ORS 446.571 Ownership Document Application; Records; Notice of Security Interest

• Library: Oregon Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through legislation effective January 1, 2024
• Year: 2023
• Citation: ORS 446.571

(1)

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the owner of a manufactured structure shall apply to the Department of Consumer and Business Services for an ownership document. Upon receipt of an application in appropriate form as described in ORS 446.736(2), the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall issue an ownership document for a manufactured structure. Except as provided in ORS 308.875, a manufactured structure for which an ownership document is issued is subject to assessment and taxation as personal property under the ad valorem tax laws of this state.

(b)

(A) For a new manufactured structure, except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the application must be filed on behalf of the owner by the manufactured structure dealer as provided in ORS 446.736, by a lender or by an escrow agent as provided in ORS 446.591.

(B) For a used manufactured structure, except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the owner must file the application with the county assessor for the county in which the manufactured structure is sited.

(C) If a dealer, lender or escrow agent refuses to file an application as required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, or if a county assessor refuses to accept an application in appropriate form as required by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the owner may file an application for an ownership document directly with the department.

(2) The department shall maintain ownership records on manufactured structures for which the department has issued ownership documents. The department shall maintain a record of ownership documents or other documents evidencing ownership that have been canceled.