Oregon Statutes 223.615 – Recovery of attorney fees in foreclosure proceeding
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In any action authorized by ORS § 223.610, the court may award reasonable attorney fees to the local government bringing the action if the local government prevails in the action. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to a defendant who prevails in the action if the court determines that the local government had no objectively reasonable basis for asserting the claim or no reasonable basis for appealing an adverse decision of the trial court. [Amended by 1981 c.897 § 43; 1991 c.902 § 72; 1995 c.696 § 19; 2003 c.802 § 47]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 223.615
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.