2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 100 - Condominiums
Section 100.450 - Association lien against individual unit; recording notice of claim; foreclosure; effect of judgment and payment; priority of lien.


(a) Tax and assessment liens; and
(b) A first mortgage or trust deed of record unless:
(A) The condominium consists of fewer than seven units, all of which are to be used for nonresidential purposes;
(B) The declaration provides that the lien of any mortgage or trust deed of record affecting the property shall be subordinate to the lien of the association provided under subsection (1) of this section; and
(C) The holder of any mortgage or trust deed of record affecting the property when the declaration is recorded executes a separate subordination of the holder’s interest to the declaration which is attached as an exhibit and which states that the holder understands that the declaration subordinates the holder’s lien to the assessment lien of the association provided under subsection (1) of this section.
(2) Recording of the declaration constitutes record notice and perfection of the lien for assessments. No further recording of a claim of lien for assessments or notice of a claim of lien under this section is required to perfect the association’s lien. The association shall record a notice of claim of lien for assessments under this section in the deed records of the county in which the unit is located before any suit to foreclose may proceed under subsection (4) of this section. The notice shall contain:
(a) A true statement of the amount due for the unpaid assessments after deducting all just credits and offsets;
(b) The name of the owner of the unit, or reputed owner, if known;
(c) The name of the condominium and the designation of the unit as stated in the declaration or applicable supplemental declaration; and
(d) A statement that if the owner of the unit thereafter fails to pay any assessments when due, as long as the original or any subsequent unpaid assessment remains unpaid, the unpaid amount of assessments automatically continue to accumulate with interest without the necessity of further recording.
(3) The notice shall be verified by the oath of some person having knowledge of the facts and shall be recorded by the county recording officer. The record shall be indexed as other liens are required by law to be indexed.
(4)(a) The proceedings to foreclose liens created by this section shall conform as nearly as possible to the proceedings to foreclose liens created by ORS 87.010 except, notwithstanding ORS 87.055, a lien may be continued in force for a period of time not to exceed six years from the date the assessment is due. For the purpose of determining the date the assessment is due in those cases when subsequent unpaid assessments have accumulated under a notice recorded as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the assessment and claim regarding each unpaid assessment shall be deemed to have been levied at the time the unpaid assessment became due.
(b) The lien may be enforced by the board of directors acting on behalf of the association of unit owners.
(c) An action to recover a money judgment for unpaid assessments may be maintained without foreclosing or waiving the lien securing the claim for unpaid assessments. A judgment entered on the action does not extinguish the lien. Payment on the judgment operates to satisfy the lien, or a portion of the lien, to the extent of the payment received.
(d) An action to foreclose a lien under this section or recover a money judgment for unpaid assessments may not be maintained unless the Condominium Information Report and the Annual Report described in ORS 100.250 are designated current as provided in ORS 100.255.
(5) Unless the declaration or bylaws provides otherwise, fees, late charges, fines and interest imposed pursuant to ORS 100.405 (4)(j), (k), (L) and (m) are enforceable as assessments under this section.
(6) With respect to condominium units also constituting timeshare property as defined by ORS 94.803, liens created by this section shall be assessed to the timeshare owners in the timeshare property according to the method for determining each owner’s liability for common expenses under the timeshare instrument and shall be enforced individually against each timeshare owner in the condominium unit.
(7) Notwithstanding the priority established for a lien for unpaid assessments and interest under subsection (1) of this section, the lien shall also be prior to the lien of a first mortgage or trust deed of record for the unit and the undivided interest in the common elements, if:
(a) The association of unit owners for the condominium in which the unit is located has given the lender under the mortgage or trust deed 90 days prior written notice that the owner of the unit is in default in payment of an assessment. The notice shall contain:
(A) Name of borrower;
(B) Recording date of trust deed or mortgage;
(C) Recording information;
(D) Name of condominium, unit owner and unit designation stated in the declaration or applicable supplemental declaration; and
(E) Amount of unpaid assessment.
(b) The notice under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall set forth the following in 10-point type:
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NOTICE: The lien of the association may become prior to that of the lender pursuant to ORS 100.450.
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(c) The lender has not initiated judicial action to foreclose the mortgage or requested issuance of a trustee’s notice of sale under the trust deed or accepted a deed in lieu of foreclosure in the circumstances described in ORS 100.465 prior to the expiration of 90 days following the notice by the unit owners’ association.
(d) The unit owners’ association has provided the lender, upon request, with copies of any liens filed on the unit, a statement of the assessments and interest remaining unpaid on the unit and other documents which the lender may reasonably request.
(e) The borrower is in default under the terms of the mortgage or trust deed as to principal and interest.
(f) A copy of the notice described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, together with an affidavit of notice by a person having knowledge of the facts, has been recorded in the manner prescribed in subsection (3) of this section. The affidavit shall recite the date and the person to whom the notice was given. [Formerly 94.195; 1995 c.31 §13; 1997 c.816 §10; 1999 c.59 §18; 1999 c.677 §71; 2001 c.104 §31; 2003 c.569 §36; 2017 c.110 §2]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate

Chapter 100 - Condominiums

Section 100.005 - Definitions.

Section 100.015 - Rules.

Section 100.020 - Condominium provisions; restrictions.

Section 100.022 - Application of zoning, subdivision, building code or real property law to condominium.

Section 100.023 - Void and unenforceable provisions of condominium governing document.

Section 100.100 - Property submitted to unit ownership by declaration; executors of declaration; conflict between this chapter and ORS chapter 65.

Section 100.102 - Leasehold condominium submitted to unit ownership.

Section 100.103 - Effect of submission of leasehold condominium to unit ownership.

Section 100.105 - Contents of declaration; property name; variable property description.

Section 100.110 - Approval of declaration, supplemental declaration or amendment required; prerequisites; fee.

Section 100.115 - Recording declaration and plat; plat contents; supplemental declaration and plat; fees.

Section 100.116 - Plat amendment; fees.

Section 100.117 - Correction amendment to declaration or bylaws.

Section 100.118 - Correction amendment to condominium plat; fees.

Section 100.119 - Restated declaration; restated assignment of use.

Section 100.120 - Supplemental declaration and plat required to annex additional property or reclassify variable property; termination date.

Section 100.122 - Declaration prevails over inconsistent provisions of bylaws or articles of incorporation.

Section 100.123 - Authority to amend declaration or bylaws to comply with federal or state law.

Section 100.130 - Relocation of unit boundaries and common elements by amendment to declaration.

Section 100.135 - Amendments to declaration; requirements; procedure.

Section 100.140 - Temporary relocation of floating structure; security interests upon termination of condominium.

Section 100.150 - Declarant’s options until termination date.

Section 100.155 - Variable property; uses and restrictions.

Section 100.175 - Reserve account for maintaining, repairing and replacing common elements; reserve study; information required; maintenance plan.

Section 100.185 - Express warranties; form; exclusion of implied warranties; exemption for consumer products; claims.

Section 100.200 - Declarant control of association.

Section 100.205 - Transitional committee; notice of meeting for formation.

Section 100.210 - Turnover meeting; notice; transfer of control.

Section 100.220 - Liabilities and obligations arising from transfer of special declarant right; extinguishment of right; exemptions.

Section 100.225 - Acquisition of special declarant rights by successor declarant; exceptions.

Section 100.250 - Documents required to be filed with Real Estate Agency; fees.

Section 100.255 - Processing of documents filed with Real Estate Agency; procedures.

Section 100.260 - Condominium Information and Annual Reports; contents; fees.

Section 100.265 - Annual Report; notification; filing.

Section 100.275 - Application of ORS 100.250 to 100.280.

Section 100.280 - Termination of filing Condominium Information Report.

Section 100.285 - Resignation of designated agent; procedures; effective date.

Section 100.290 - Rules.

Section 100.305 - Conversion condominium; notice.

Section 100.310 - Rights of tenants in conversion.

Section 100.315 - Improvements in conversion condominium during notice period.

Section 100.405 - Association of unit owners; powers; granting of interest in common elements; dispute resolution.

Section 100.407 - Annual and special meetings of association.

Section 100.408 - Quorum for meeting of association.

Section 100.409 - Rules of order.

Section 100.410 - Adoption of bylaws; amendment.

Section 100.411 - Restated bylaws.

Section 100.413 - Approval of amended or restated bylaws.

Section 100.415 - Contents of bylaws.

Section 100.416 - Criteria for board of directors membership.

Section 100.417 - Board of directors of association; powers and duties.

Section 100.418 - Receivership for failure of association to fill vacancies on board of directors.

Section 100.419 - Assent of director to board action.

Section 100.420 - Board meetings; executive sessions.

Section 100.423 - Electronic notice to owner or director.

Section 100.425 - Use of written ballot for approving or rejecting matters subject to meeting of unit owners; procedures; exceptions.

Section 100.427 - Methods of voting.

Section 100.428 - Electronic ballot.

Section 100.430 - Unit deeds; contents.

Section 100.435 - Insurance for individual units and common elements; fidelity bond.

Section 100.440 - Liens against property; removal from lien; effect of part payment.

Section 100.445 - Independent default clauses; option to purchase fee simple interest.

Section 100.450 - Association lien against individual unit; recording notice of claim; foreclosure; effect of judgment and payment; priority of lien.

Section 100.465 - Circumstances in which deed in lieu of foreclosure extinguishes lien.

Section 100.470 - Lien foreclosure; other legal action by declarant, association or owner; attorney fees.

Section 100.475 - Personal liability for assessment; joint liability of grantor and grantee following conveyance; limitation.

Section 100.480 - Maintaining documents and records; annual financial statement; review of financial statement by certified public accountant; availability of documents and records for examination.

Section 100.481 - Application of ORS 100.480.

Section 100.483 - Annual budget; distribution of budget summary to owners.

Section 100.485 - Duration and termination of initial management agreements and service and employment contracts; applicability of federal condominium law.

Section 100.490 - Notice to unit owners of intent of association to commence judicial or administrative proceedings; contents of notice; right of unit owner to opt out.

Section 100.505 - Status and ownership of units.

Section 100.510 - Units and common elements distinguished.

Section 100.515 - Interest of units in common elements.

Section 100.520 - Easement held by units and common elements.

Section 100.525 - Voting or consenting.

Section 100.530 - Allocation of common profits and expenses; liability of unit owner; limitation on assessments against declarant; deferral of assessments by declarant.

Section 100.535 - Maintenance and improvement of units.

Section 100.540 - Use and maintenance of common elements; access for maintenance.

Section 100.550 - Service of process.

Section 100.555 - Taxation of units; exemptions; uniform appraisal and assessment; rules.

Section 100.600 - Termination of association or removal of real property by unit owners; consent of lienholders; recordation; amended plat requirements.

Section 100.605 - Removal of property from association; repair or removal of property that is damaged or destroyed.

Section 100.610 - Common ownership of property removed from unit ownership; valuation; liens.

Section 100.625 - Procedure for dividing or converting units.

Section 100.626 - Legislative findings.

Section 100.627 - Electric vehicle charging stations.

Section 100.635 - Filing with commissioner; fee.

Section 100.640 - Filing; required documents and information.

Section 100.645 - Filing information to be kept current.

Section 100.650 - Service of process on nonresident developer; consent for service on commissioner; contents of consent; records of service on commissioner.

Section 100.655 - Disclosure statement; contents; disclosure statement from other state; declarant liability limited.

Section 100.658 - Limited residential condominium filing.

Section 100.660 - Nonresidential condominium or security filing; contents.

Section 100.668 - Documents and information included with filing.

Section 100.670 - Fees; hourly rate; deposit.

Section 100.675 - Inventory of filing; review; approval; timelines.

Section 100.680 - Escrow of unit sales agreement.

Section 100.685 - Contents of unit sales agreement.

Section 100.705 - Sale prohibited prior to issuance of disclosure statement; exception; distribution; use of disclosure statement.

Section 100.720 - Conditions prerequisite to sale.

Section 100.725 - Documents prerequisite to execution of sale agreement and conveyance of unit.

Section 100.730 - Cancellation of sale of unit; notice to seller; return of payments and reconveyance; extinguishment of encumbrances; waiver prohibited; disclaimer of notice; applicability.

Section 100.735 - Waiver of right to cancel.

Section 100.740 - Notice to purchaser of cancellation rights; form.

Section 100.745 - Escrow documents required of successor to vendor’s interest.

Section 100.770 - Fraud and deceit prohibited.

Section 100.785 - Blanket encumbrance prohibited.

Section 100.900 - Civil penalty.

Section 100.905 - Cease and desist order; injunction.

Section 100.920 - Changes or actions that require approval or consent of mortgagee.