(1) A judgment creditor may file a motion with a court requesting an order authorizing the sheriff to sell residential property. The motion must be filed with a court that has authority to issue a writ of execution for the judgment. The motion must include a statement that does all of the following:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 18.906

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Execution: means enforcement of the money award portion of a judgment or enforcement of a judgment requiring delivery of the possession or sale of specific real or personal property, by means of writs of execution, writs of garnishment and other statutory or common law writs or remedies that may be available under the law. See Oregon Statutes 18.005
  • Judgment: means the concluding decision of a court on one or more requests for relief in one or more actions, as reflected in a judgment document. See Oregon Statutes 18.005
  • Money award: means a judgment or portion of a judgment that requires the payment of money. See Oregon Statutes 18.005
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

(a) Indicates the amount of the money award or money awards, as reflected in the judgment or judgments.

(b) Indicates the amount owing on the money award or money awards on the date the motion is filed.

(c) Indicates whether any of the money awards arise out of an order or judgment for child support as described in ORS § 18.398.

(d) Identifies the residential property to be sold by legal description and by street address, if any.

(e) Indicates whether the property is a homestead. If the property is a homestead, the motion must allege facts showing that the homestead may be sold on execution.

(2) A motion under this section must be accompanied by an affidavit disclosing the basis of the allegations contained in the motion. If the judgment creditor relies on more than one judgment to support the order, the motion must be accompanied by copies of all other judgments on which the judgment creditor relies.

(3) A court shall promptly schedule a hearing on a motion filed under this section. In setting the hearing the court shall allow adequate time to allow service on the judgment debtor under ORS § 18.908. [2005 c.542 § 17; 2011 c.429 § 3]