Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 100 § 100.625 — Procedure for dividing or converting units
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 100 ·
Oregon Code § 100.625·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Procedure for dividing or converting units.
(1) Subject to the provisions of the declaration and
any applicable law, and upon compliance with this section:
(a) A unit
designated in the declaration to be used for commercial, industrial or other
nonresidential purpose may be divided by an owner, including the declarant,
into two or more units.
(b) A unit owned
by the declarant and located in a condominium that consists exclusively of
units designated in the declaration to be used for nonresidential purposes, may
be divided or converted into two or more units, common elements or a
combination of units and common elements.
(2) The owner of
a unit to be divided or converted shall submit to the board of directors of the
association of unit owners a proposed amendment that must:
(a) State the
purposes of the amendment;
(b) Assign an
identifying number to each unit created;
(c) Reallocate
the interest in the common elements and the use of any limited common elements,
voting rights, common expense liability and the right to common profits in the
manner prescribed in the declaration;
(d) Indicate the
means of access for each unit to common elements; and
(e) Include any
additional provisions necessary to conform any other provisions of the
declaration or bylaws.
(3) The board of
directors shall approve the proposed amendment unless the board determines
within 45 days that the amendment is inconsistent with the declaration or
bylaws, or the division or conversion will impair the structural integrity or
mechanical systems of the condominium or lessen the support of any portion of
the condominium.
(4) The board of
directors may require the owner of the unit to be divided or converted to
submit an opinion of a registered professional engineer as to whether or not
the proposed division or conversion will impair the structural integrity or
mechanical systems of the condominium or weaken the support of any portion of
the condominium. The board of directors or any agent appointed by the board of
directors may supervise the work necessary to effect the division or
conversion. Any expenses incurred under this section must be charged to the
owner of the unit requesting the division or conversion.
(5) The amendment
must be executed by the owner and mortgagees or trust deed beneficiaries of the
affected unit, certified by the association and approved and recorded in
accordance with ORS 100.135 (2)(b).
(6) A plat
showing each unit created or the conversion of a unit to common elements or
combination thereof must be recorded in accordance with ORS 100.115.
(7) This section
applies only if the declaration expressly permits and contains:
(a) A statement
of the maximum number of units into which a unit may be divided under
subsection (1) of this section;
(b) A general
description of the nature and proposed use of any unit or portion of any unit
which the declarant may convert to common elements; and
(c) A statement
of the method to be used to reallocate interest in the common elements, the use
of any limited common elements, voting rights, common expense liability and
right to common profits. [Formerly 94.322; 2003 c.569 §39; 2019 c.69 §45]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 100.625
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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