Oregon Code § 316.796·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Definitions.
As
used in ORS 316.796 to 316.808:
(1) Account
holder means an individual who establishes a first-time home buyer savings
account.
(2) Allowable
closing costs means disbursements listed in a settlement statement for the
purchase of a single family residence by an account holder or a qualified
beneficiary.
(3) Eligible
costs means the down payment and allowable closing costs for the purchase of a
single family residence by an account holder or a qualified beneficiary.
(4) Financial
institution means a bank, a trust company, a commercial bank, a national bank,
a savings bank, a savings and loan, a thrift institution, a credit union, an
insurance company, a mutual fund, an investment firm or a similar entity
authorized to do business in this state.
(5) First-time
home buyer means an individual who is a resident of this state and has not
owned or purchased, either individually or jointly, a single family residence
during a period of three years prior to the date of the purchase of a single
family residence.
(6) First-time
home buyer savings account or account means an account established as a
first-time home buyer savings account that the account holder designates for
the purpose of paying or reimbursing eligible costs for the purchase of a
single family residence in this state by the account holder or by a qualified
beneficiary.
(7) Qualified
beneficiary means an individual who is designated by an account holder as the
account holders intended recipient of funds to be withdrawn from a first-time
home buyer savings account and used for purposes consistent with ORS 316.796 to
316.808.
(8) Resident of
this state has the meaning given that term in ORS 316.027.
(9) Settlement
statement means the statement of receipts and disbursements for a transaction
related to real estate, including a statement prescribed under the Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, 12 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., and regulations
thereunder.
(10) Single
family residence means a residence intended for occupation by a single family
unit that is owned and occupied as the principal residence of the account
holder or a qualified beneficiary. Single family residence includes a
manufactured home, residential trailer, mobile home or condominium unit.
(11) Taxable
income has the meaning given that term in ORS 316.022. [2018 c.109 §2; 2024
c.53 §4]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 316.796
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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