Oregon § 701.560 Definitions for ORS 701.560 to 701.595 and 701.605

Oregon Statutes

§ 701.560 — Definitions for ORS 701.560 to 701.595 and 701.605

Oregon § 701.560

Vol.17

Title 52Occupations and Professions

Ch. 701Construction Contractors and Contracts

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 701.560 (2026).

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As used in ORS 701.560 to 701.595 and 701.605:

(1)“Contractor” means a person that performed services for the construction, alteration or repair of a residence.

(2)“Defect” means a deficiency, an inadequacy or an insufficiency arising out of or relating to the construction, alteration or repair of a residence. “Defect” includes a deficiency, an inadequacy or an insufficiency in a system, component or material incorporated into a residence.

(3)“Owner” means a person that possesses an interest in a residence or in land that is a residential site or has entered into a contract for the purchase of an interest in the residence or land. “Owner” includes:

(a)A homeowners association as defined in ORS 94.550;

(b)A managing entity as defined in ORS 94.803;

(c)An owners’ association as describ

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As used in ORS 701.560 to 701.595 and 701.605:
(1) “Contractor” means a person that performed services for the construction, alteration or repair of a residence.
(2) “Defect” means a deficiency, an inadequacy or an insufficiency arising out of or relating to the construction, alteration or repair of a residence. “Defect” includes a deficiency, an inadequacy or an insufficiency in a system, component or material incorporated into a residence.
(3) “Owner” means a person that possesses an interest in a residence or in land that is a residential site or has entered into a contract for the purchase of an interest in the residence or land. “Owner” includes:
(a) A homeowners association as defined in ORS 94.550;
(b) A managing entity as defined in ORS 94.803;
(c) An owners’ association as described in ORS 94.858;
(d) An association of unit owners as defined in ORS 100.005; and
(e) Any other entity that possesses an interest in a residence or represents owners of a residence.
(4) “Remediation” means the repair or replacement of some or all of the defects described in an owner’s notice of defect sent under ORS 701.565.
(5) “Residence” means:
(a) A residential structure as defined in ORS 701.005;
(b) Common property as defined in ORS 94.550; and
(c) A common element as defined in ORS 100.005.
(6) “Secondary notice” means a copy of an owner’s notice of defect that a contractor, subcontractor or supplier sends to another contractor, subcontractor or supplier that may be responsible for a defect.
(7) “Subcontractor” means any person that performed services for the construction, alteration or repair of a residence at the request or direction of a contractor.
(8) “Supplier” means any person that furnished or manufactured the systems, components or materials incorporated into a residence as part of the construction, alteration or repair of the residence.