Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 696.820 (2026)

Agency disclosure pamphlet; rules

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696.820 Agency disclosure pamphlet; rules. (1) The Real Estate Commissioner shall prescribe by rule the format and content of an initial agency disclosure pamphlet. The rules must provide that the initial agency disclosure pamphlet is informational only and may not be construed to be evidence of intent to create an agency relationship.

(2) An agent shall provide a copy of the initial agency disclosure pamphlet at the first contact with each party to a real property transaction, including but not limited to contacts in person, by telephone, over the Internet or the World Wide Web, or by electronic mail, electronic bulletin board or a similar electronic method. [1993 c.570 §6; 2001 c.300 §48; 2005 c.116 §15]

Note: See note under 696.800.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2003 · leading case: Rathgeber v. James Hemenway, Inc., 69 P.3d 710 (Or. 2003).

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Rathgeber v. James Hemenway, Inc., 69 P.3d 710 (Or. 2003). · cites it 5× “ORS 696.820 (1997), in effect at the time of the events in this case, required that agents such as Zobel provide sellers and buyers with the agency disclosure form set out in former ORS 696.”

Rathgeber v. James Hemenway, Inc., 30 P.3d 1200 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 6× “As required by ORS 696.820, 2 Zobel provided to plaintiffs a form entitled “DISCLOSURE REGARDING AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS,” which provided, in part: “A buyer’s agent has the affirmative obligations [under ORS 696.”

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