Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.214 (2026)

Public policy relating to title obtained by county by tax foreclosure

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      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; and

      (2) Once real property has become or hereafter shall become subject to foreclosure for taxes, there has been imposed and there hereafter shall be imposed upon all persons owning or claiming to own, or having or claiming to have, any interest in the real property, by reason of their delinquency, a continuing duty to investigate and ascertain whether the real property did become or hereafter shall become included in tax foreclosure proceedings, regardless of any defects, jurisdictional or otherwise, that may have appeared or shall hereafter appear in the foreclosure proceedings. [Formerly part of 312.220; 1995 c.79 §152; 2005 c.94 §68]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1963–2018 · leading case: Hood River Cnty. v. Dabney, 423 P.2d 954 (Or. 1967).
Hood River Cnty. v. Dabney, 423 P.2d 954 (Or. 1967). · cites it 6× “*23 We reach this conclusion upon the basis of our interpretation of the legislative purpose expressed in ORS 312.214, 312.216, 312.218, 312.220, and 312.”
Coos Cnty. v. State, 734 P.2d 1348 (Or. 1987). “’ ORS 312.214.” Coos County v. State of Oregon, supra, 75 Or App at 623-24 .”
Mariah Investments, Ltd. v. McCabe, 986 P.2d 1209 (Or. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “ORS 312.214 declares that the public policy of county tax foreclosure is to ensure that the county's title "shall have the utmost stability" and to impose on persons claiming an interest in foreclosed property a continuing duty to investigate and ascertain whether such real…”
Hull v. Klamath Cnty. (In re Hull), 591 B.R. 25 (Bankr. D. Or. 2018). “Thus, a bankruptcy court ruling that allowed for avoidance of a deed recorded pursuant to ORS 312.200 simply because the recording occurred within the 90-day period of § 547(b) would be inconsistent with Oregon law regarding perfection of judgment liens and would inappropriately…”
Chizek v. Port of Newport, 450 P.2d 749 (Or. 1969). · cites it 2× “]” ② ORS 312.214: “(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, and for all purposes of ORS 312.”
Evergreen Timber Co. v. Clackamas Cnty., 385 P.2d 1009 (Or. 1963). · cites it 2× “200 gave and hereafter shall •be deemed to give notice to the world of such county’s constructive possession as provided and defined in ORS 312.214 to 312.220. “(2) In addition to all other remedies made available to him by law, the remedy of ejectment is hereby made available…”
Faw v. Larson, 548 P.2d 495 (Or. 1976). · cites it 3× “ORS 312.214 through 312.230; Hood River County v.”
Coos Cnty. v. State, 707 P.2d 1243 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “In addition, the legislature has declared it «* * * have been and to be the public policy of this state that when a county has acquired or hereafter acquires real property by foreclosure for delinquent taxes, its title to such property shall have the utmost stability * * ORS…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.214(1) — 2 cases
Hull v. Klamath Cnty. (In re Hull), 591 B.R. 25 (Bankr. D. Or. 2018). “Thus, a bankruptcy court ruling that allowed for avoidance of a deed recorded pursuant to ORS 312.200 simply because the recording occurred within the 90-day period of § 547(b) would be inconsistent with Oregon law regarding perfection of judgment liens and would inappropriately…”
Mariah Investments, Ltd. v. McCabe, 986 P.2d 1209 (Or. Ct. App. 1999). “ORS 312.214 declares that the public policy of county tax foreclosure is to ensure that the county's title "shall have the utmost stability" and to impose on persons claiming an interest in foreclosed property a continuing duty to investigate and ascertain whether such real…”
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