Oregon Code § 264.378·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Assessment lien records; foreclosure proceedings.
After passage of the assessment
ordinance by the district board, the secretary shall enter in the docket of
district liens a statement of the amounts assessed upon each particular lot,
parcel of land or portion thereof, together with a description of the
improvement, the name of the owners and the date of the assessment ordinance.
Upon such entry in the lien docket, the amount so entered shall become a lien
upon the respective lots, parcels of land or portions thereof, which have been
assessed for such improvement. All assessment liens of a district shall be
superior and prior to all other liens or encumbrances on property in so far as
the laws of the state permit. Interest shall be charged at such rate as the
governing body of the district may provide on all unpaid assessments, together
with an amount sufficient to pay a proportionate part of the cost of
administering the bond assessment program and issuing the bonds authorized
under ORS 264.250, including, but not limited to, legal, printing and consultants
fees, such amount to be determined by the governing body, until paid on all
amounts not paid within 30 days from the date of an assessment ordinance. After
expiration of 30 days following the date of an assessment ordinance the
district may proceed to foreclose or enforce collection of the assessment liens
in the amount provided by the general law of the state. However, the district
may, at its option, enter a bid for the property being offered at a foreclosure
sale, which bid shall be prior to all bids except those made by persons who
would be entitled under the laws of the state to redeem the property. [1969
c.686 §11; 1981 c.322 §7]