Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 701.305 (2026)

Requirement for written contract with residential property owner; standard contractual terms; rules

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701.305 Requirement for written contract with residential property owner; standard contractual terms; rules. (1) A contractor may not perform work to construct, improve or repair a residential structure or zero-lot-line dwelling for a property owner without a written contract if the aggregate contract price exceeds $2,000. If the price of a contract was initially less than $2,000, but during the course of performance the contract exceeds that amount, the contractor shall mail or otherwise deliver a written contract to the property owner not later than five days after the contractor knows or should reasonably know that the contract price will exceed $2,000. Failure to have a written contract will not void the contract.

(2) The Construction Contractors Board shall adopt rules that require a contractor to use standard contractual terms in a construction contract for which subsection (1) of this section requires a written contract. The standard contractual terms shall be clear and use words of common understanding. [2007 c.648 §7; 2009 c.408 §8; 2009 c.409 §1; 2013 c.168 §1]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: In re DuBoff, 525 P.3d 62 (Or. 2023).

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In re DuBoff, 525 P.3d 62 (Or. 2023). · cites it 2× “Although Oregon law requires a written contract for residential construction projects exceeding $2,000, ORS 701.305, and although many of the projects for respondent significantly exceeded $2,000, the clients performed the work that respondent requested without written contracts…”

— Or. Rev. Stat. § 701.305(1) — 1 case

In re DuBoff, 525 P.3d 62 (Or. 2023). “Although Oregon law requires a written contract for residential construction projects exceeding $2,000, ORS 701.305, and although many of the projects for respondent significantly exceeded $2,000, the clients performed the work that respondent requested without written contracts…”

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