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Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.270 (2026)

Title of county purchasing property; title of purchaser on resale

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      312.270 Title of county purchasing property; title of purchaser on resale. (1) When a county acquires real property by foreclosure for delinquent taxes, the conveyance vests in the county title to the property, free from all liens and encumbrances except assessments levied by a municipal corporation for local improvements to the property.

      (2) A private purchaser at resale of such property by the county acquires title free and clear of all assessments for local improvements levied by any municipal corporation. [Amended by 1997 c.805 §6]

 

      312.280 [Repealed by 1997 c.805 §7]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1969–2023 · leading case: Westwood Homeowners Ass'n v. Lane Cnty., 864 P.2d 350 (Or. 1993).
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Westwood Homeowners Ass'n v. Lane Cnty., 864 P.2d 350 (Or. 1993). · cites it 20× “The predecessor to ORS 312.270 was first enacted in 1919.”
Hull v. Klamath Cnty. (In re Hull), 591 B.R. 25 (Bankr. D. Or. 2018). · cites it 2× “" ORS 312.270. "All properties sold to the county under ORS 312.”
Westwood Homeowners Ass'n v. Lane Cnty., 847 P.2d 862 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 6× “405(7)(a) and ORS 312.270. When the PUD was created in 1980, the developer recorded a declaration as required by ORS 94.”
Chizek v. Port of Newport, 450 P.2d 749 (Or. 1969). “520 *576 or ORS 312.270 to 312.300. [These generally preserve temporarily the municipality’s lien for local improvement costs on property which has been foreclosed by the county for unpaid taxes.”
Brusznicki v. Tucker (D. Maryland 2023). “at 28 (quoting ORS 312.270). From that point forward, the county legally owns the property, but the debtor may continue to live there for a two-year redemption period while he or she attempts to pay off the tax debt.”
Shevtsov v. Multnomah Cnty. Assessor (Or. T.C. 2015). “) Page 3 of Plaintiff’s Exhibit 13 is an unsigned Order of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners authorizing a sheriff’s sale of 24 tax foreclosed properties with title vesting to Multnomah County pursuant to ORS 312.270. The document indicates that the Commissioners’…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.270(1) — 2 cases
Westwood Homeowners Ass'n v. Lane Cnty., 864 P.2d 350 (Or. 1993). “The predecessor to ORS 312.270 was first enacted in 1919.”
Westwood Homeowners Ass'n v. Lane Cnty., 847 P.2d 862 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). “405(7)(a) and ORS 312.270. When the PUD was created in 1980, the developer recorded a declaration as required by ORS 94.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 312.270(7) — 1 case
Westwood Homeowners Ass'n v. Lane Cnty., 864 P.2d 350 (Or. 1993). “The predecessor to ORS 312.270 was first enacted in 1919.”
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