Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 671.625 (2026)

Minimum standards for contracts and billings; rules; compliance; effect of noncompliance

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      671.625 Minimum standards for contracts and billings; rules; compliance; effect of noncompliance. (1) The State Landscape Contractors Board shall by rule adopt minimum standards for written contracts and billings of the landscape contracting businesses. The standards shall set forth requirements for information that must be contained in contracts and billings. The information required shall be any information the board determines is necessary to provide protection for consumers of the services and materials provided by landscape contracting businesses.

      (2) Work by a landscape contracting business subject to ORS 671.510 to 671.760 for which the business charges $2,000 or more for a landscape job, as defined in board rule, shall only be performed subject to a written contract. Any contract or billing for such work must conform to the standards adopted under subsection (1) of this section.

      (3) A contract that does not substantially comply with this section may not be enforced by a landscape contracting business in any court or other proceedings within this state. [1979 c.840 §13; 1983 c.452 §12; 2007 c.541 §32; 2015 c.672 §11]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1988–1991 · leading case: Jehnings v. Allison, 762 P.2d 1037 (Or. Ct. App. 1988).
Jehnings v. Allison, 762 P.2d 1037 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 22× “Defendants contend that the trial court erred in failing to grant them a directed verdict on the theory that plaintiffs' action is barred by ORS 671.625. That section provides: "(1) The board shall by rule adopt minimum standards for written contracts and billings of the…”
Rhorer v. Vickers, 810 P.2d 1341 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 5× “The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiffs claim for compensation was barred under ORS 671.625, because he had performed landscaping work without a written contract.”
Valley Excavating, Inc. v. Clark, 810 P.2d 869 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 5× “Defendants contend that the contract between plaintiff and them was a landscape contract and was subject to minimum standards under ORS 671.625 and that, because it did not meet those standards, the trial court erred in denying their motion to dismiss and in entering a judgment…”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 671.625(1): 1 case
Valley Excavating, Inc. v. Clark, 810 P.2d 869 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). “Defendants contend that the contract between plaintiff and them was a landscape contract and was subject to minimum standards under ORS 671.625 and that, because it did not meet those standards, the trial court erred in denying their motion to dismiss and in entering a judgment…”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 671.625(2): 2 cases
Jehnings v. Allison, 762 P.2d 1037 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “Defendants contend that the trial court erred in failing to grant them a directed verdict on the theory that plaintiffs' action is barred by ORS 671.625. That section provides: "(1) The board shall by rule adopt minimum standards for written contracts and billings of the…”
Rhorer v. Vickers, 810 P.2d 1341 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). “The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiffs claim for compensation was barred under ORS 671.625, because he had performed landscaping work without a written contract.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 671.625(3): 1 case
Jehnings v. Allison, 762 P.2d 1037 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “Defendants contend that the trial court erred in failing to grant them a directed verdict on the theory that plaintiffs' action is barred by ORS 671.625. That section provides: "(1) The board shall by rule adopt minimum standards for written contracts and billings of the…”
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