Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 93 § 93.270 — Certain
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 93 ·
Oregon Code § 93.270·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Certain
restrictions in instruments prohibited; restriction on right of action.
(1) A person conveying or
contracting to convey fee title to real property, or recording a declaration
under ORS 94.580, may not include in an instrument for that purpose a
provision:
(a) Restricting
the use of the real property by any person or group of persons by reason of
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin or disability.
(b) Restricting
the use of the real property:
(A) As a
certified or registered family child care home pursuant to ORS 329A.250 to
329A.450 or as the premises of an exempt family child care provider
participating in the subsidy program under ORS 329A.500; or
(B) By any home
or facility that is licensed under ORS 443.400 to 443.455 or 443.705 to 443.825
to provide residential care alone or in conjunction with treatment or training
or a combination thereof.
(2) A condominium
that includes units used for residential purposes or planned community,
including a community not subject to ORS 94.550 to 94.783, may not include in a
recorded instrument governing the community and may not enforce any provision
that would restrict the use of the community or the lots or units of the
community because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, marital status, familial status, source of income,
disability or the number of individuals, including family members, persons of
close affinity or unrelated persons, who are simultaneously occupying a
dwelling unit within occupancy limits.
(3) Any provision
in an instrument executed in violation of subsection (1) or (2) of this section
is void and unenforceable.
(4) An instrument
that contains a provision restricting the use of real property in a manner
listed in subsection (1)(b) of this section does not give rise to any public or
private right of action to enforce the restriction.
(5)(a) An
instrument that contains a provision restricting the use of real property by
requiring roofing materials with a lower fire rating than that required in the
state building code established under ORS chapter 455 does not give rise to any
public or private right of action to enforce the restriction in an area
determined by a local jurisdiction as a wildfire hazard zone. Prohibitions on
public or private right of action under this paragraph are limited solely to
considerations of fire rating.
(b) As used in
this subsection, wildfire hazard zones are areas that are legally declared by
a governmental agency having jurisdiction over the area to have special hazards
caused by a combination of combustible natural fuels, topography and climatic
conditions that result in a significant hazard of catastrophic fire over
relatively long periods each year. Wildfire hazard zones shall be determined
using criteria established by the State Forestry Department. [1973 c.258 §1;
1989 c.437 §1; 1991 c.801 §7; 1993 c.311 §1; 1993 c.430 §3; 2007 c.70 §20; 2007
c.100 §16; 2009 c.595 §61; 2017 c.221 §1; 2018 c.35 §2; 2021 c.67 §1; 2021
c.367 §§5,5a]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 93.270
03Subject to legislative amendments
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