Section 701.575 – Availability of residence; scope of inspection; report of inspection results.
(1) An owner sending a notice of defect under ORS 701.565 shall make the residence available for visual examination pursuant to any written request sent under ORS 701.570. The owner shall make the residence available for visual examination, during normal business hours or as otherwise agreed, not later than 20 days after receiving the written […]
Section 701.995 – Civil penalties for violations related to lead-based paint activities; reporting of penalties and sanctions.
(1) A person who violates any provision of, or any rule adopted under, ORS 701.505 to 701.515 shall pay to the Construction Contractors Board Lead-Based Paint Activities Fund established under ORS 701.520 a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation. (2) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in […]
Section 701.580 – Offer by contractor, subcontractor or supplier; effect of accepting offer; nonperformance; compelling arbitration or commencing court action; admissibility of response or reply.
(1) An owner may accept an offer contained in a written response under ORS 701.570 by delivering a written acceptance to the offering contractor, subcontractor or supplier within 30 days after receiving the offer. If an owner fails to accept an offer within 30 days after receipt, the offer is deemed rejected. (2) If the […]
Section 701.585 – Effect of notice of defect on time for commencing court action.
(1) If an owner sends a contractor, subcontractor or supplier a notice of defect within the time allowed for the owner to commence a court action against that contractor, subcontractor or supplier for a claim described in ORS 701.565, the time for the owner to commence the action shall be extended, notwithstanding any statute of […]
Section 701.595 – Failure to follow notice of defect procedure.
If an owner compels arbitration or commences a court action against any contractor, subcontractor or supplier to assert a claim arising out of or related to the construction, alteration or repair of a residence located in this state and the owner has not followed the procedure set forth in ORS 701.565 and 701.575, the arbitrator […]
Section 701.600 – Nonapplicability of ORS 701.560 to 701.595 and 701.605.
ORS 701.560 to 701.595 and 701.605 do not apply: (1) To personal injury or death claims. (2) To claims or complaints filed pursuant to ORS 671.695 or 701.139. (3) To claims against a person registered under ORS 671.010 to 671.220. (4) To complaints filed in a small claims department established in a justice court or […]
Section 701.605 – Recording of written warranty agreement.
(1) To facilitate the handling of warranty work or remediation of defects to a new commercial or residential structure or a zero-lot-line dwelling, a contractor who builds the structure may present for recording in the deed records of the county in which the new structure is built a written warranty agreement that: (a) Is signed […]
Section 701.610
[2013 c.300 §5a; renumbered 701.501 in 2015]
Section 701.620 – Definitions for ORS 701.620 to 701.640.
As used in ORS 701.620 to 701.640: (1) “Construction contract” means a written or oral construction agreement, including all drawings, specifications and addenda relating to: (a) Excavating, landscaping, demolishing and detaching existing structures, leveling, filling in and other preparation of land for the making and placement of a building, structure or superstructure; (b) Creation or […]
Section 701.625 – Progress payments; notice requirements; nonapproval of billing or estimate; withholding; final payment.
(1) If a construction contract is for construction work that is expected to take 60 or more days to complete, an owner shall make progress payments to the original contractor. By mutual agreement with an original contractor, an owner may make progress payments to the original contractor under a construction contract for which the construction […]