Oregon Code § 77.2090·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Lien
of warehouse.
(1)
A warehouse has a lien against the bailor on the goods covered by a warehouse
receipt or storage agreement or on the proceeds thereof in its possession for
charges for storage or transportation, including demurrage and terminal
charges, insurance, labor or other charges, present or future, in relation to
the goods, and for expenses necessary for preservation of the goods or
reasonably incurred in their sale pursuant to law. If the person on whose
account the goods are held is liable for similar charges or expenses in
relation to other goods whenever deposited and it is stated in the warehouse
receipt or storage agreement that a lien is claimed for charges and expenses in
relation to other goods, the warehouse also has a lien against the goods
covered by the warehouse receipt or storage agreement or on the proceeds
thereof in its possession for those charges and expenses whether or not the
other goods have been delivered by the warehouse. However, as against a person
to which a negotiable warehouse receipt is duly negotiated, a warehouses lien
is limited to charges in an amount or at a rate specified in the warehouse
receipt or, if no charges are so specified, to a reasonable charge for storage
of the specific goods covered by the receipt subsequent to the date of the
receipt.
(2) The warehouse
may also reserve a security interest against the bailor for the maximum amount
specified on the receipt for charges other than those specified in subsection
(1) of this section, such as for money advanced and interest. The security interest
is governed by ORS chapter 79A.
(3) A warehouses
lien for charges and expenses under subsection (1) of this section or a
security interest under subsection (2) of this section is also effective
against any person that so entrusted the bailor with possession of the goods
that a pledge of them by the bailor to a good-faith purchaser for value would
have been valid. However, the lien or security interest is not effective
against a person that before issuance of a document of title had a legal
interest or a perfected security interest in the goods and that did not:
(a) Deliver or
entrust the goods or any document of title covering the goods to the bailor or
the bailors nominee with:
(A) Actual or
apparent authority to ship, store or sell;
(B) Power to
obtain delivery under ORS 77.4030; or
(C) Power of
disposition under ORS 72.4030, 72A.3040 (2), 72A.3050 (2), 79A.3200 or 79A.3210
(3) or other statute or rule of law; or
(b) Acquiesce in
the procurement by the bailor or its nominee of any document.
(4) A warehouses
lien on household goods for charges and expenses in relation to the goods under
subsection (1) of this section is also effective against all persons if the
depositor was the legal possessor of the goods at the time of deposit. In this
subsection, household goods means furniture, furnishings or personal effects
used by the depositor in a dwelling.
(5) A warehouse
loses its lien on any goods that it voluntarily delivers or unjustifiably
refuses to deliver. [1961 c.726 §77.2090; 1971 c.370 §1; 2001 c.445 §149; 2009
c.181 §63]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 77.2090
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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