Oregon Code § 93.850·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Warranty deed form; effect.
(1) Warranty deeds may be in the following form:
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_____, Grantor, conveys
and warrants to _____, Grantee, the following described real property free of
encumbrances except as specifically set forth herein: (Describe the property
conveyed.)
(If there are to be
exceptions to the covenants described in ORS 93.850 (2)(c), here insert such
exceptions.)
(Following statement of
exceptions, here insert statement required under ORS 93.040 (1).)
The true consideration
for this conveyance is $_____. (Here comply with the requirements of ORS
93.030.)
Dated this _____ day of
_____, 2___.
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(2) A deed in the
form of subsection (1) of this section shall have the following effect:
(a) It shall
convey the entire interest in the described property at the date of the deed
which the deed purports to convey.
(b) The grantor,
the heirs, successors and assigns of the grantor, shall be forever estopped
from asserting that the grantor had, at the date of the deed, an estate or
interest in the land less than that estate or interest which the deed purported
to convey and the deed shall pass any and all after acquired title.
(c) It shall
include the following covenants, each of which shall run in favor of the
grantee and the successors in title of the grantee as if written in the deed:
(A) That at the
time of the delivery of the deed the grantor is seized of the estate in the
property which the grantor purports to convey and that the grantor has good
right to convey the same.
(B) That at the
time of the delivery of the deed the property is free from encumbrances except
as specifically set forth on the deed.
(C) That the
grantor warrants and will defend the title to the property against all persons
who may lawfully claim the same.
(3) If the
grantor desires to exclude any encumbrances or other interests from the scope
of the covenants of the grantor, such exclusions must be expressly set forth on
the deed. [1973 c.194 §1; 1999 c.214 §1]