Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 99 - Property Removed by High Water

• Academic content standards: means expectations of student knowledge and skills adopted by the State Board of Education under ORS § 329. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
• Accessory building or structure: means any portable, demountable or permanent structure, including but not limited to cabanas, ramadas, storage sheds, garages, awnings, carports, decks, steps, ramps, piers and pilings, that is:

  (a) Owned and used solely by a tenant of a manufactured dwelling or floating home; or

  (b) Provided pursuant to a written rental agreement for the sole use of and maintenance by a tenant of a manufactured dwelling or floating home. See Oregon Statutes 90.100

• Action: includes recoupment, counterclaim, setoff, suit in equity and any other proceeding in which rights are determined, including an action for possession. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Applicant screening charge: means any payment of money required by a landlord of an applicant prior to entering into a rental agreement with that applicant for a residential dwelling unit, the purpose of which is to pay the cost of processing an application for a rental agreement for a residential dwelling unit. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Bias crime: has the meaning given that term in ORS § 147. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Conduct: means the commission of an act or the failure to act. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• DBH: means the diameter at breast height, which is measured as the width of a standing tree at four and one-half feet above the ground on the uphill side. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Department: means the Department of Education. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
• Dwelling unit: means a structure or the part of a structure that is used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person who maintains a household or by two or more persons who maintain a common household. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Facility: means a manufactured dwelling park or a marina. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Fee: means a nonrefundable payment of money. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Fixed term tenancy: means a tenancy that has a fixed term of existence, continuing to a specific ending date and terminating on that date without requiring further notice to effect the termination. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Floating home: has the meaning given that term in ORS § 830. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Gender identity: means an individual's gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior, regardless of whether the identity, appearance, expression or behavior differs from that associated with the gender assigned to the individual at birth. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Higher education and career path skills: means instruction that provides guidance on:

  (a) Applying for jobs, including preparing a resume or filling out a job application and developing job interview skills;

  (b) Applying for admission to a post-secondary institution of education, including applying for financial aid and scholarships;

  (c) Applying for post-secondary learning and job training opportunities and programs that do not require a four-year degree, including apprenticeships and how to meet the prerequisites for those opportunities and programs;

  (d) Developing career-related skills, including improving employability skills, taking advantage of community-based experiential learning and gaining knowledge of career opportunities; and

  (e) Seeking assistance, including accessing community resources and acting as a self-advocate for mental, physical and financial well-being. See Oregon Statutes 329.007

• Holocaust and genocide studies: means studies on the Holocaust, genocide and other acts of mass violence that comply with the requirements described in ORS § 329. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
• Hotel or motel: means 'hotel' as that term is defined in ORS § 699. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Landlord: includes a person who is authorized by the owner, lessor or sublessor to manage the premises or to enter into a rental agreement. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Language arts: includes reading, writing and other communications in any language, including English. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
• Manufactured dwelling: includes an accessory building or structure. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Manufactured dwelling park: means a place where four or more manufactured dwellings are located, the primary purpose of which is to rent space or keep space for rent to any person for a charge or fee. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Marina: means a moorage of contiguous dwelling units that may be legally transferred as a single unit and are owned by one person where four or more floating homes are secured, the primary purpose of which is to rent space or keep space for rent to any person for a charge or fee. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Month-to-month tenancy: means a tenancy that automatically renews and continues for successive monthly periods on the same terms and conditions originally agreed to, or as revised by the parties, until terminated by one or both of the parties. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• Oregon Studies: means history, geography, economics and civics specific to the State of Oregon. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
• Organization: includes a corporation, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, and any other legal or commercial entity. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Owner: includes a mortgagee in possession and means one or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom is vested:

  (a) All or part of the legal title to property; or

  (b) All or part of the beneficial ownership and a right to present use and enjoyment of the premises. See Oregon Statutes 90.100

• Parents: means parents or guardians of students who are covered by this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: includes an individual or organization. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Personal financial education: means instruction that provides guidance on:

  (a) Credit scores, including how to build credit, the costs and benefits of borrowing money on credit and the long-term impacts of high or low credit scores;

  (b) Investments, asset building and debt, including how to open a bank account, different types of bank accounts, compound interest, the total cost of loan repayment, comparing investment options and types of investments and understanding different types of retirement accounts;

  (c) Strategies for creating a budget, tracking and modifying spending patterns and understanding insurance products, including exploring common costs associated with rentals and home ownership;

  (d) Taxes, including accessing tax credits, understanding tax cycles, being familiar with state and federal tax forms and being familiar with federal, state, regional and local taxes; and

  (e) Building financial well-being, including evaluating the impact of behavioral economics and the psychology of money, explaining trends in financial health and evaluating consumer skills, including fraud and identity theft prevention. See Oregon Statutes 329.007

• Prefabricated structure: means a structure that is substantially constructed or assembled using closed construction at an off-site location in compliance with the state building code and that is sited and occupied by the owner in compliance with local codes. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Public charter school: has the meaning given that term in ORS § 338. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
• Recreational vehicle: has the meaning given that term in ORS § 174. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Recreational vehicle park: has the meaning given that term in ORS § 197. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Rent: means any payment to be made to the landlord under the rental agreement, periodic or otherwise, in exchange for the right of a tenant and any permitted pet to occupy a dwelling unit to the exclusion of others and to use the premises. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Rental agreement: includes a lease. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Roomer: means a person occupying a dwelling unit that does not include a toilet and either a bathtub or a shower and a refrigerator, stove and kitchen, all provided by the landlord, and where one or more of these facilities are used in common by occupants in the structure. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• School district: includes common and union high school districts. See Oregon Statutes 328.001
• Security deposit: means a refundable payment or deposit of money, however designated, the primary function of which is to secure the performance of a rental agreement or any part of a rental agreement. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Sexual assault: has the meaning given that term in ORS § 147. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Sexual orientation: means an individual's actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Squatter: means a person occupying a dwelling unit who is not so entitled under a rental agreement or who is not authorized by the tenant to occupy that dwelling unit. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Stalking: means the behavior described in ORS § 163. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• state board: means the State Board of Education. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
• state government: means the executive department, the judicial department and the legislative department. See Oregon Statutes 174.111
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Teacher: means any licensed employee of a school district who has direct responsibility for instruction, coordination of educational programs or supervision of students and who is compensated for such services from public funds. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
• Transient lodging: means a room or a suite of rooms. See Oregon Statutes 90.100
• Transient occupancy: means occupancy in transient lodging that has all of the following characteristics:

  (a) Occupancy is charged on a daily basis and is not collected more than six days in advance;

  (b) The lodging operator provides maid and linen service daily or every two days as part of the regularly charged cost of occupancy; and

  (c) The period of occupancy does not exceed 30 days. See Oregon Statutes 90.100

• Vacation occupancy: means occupancy in a dwelling unit, not including transient occupancy in a hotel or motel, that:

  (a) Has all of the following characteristics:

  (A) The occupant rents the unit for vacation purposes only, not as a principal residence;

  (B) The occupant has a principal residence other than at the unit; and

  (C) The period of authorized occupancy does not exceed 45 days; or

  (b) Is for the rental of a space in a recreational vehicle park on which a recreational vehicle owned by the occupant will be located and for which:

  (A) The occupant rents the unit for vacation purposes only, not as a principal residence;

  (B) The occupant has a principal residence other than at the space;

  (C) The period of authorized occupancy does not exceed 90 days;

  (D) The recreational vehicle is required to be removed from the park at the end of the occupancy period before a new occupancy may begin; and

  (E) A written agreement is signed by the occupant that substantially states: 'Your occupancy of this recreational vehicle park is a vacation occupancy and is NOT subject to the Oregon Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (ORS Chapter 90). See Oregon Statutes 90.100

• Week-to-week tenancy: means a tenancy that has all of the following characteristics:

  (a) Occupancy is charged on a weekly basis and is payable no less frequently than every seven days;

  (b) There is a written rental agreement that defines the landlord's and the tenant's rights and responsibilities under this chapter; and

  (c) There are no fees or security deposits, although the landlord may require the payment of an applicant screening charge, as provided in ORS § 90. See Oregon Statutes 90.100

• World languages: includes sign language, heritage languages and languages other than a student's primary language. See Oregon Statutes 329.007