Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.005
“District attorney” described
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, “district attorney” shall include county counsel appointed pursuant to ORS 203.145.
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 312 — Foreclosure of Property Tax Liens
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Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.010
When real property subject to tax foreclosure; listing other charges with taxes
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, real property within this state is subject to foreclosure for delinquent taxes whenever three years have elapsed from the earliest date of delinquency of taxes levied and charged thereon. (2) All special assessments, fees or other charges charged against the property subject to…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.020
Supervision by Department of Revenue; enforcement
(1) The Department of Revenue shall have general supervision and control over tax foreclosure proceedings under ORS 312.010 to 312.120 and 312.130 to 312.240 to the end that such proceedings shall be conducted in a uniform and orderly manner in all counties of the state. (2) Whenever any district attorney fails to inst…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.030
Annual foreclosure list; suppression of certain public employee names; interest on taxes in list
(1) Within two months after the day of delinquency of taxes of each year the tax collector shall prepare a list of all real properties then subject to foreclosure. The list shall be known as the foreclosure list and shall contain: (a) The names of the several persons appearing in the latest tax roll as the respective o…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.040
Notice of proceeding; personal service; locating property owners; contents
(1)(a) Notice of the foreclosure proceeding shall be given by both of the following means: (A) One publication of the foreclosure list in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, to be designated by the governing body of the county. The price charged by the newspaper shall be at the legal rate as provided by l…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.050
Instituting foreclosure proceedings
(1) On the day that is three months after the day of delinquency of taxes of the latest year, the tax collector, with the assistance of the district attorney, shall institute proceedings to foreclose the liens for all the delinquent taxes against each of the several properties included in the foreclosure list. (2) One…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.060
Application for judgment foreclosing lien; effect and correction of irregularity, informality, omission or other error
(1) Application for judgment foreclosing any tax lien shall be in writing, shall be verified, and shall contain a succinct statement of the cause of suit. All amendments may be made that are permissible in any civil action. The application for judgment, together with a certified copy of the foreclosure list, shall be f…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.070
Answer and defense to application by person interested
Any person interested in any real property included in the foreclosure list may file an answer and defense to the application for judgment within 30 days after the date of the first publication of the foreclosure list, exclusive of the day of the first publication. The answer and defense shall be in writing under oath…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.080
Summary hearing
The court shall examine the application for judgment. If answer and defense is filed by any defendant or other interested person, the matter shall be heard in a summary manner without other pleading.
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.090
Judgment; lien; interest
The court shall give judgment for the delinquent taxes and interest appearing to be due on the several parcels of real property described in the application, and shall enter a judgment requiring that the several liens of such taxes be foreclosed. The judgment shall be a several judgment against and a lien on each parce…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.100
Order for sale of properties to county; certified copy of judgment as certificate of sale
The court shall order that the several properties, against which the judgment is entered, shall be sold directly to the county for the respective amounts of taxes and interest for which the properties severally are liable. The clerk of the court shall deliver to the tax collector a certified copy of the judgment, inclu…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.110
Removal of property from foreclosure proceedings
At any time prior to judgment, any parcel of real property may be removed from the foreclosure proceeding by payments such as would have prevented inclusion of the property in the foreclosure list, plus any additional interest or penalty accrued; except that after the first publication of the foreclosure list any perso…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.120
Period during which property held by county; redemption; assessment during redemption period; redemption of part of property
(1) Except as provided in ORS 312.122, all real properties sold to the county under ORS 312.100, shall be held by the county for the period of two years from and after the date of the judgment of foreclosure, unless sooner redeemed. (2) During the two-year period any person having an interest in the property at the dat…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.122
Reduced redemption period when property subjected to waste or abandonment; hearing; notice; reasonable inquiry
(1) A county may by ordinance provide the means to require the tax collector of the county to deed to the county pursuant to ORS 312.200 any real property sold to the county under ORS 312.100 after the expiration of the 30-day period provided in subsection (2) of this section if: (a) The property is subjected to waste…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.125
Notice of expiration of period of redemption; locating property owners; contents; mailing
(1)(a) Not less than one year prior to the expiration of the period of redemption of any real property ordered sold to the county under a judgment under ORS 312.100, the tax collector shall provide notice of the expiration of the period of redemption to any person or entity entitled to redeem the property under ORS 312…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.130
Release of claims of county by redemption; entries by tax collector; certificate of redemption
The receipt of redemption money by the tax collector shall operate to release all claims of the county, under the judgment of foreclosure, to the property so redeemed. The tax collector, on receipt of the redemption money, immediately shall make the proper entries in the records of the office of the tax collector showi…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.140
Notice of foreclosure list to lienholder
(1) A mortgagee or other holder of a recorded lien on real property may file with the tax collector a request that notice of any foreclosure list including the real property be given to the mortgagee or other lienholder. The request shall contain the name and address of the person filing it, the description of the prop…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.150
Effect of failure to give notice to lienholder when requested
If a tax collector, after receiving a request for notice of tax foreclosure as provided in ORS 312.140, fails to give the notice, the failure shall not invalidate the foreclosure, but the mortgagee’s or lienholder’s right to redeem the property shall not terminate until the expiration of 30 days after the mailing of th…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.160
Lienholder paying taxes or redeeming gets additional lien for amount paid
Where any property included in a foreclosure list or proceeding is removed therefrom by payment of taxes or by redemption on the part of a mortgagee or other lienholder of record, the official receipt for payment of such taxes or redemption money shall constitute an additional lien on the property to the amount specifi…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.170
Municipal or other public corporation removing property from foreclosure list or proceeding or redeeming; additional lien
(1) The governing body of any municipal or other public corporation, having a lien on any real property included in a foreclosure list or proceeding, may use its funds to remove the property from the list or proceeding, or to redeem the property after judgment of foreclosure. Such corporation shall have the same right…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.180
Possession during redemption period; forfeiture for waste
The sale of property to the county on foreclosure for delinquent taxes does not affect the former owner’s right to possession of the property during the period of redemption. However, any waste of the property, committed by the former owner or by anyone acting under permission or control of the former owner, shall work…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.190
General notice of expiration of redemption period
Subject to an exemption from disclosure that applies under ORS 192.345: (1) Not more than 30 days nor less than 10 days prior to the expiration of the period of redemption of any real property ordered sold to the county under a judgment under ORS 312.100, the tax collector shall publish a general notice relative to the…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.200
Deed to county
The properties not redeemed within the two-year period prescribed by ORS 312.120 shall be deeded to the county by the tax collector. All rights of redemption, with respect to the real properties therein described, shall terminate on the execution of the deed to the county. No return or confirmation of the sale or deed…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.210
Appeal
Appeal from any judgment under ORS 312.010 to 312.120 and 312.130 to 312.240, or from any final order in the proceeding, may be taken to the Court of Appeals by giving notice thereof orally in open court at the time of the judgment or final order, or by giving written notice thereof at any time within 30 days after the…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.214
Public policy relating to title obtained by county by tax foreclosure
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, for all purposes of ORS 312.214 to 312.230 it is declared to be the public policy of this state that: (1) When a county has acquired or hereafter acquires real property by foreclosure for delinquent taxes, the county’s title to the property shall have the utmost stability; a…
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