292 sections in this chapter.
ORS 456.260 [1999 c.275 §3; 2017 c.608 §3; 2019 c.571 §4; 2021 c.56 §3; 2023 c.389 §7; renumbered 456.781 in 2025]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.261 [2023 c.389 §3; renumbered 456.804 in 2025]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.262 [2017 c.608 §6; 2019 c.571 §5; 2021 c.56 §4; 2023 c.389 §8; 2025 c.141 §4; renumbered 456.814 in 2025]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.263 [2017 c.608 §7; 2019 c.571 §6; 2021 c.56 §5; 2023 c.389 §9; renumbered 456.819 in 2025]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.264 [2017 c.608 §8; 2021 c.56 §8; 2023 c.389 §10; renumbered 456.797 in 2025]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.265 [1999 c.275 §4; 2017 c.608 §4; 2021 c.56 §9; renumbered 456.809 in 2025]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.267 [2023 c.389 §2; renumbered 456.792 in 2025]
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING COVENANTS
ORS 456.270 Definitions for ORS 456.270 to 456.295. As used in ORS 456.270 to 456.295
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(1) “Affordable housing covenant” means a nonpossessory interest in real property imposing limitations, restrictions or affirmative obligations that encourage development or that ensure continued availability of affordable rental and owner-occupied housing for low or moderate inc…
ORS 456.275 Legislative findings. The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that
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(1) There is a serious shortage of decent, safe and sanitary housing available and affordable to low and moderate income households in the State of Oregon. (2) The inadequacy in the supply of decent, safe and sanitary affordable housing endangers the public health and jeopardizes…
ORS 456.280 Covenant creation, effect, conveyance, duration and termination. (1) A person may create an affordable housing covenant as a condition of giving or receiving a subsidy during ownership or upon conveying real property, in the form of a covenant, servitude, easement, condition or restriction in a deed, declaration, land sale contract, trust deed, mortgage, security agreement, assignment, will, trust, rental agreement, lease or other written instrument that is
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(a) Executed by the owner of the real property and the covenant holder; and (b) Recorded in the deed and mortgage records of the county in which the real property is located. (2) The affordable housing covenant creates a real property right in an eligible covenant holder to: (a) …
ORS 456.285 Permissible provisions. An affordable housing covenant may
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(1) Include limitations, restrictions and affirmative obligations on the sale price or rental rate of real property or the use of real property or the income or assets of purchasers or tenants; (2) Limit the amount of equity appreciation that a property owner may derive from owne…
ORS 456.290 Validity of covenant. (1) An affordable housing covenant is valid and enforceable even though the covenant is not of a character traditionally recognized at common law or is inconsistent with a common law doctrine of real property law that might invalidate, impair enforcement of or cause the termination of the covenant, including but not limited to common law doctrine that holds that
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(a) The covenant is not appurtenant to an interest in the real property. (b) The covenant imposes a negative burden. (c) The covenant imposes affirmative obligations upon the owner of an interest in the burdened real property or the eligible covenant holder. (d) The covenant is h…
ORS 456.295 Action affecting covenant. An action affecting an affordable housing covenant may be commenced or intervened in by
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(1) The owner of an interest in the real property burdened by the covenant; (2) An eligible covenant holder of the benefit of the covenant; (3) A person that has a third-party right of enforcement; or (4) A public body, as defined in ORS 174.109, in the jurisdiction of which the …
ORS 456.305 Definitions for ORS 456.305 to 456.325. As used in ORS 456.305 to 456.325, unless the context requires otherwise
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(1) “Governing body” means the common council, county court, board of county commissioners, board or other body having charge of the fiscal affairs of the state public body. (2) “Housing project” means any work or undertaking of a housing authority pursuant to the Housing Authori…
ORS 456.310 Purpose; additional powers. (1) It hereby is found and declared
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(a) That the assistance provided in ORS 456.315 and 456.320 for the remedying of the conditions set forth in the Housing Authorities Law is a matter of state concern and constitutes a public use and purpose and an essential governmental function for which public moneys may be spe…
ORS 456.315 Powers of state public bodies in aiding or cooperating on housing projects. (1) For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any state public body may upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine
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(a) Dedicate, sell, convey or lease any of its property to a housing authority or the federal government. (b) Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works which it may otherwise undertake, to be furnished …
ORS 456.320 Donations and loans to housing authority. (1) When any housing authority becomes authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, the governing body of the city, town or county, as the case may be, shall immediately make an estimate of the amount of money necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the housing authority during the first year thereafter, and shall appropriate such amount to the authority out of any moneys in such city, town or county treasury not appropriated to some other purposes. The moneys so appropriated shall be paid to the authority as a donation
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(2) Any city, town, municipality or county located in whole or in part within the area of operation of a housing authority may lend or donate money to the authority or agree to take such action. The housing authority, when it has money available therefor, shall make reimbursement…
ORS 456.325 Resolution to exercise powers. The exercise by a state public body of the powers granted in ORS 456.305 to 456.325 may be authorized by resolution of the governing body of such state public body adopted by a majority of the members of its governing body present at a meeting of the governing body. This resolution may be adopted at the meeting at which it is introduced. Such a resolution shall take effect immediately and need not be laid over or published or posted
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.355 Definitions for ORS 456.355 to 456.370. As used in ORS 456.355 to 456.370, unless the context requires otherwise
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(1) “Governing body” means the governing body of any city or county. (2) “Housing project” means any work or undertaking of a nonprofit sponsor, limited-dividend housing corporation or a for-profit developer meeting the requirements of subsection (5) of this section for the purpo…
ORS 456.360 Purpose; additional powers. (1) It hereby is found and declared
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(a) That the assistance provided by ORS 456.365 for the remedying of the conditions set forth in the Housing Authorities Law is a matter of state concern and constitutes a public use and purpose and an essential governmental function for which public moneys may be spent and other…
ORS 456.365 Powers of city or county in aiding or cooperating on housing projects. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects as defined in ORS 456.355 and located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any city or county may upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine
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(1) Dedicate, sell, convey or lease any of its property. (2) Cause park, playground, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works which it may otherwise undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects.…
ORS 456.370 Exercise of powers; authorization by ordinance. The exercise by a city or county of the powers granted by ORS 456.355 to 456.370 may be authorized by ordinance of the governing body of the city or county adopted by a majority of the members of its governing body present at a meeting of the governing body. Persons particularly interested, and the general public, shall be given an opportunity to be heard at that meeting, and notice to the public of the time and place of said meeting and of the subject of the ordinance proposed for enactment shall be published in the same manner as required prior to final enactment of a zoning ordinance. The ordinance may be adopted or amended and adopted at such meeting, and if adopted shall take effect immediately and need not be laid over or published or posted. [1969 c.185 §5]
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STATEWIDE HOMEOWNERSHIP GOAL
ORS 456.372 Policy. (1) It is the policy of this state to pursue a goal of attaining a statewide homeownership rate, as determined by the American Community Survey of the United States Census Bureau, in aggregate and for each disaggregated racial or ethnic population for which demographic data is provided, of
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(a) At least 65.05 percent by 2030; (b) At least 1.65 percent more than the goal in paragraph (a) of this subsection by 2035; (c) At least 1.65 percent more than the goal in paragraph (b) of this subsection by 2040; and (d) At least 1.65 percent more than the goal in paragraph (c…
ORS 456.373 Publication of progress. The Housing and Community Services Department shall create, and annually update, a publicly available homeownership goal dashboard that includes tracking of the progress, based on the homeownership rate, toward the homeownership goal under ORS 456.372
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(1) For the entire state, in aggregate and disaggregated by race and ethnicity; and (2) For each region that is established under ORS 184.453 (1), in aggregate and disaggregated by race and ethnicity. [2025 c.202 §2] Note: See note under 456.372. HOUSING CHOICE LANDLORD GUARANTEE…
ORS 456.375 Definitions for ORS 456.375 to 456.390. As used in ORS 456.375 to 456.390
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(1) “Housing Choice Voucher Program” means the federal tenant-based assistance program established under 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o). (2) “Landlord” and “tenant” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 90.100. [2013 c.740 §2; 2021 c.57 §1; 2023 c.344 §2]
ORS 456.378 Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program; application; deadlines; rules. (1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall develop and implement the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program for the purpose of providing financial assistance to landlords to mitigate damages caused by tenants who have received rental assistance
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(a) Under the Housing Choice Voucher Program; or (b) From a rehousing initiative under section 4, 5 or 11, chapter 15, Oregon Laws 2023. (2) Landlords that are eligible for assistance under the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program must submit an application in the form and f…
ORS 456.380 [2013 c.740 §4; repealed by 2017 c.271 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.385 Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program Fund. (1) There is created within the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program Fund. Interest earned by the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program Fund shall be credited to the fund
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(2) Moneys in the Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program Fund shall consist of: (a) Amounts donated to the fund; (b) Amounts appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly; (c) Investment earnings received on moneys in the fund; and (d) Other amo…
ORS 456.390 Annual report regarding participation of housing authorities in Housing Choice Voucher Program; annual review; Statewide Housing Choice Advisory Committee. (1) Housing authorities shall report annually to the Housing and Community Services Department regarding information required to be provided to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development regarding each housing authority’s participation in the Housing Choice Voucher Program
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(2) Housing authorities shall annually review internal procedures and processes so as to coordinate the length of the rental and lease terms with market standards for the purpose of achieving the maximum use and benefit in the best interests of tenants and landlords from tenant-b…
ORS 456.395 Department and council assistance to housing authorities. The Housing and Community Services Department and the Oregon Housing Stability Council shall cooperate with and assist housing authorities to obtain federal approval, renewal of an existing waiver of federal requirements or a new waiver of federal requirements, as necessary to make the use and distribution of federal rent subsidy and assistance payments under 42 U.S.C. 1437f as efficient and beneficial as possible to increase the supply of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing for persons of low income and very low income in this state. [2013 c.740 §7; 2015 c.180 §1; 2021 c.57 §5]
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MANUFACTURED DWELLING PARKS AND MARINAS
ORS 456.400 Definitions for ORS 456.400 to 456.433. As used in ORS 456.400 to 456.433, “facility,” “manufactured dwelling,” “manufactured dwelling park” and “marina” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 90.100. [2019 c.625 §14a]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.403 Housing and Community Services Department support for manufactured dwelling parks and marinas. The Housing and Community Services Department shall
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(1) Undertake, participate in or cooperate with persons and agencies in such conferences, inquiries, meetings or studies as might lead to improvements in manufactured dwelling park and marina landlord and tenant relationships; (2) Develop and implement a centralized resource refe…
ORS 456.405 [Repealed by 1999 c.603 §38]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.407 Policy encouraging settlement of disputes. (1) It is the policy of the State of Oregon
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(a) To encourage manufactured dwelling park and marina residents and manufactured dwelling park and marina owners and managers to settle disputes among themselves without recourse, if possible, to either the court system or intervention by a state agency. (b) To assist manufactur…
ORS 456.410 [Repealed by 1999 c.603 §38]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.414 Manufactured and Marina Communities Account. There hereby is established separate and distinct from the General Fund the Manufactured and Marina Communities Account. All moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Housing and Community Services Department to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the department under ORS 90.505 to 90.850 and 456.400 to 456.433. Interest earned on the account is credited to the account. [Formerly 446.533]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.415 [Repealed by 1999 c.603 §38]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.418 Special assessment; lien; collection. (1) Except as provided in ORS 308.250 (2)(b) and (3)(a)(A) and (B), a special assessment is levied annually upon each manufactured dwelling or floating home that is assessed for ad valorem property tax purposes as personal property. The amount of the assessment is $10
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(2) On or before July 15 of each year, the county assessor shall determine and list the manufactured dwellings and floating homes in the county that are assessed for the current assessment year as personal property. Upon making a determination and list, the county assessor shall …
ORS 456.420 [Repealed by 1999 c.603 §38]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.422 Information concerning available manufactured dwelling park rental spaces. The Housing and Community Services Department shall encourage manufactured dwelling park landlords to inform the department of manufactured dwelling park spaces that become available for rent and to provide the department with descriptions and other relevant information regarding those spaces. The department shall take reasonable means to make the descriptions of available manufactured dwelling park rental spaces accessible by the public, including, but not limited to, placing the information on an Internet website. The department shall make reasonable efforts to increase public awareness of the department as a source for information concerning available manufactured dwelling park rental spaces. [Formerly 446.392]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.425 [Amended by 1995 c.445 §16; repealed by 1999 c.603 §38]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.426 Functions of manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse. (1) The Housing and Community Services Department shall develop and administer or contract for the management of a voluntary collection of information to be known as the state’s manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse. The manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse shall collect, coordinate and prepare information for distribution in response to telephone or written requests
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(2) The information the manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse collects, coordinates and distributes shall: (a) Be voluntary; (b) Be available to manufactured dwelling site residents, owners, managers and the public; and (c) Concern the information described in ORS …
ORS 456.429 Scope of information collected. The Housing and Community Services Department may decide the scope of the information the manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse collects, coordinates and distributes. This information may include, but is not limited to
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(1) The name, address and telephone number of the owners, operators and managers of all mobile home or manufactured dwelling parks in the state. (2) A list of spaces available to aid the public who wish to locate or relocate in a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park in the s…
ORS 456.430 [Repealed by 1999 c.603 §38]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.433 Funding of clearinghouse. Costs to operate the manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse shall be collected from
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(1) A registration fee; (2) A user fee; or (3) Any other available federal, state, local or private funding source designed to support the formation or operation of a manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse. [Formerly 446.390]
ORS 456.435 [Repealed by 1999 c.603 §38]
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ORS 456.440 [Repealed by 1999 c.603 §38]
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ORS 456.445 [Repealed by 1999 c.603 §38]
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ORS 456.450 [Repealed by 1999 c.603 §38]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 456.455 [Amended by 1967 c.451 §22; repealed by 1999 c.603 §38]
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[Repealed or reserved.]