Oregon Statutes 94.600 – Declarant control of association
(1) Subject to ORS § 94.604 to 94.621, a declaration may reserve special declarant rights including, without limitation, the right to a period of declarant control that may be of limited or unlimited duration. A formal or written proxy or power of attorney is not required from an owner to vest the declarant with such authority.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 94.600
- 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.
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
(2) A declarant may voluntarily relinquish any rights reserved in the declaration under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Upon the expiration of any period of declarant control reserved in the declaration under subsection (1) of this section, the rights automatically shall pass to the lot owners, including the declarant if the declarant owns a lot in the planned community.
(4) A declarant may not amend a declaration to increase the scope of special declarant rights reserved in the declaration after the sale of the first lot in the planned community unless owners representing 75 percent of the total vote, other than the declarant, agree to the amendment. [1981 c.782 § 11; 1999 c.677 § 8]