Oregon Statutes 100.102 – Leasehold condominium submitted to unit ownership
(1) The owner of fee title interest in the real property underlying a leasehold condominium may submit the fee title to the provisions of this chapter by the procedures set forth in this section. Submission has the effect set forth in ORS § 100.103.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 100.102
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- association: means the association provided for under ORS § 100. See Oregon Statutes 100.005
- Declarant: means a person who records a declaration under ORS § 100. See Oregon Statutes 100.005
- Declaration: means the instrument described in ORS § 100. See Oregon Statutes 100.005
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Leasehold: means the interest of a person, firm or corporation that is the lessee under a lease from the owner in fee and that files a declaration creating a condominium under ORS § 100. See Oregon Statutes 100.005
- percentage of owners: means the percent of the voting rights determined under ORS § 100. See Oregon Statutes 100.005
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Recorded: means to cause to be recorded by the county officer in the real property records for each county in which the condominium is located. See Oregon Statutes 100.005
- Recording officer: means the county officer charged with the duty of filing and recording deeds and mortgages or any other instruments or documents affecting the title to real property. See Oregon Statutes 100.005
(2) The fee title interest of a leasehold condominium may be submitted to the provisions of this chapter by an amendment to the declaration. The amendment must:
(a) Include a reference to the recording index numbers and date of recording of the initial declaration, supplemental declarations recorded pursuant to ORS § 100.120 and the lease;
(b) State that the fee title interest in the real property subject to the leasehold is submitted to the provisions of this chapter pursuant to this section;
(c) State that the submission of the fee title interest in the real property subject to the leasehold to the provisions of this chapter has the effect set forth in ORS § 100.103;
(d) State that there are no encumbrances against the fee title interest securing payment of moneys except for the assessments of the owners association that are not yet due;
(e) Be approved by at least 75 percent of the unit owners, notwithstanding that the declaration may require approval by a larger percentage of owners or the consent of another person to amend the declaration;
(f) Be executed by the fee title holder and the association and acknowledged;
(g) Be certified by the association as being adopted in accordance with this section;
(h) Be approved as required by ORS § 100.110; and
(i) Be recorded in the office of the recording officer of each county in which the condominium is located.
(3) At the time of submission, the fee title interest being submitted may not be subject to an encumbrance securing payment of money except for the assessments of an association that are not yet due.
(4) Nothing in this section precludes the declarant of a leasehold condominium, the unit owners and the association from agreeing to other procedures for submitting the fee title interest to the provisions of this chapter, provided the procedures are set forth in:
(a) The declaration; or
(b) An amendment to the declaration approved by at least 75 percent of the unit owners or, if a larger percentage is specified in the declaration to effect amendments to the declaration, the larger percentage, and 75 percent of the lenders holding a first-priority security position in any unit in the condominium. [2003 c.569 § 43; 2007 c.410 § 7; 2019 c.69 § 38]
100.102 and 100.103 were added to and made a part of ORS Chapter 100 by legislative action but were not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.