Oregon Statutes 671.701 – Claims against business holding dual licensing
(1) A person may file complaints against a licensed landscape contracting business with both the Construction Contractors Board and the State Landscape Contractors Board regarding the same work if:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 671.701
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(a) The landscape contracting business holds a license as a construction contractor issued under ORS Chapter 701; and
(b) The complaint to the Construction Contractors Board qualifies for filing under ORS Chapter 701 and the complaint to the State Landscape Contractors Board qualifies for filing under ORS § 671.510 to 671.760.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not expand the authority of the Construction Contractors Board or State Landscape Contractors Board to resolve a complaint or pay a claim. A determination by either board regarding a complaint or claim is not binding on the other board. The total amount paid to a person described in subsection (1) of this section by the boards may not exceed the damages sustained by the person. The State Landscape Contractors Board may require a person who files a complaint against a landscape contracting business to inform the board of any complaint the person files with the Construction Contractors Board against the business. [2015 c.672 § 3]