Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 93 § 93.271 — Amending declarations or bylaws to remove discriminatory provisions; recording;
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 93 ·
Oregon Code § 93.271·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Amending declarations or bylaws to remove discriminatory provisions; recording;
filing.
(1)
Notwithstanding ORS 94.590, 94.625, 100.110, 100.135, 100.411 or 100.413 or any
requirement of the declaration or bylaws, an amendment to the declaration or
bylaws of a planned community or condominium is effective and may be made and
recorded in the county clerks office of a county in which any portion of the
property is situated without the vote of the owners or the board members and
without the prior approval of the Real Estate Commissioner, county assessor or
any other person if:
(a) The amendment
is made to conform the declarations or bylaws to the requirements of ORS 93.270
(2); and
(b) The amendment
is signed by the president and secretary of the homeowners association.
(2) The first
page or cover sheet of an instrument amending the declaration or bylaws must
comply with the recording requirements of ORS chapter 205 and must be in
substantially the following form:
______________________________________________________________________________
AMENDMENT
OF [DECLARATION/BYLAWS]
TO
COMPLY WITH ORS 93.270 (2).
Pursuant to this
section, the undersigned states:
1. The
undersigned are the president and secretary for the [homeowners/condominium
owners] association _________ (name) in _________ County.
2. This document
amends the [declaration/bylaws] of the association.
3. The
[declaration was/bylaws were] first recorded under instrument number (or book
and page number) ____________ recorded on _________.
4. The
[declaration was/bylaws were] most recently amended or restated, if ever, under
instrument number (or book and page number) _________ recorded on _________.
5. The
undersigned have determined that the current [declarations/bylaws] of the
[planned community/condominium], as last amended or revised, may fail to comply
with ORS 93.270. The following amendments to the [declaration/bylaws] remove
provisions that are not allowed and are unenforceable under ORS 93.270 (2). No
other changes to the document are being made except as may be necessary to
correct scriveners errors or to conform format and style.
6. Under this
section, a vote of the association is not required.
7. The
description of the real property in _________ County affected by this document
is:
______________________
______________________
Dated this _____ day of
_________ 20___.
Name: _________________
President, ____________
(association name)
Address: _______________
______________________
Phone No.: ________
Dated this _____ day of
_________ 20___.
Name: _________________
Secretary, _________
(association name)
Address: _______________
______________________
Phone No.: ________
STATE OF OREGON )
) ss.
County of _____ )
The foregoing
instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of ______ 20___ by ____________
and ____________.
__________________
Notary Public for
Oregon
My commission expires: _________
______________________________________________________________________________
(3) If an
instrument recorded under this section affects a condominium, the condominium
association shall file a copy of the recorded instrument with the Real Estate
Commissioner. [2023 c.223 §25]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 93.271
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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