Oregon Statutes 456.265 – Sanctions against withdrawing property owner prohibited
(1) Except as expressly authorized in ORS § 456.259, 456.260, 456.262 or 456.263 or as may be provided by contract with the property owner, a local government may not:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 456.265
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
(a) Impose any fine, penalty, tax, fee, charge, assessment or other restriction or sanction against a property owner for withdrawing the participating property from publicly supported housing.
(b) Except as an exercise of constitutional or statutory powers of condemnation:
(A) Prevent or restrict a property owner from selling or otherwise disposing of participating property.
(B) Require conveyance of participating property to the local government or to another party.
(C) Impose any fine, penalty, tax, fee, charge, assessment or other restriction or sanction against a property owner for refusing an offer by the Housing and Community Services Department, the department’s designee, a local government or another party to purchase participating property.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not prohibit a local government that is certified by a federal agency to carry out an agency responsibility or to exercise agency authority from taking any action within the scope of that responsibility or authority. [1999 c.275 § 4; 2017 c.608 § 4; 2021 c.56 § 9]
See notes under 456.250.