HOA rules in Oregon
Oregon splits planned communities and condominiums into two statutes. If you live in a planned community with a homeowners association, the Oregon Planned Community Act — ORS 94.550 to 94.783 — is the main overlay. If you own a condominium unit, the Oregon Condominium Act (ORS Chapter 100) applies instead. Do not mix those chapters. Confirm which statute your recorded declaration cites, then confirm the current text on the Oregon Legislature ORS site and in your bylaws and rules. This page is general information, not legal advice. Statutes and documents change.
Under the Planned Community Act, the association may, after giving written notice and an opportunity to be heard, levy reasonable fines for violations of the declaration, bylaws, rules and regulations, but only from a schedule in the declaration/bylaws (or amendment) or from a board/association resolution that was delivered or mailed to each lot (ORS 94.630(1)(n)). The retrieved text does not set a statutory dollar fine cap or a numbered hearing-day count. Do not invent either.
Association records must be made reasonably available for examination and, on written request, duplication by an owner (or mortgagee) who requests in good faith for a proper purpose, subject to listed withholdings (ORS 94.670(9)). Certain core documents must be furnished within 10 business days of a written request (ORS 94.670(11)). An unpaid-assessment statement is generally due within 10 business days of written request (ORS 94.670(8)).
Unpaid assessments create a statutory lien on the lot, generally junior to tax liens and a first mortgage or trust deed of record (ORS 94.709). Recording the declaration perfects the assessment lien, but the association must record a notice of claim of lien before a foreclosure suit may proceed. A lien may be continued for up to six years from the date the assessment is due. Oregon has no statewide HOA ombudsman in the Planned Community Act sections retrieved.
This is general information from an AI helper, not legal advice. Confirm it against your documents and your state's law. If a deadline or hearing is coming up, talk to a licensed lawyer.