSection Number
Escrow; sales agreement; requirements§ 100.680
Contents of unit sales agreement§ 100.685
 

Inspection of Condominium; Disclosure Statement

Section NameSection Number
Inspection of condominium; report in disclosure statement§ 100.700
Sale prohibited prior to issuance of disclosure statement; exception; distribution; use of disclosure statement§ 100.705
Inspection deposit§ 100.710
 

Requirements For Sale

Section NameSection Number
Conditions prerequisite to sale§ 100.720
Documents prerequisite to execution of sale agreement and conveyance of unit§ 100.725
Cancellation of sale of unit; notice to seller; return of payments and reconveyance; extinguishment of encumbrances; waiver prohibited; disclaimer of notice; applicability§ 100.730
Waiver of right to cancel§ 100.735
Notice to purchaser of cancellation rights; form§ 100.740
Escrow documents required of successor to vendor's interest§ 100.745
Inspection of records§ 100.750
 

Prohibiteed Acts

Section NameSection Number
Fraud and deceit prohibited§ 100.770
False or misleading advertising prohibited; liability§ 100.775
Waiver of legal rights void§ 100.780
Blanket encumbrance prohibited§ 100.785
 

Enforcement

Section NameSection Number
Civil penalty§ 100.900
Cease and desist order; injunction§ 100.905
Use of fees§ 100.910
 

Miscellaneous

Section NameSection Number
Changes or actions that require approval or consent of mortgagee§ 100.920
 

Criminal Penalties

Section NameSection Number
Criminal penalties§ 100.990