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Oregon condo document review
Oregon condo document review operates under ORS Chapter 100 — a statute that includes genuine reserve-study and master-insurance mandates. Resale disclosure runs through the Seller's Property Disclosure Statement (SPDS) under ORS 105.464 with a 5-business-day buyer revocation right.
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The Oregon Real Estate Agency receives ongoing condominium filings, and Portland adds a Title 24 Periodic Inspection overlay. Reading what the statute requires alongside what the SPDS does and does not capture is the foundation of an Oregon review.
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What ORS Chapter 100 requires
Mandatory initial reserve study by the declarant (ORS 100.175), annual board review or update of the reserve study, master property and liability insurance on common elements (ORS 100.435), ongoing filing of association documents with the Oregon Real Estate Agency. The Act includes a statutory lien for unpaid assessments with judicial foreclosure and limited super-priority on 90-day notice. Reserve and insurance discipline are statutory floors, not optional practices.
The SPDS regime under ORS 105.464
Oregon's primary resale disclosure mechanism. The seller completes the Seller's Property Disclosure Statement covering known defects, HOA/condo existence and dues, and material conditions. The SPDS triggers a 5-business-day buyer revocation right after delivery. It is filled by the seller, not the association — and is not a substitute for the detailed association-document review buyers should conduct separately.
What to request beyond the SPDS
Declaration and amendments, bylaws, current rules, the current reserve study and annual update history, master insurance declarations page and exclusions endorsement, current operating budget, recent financial statements, statement of unit assessments, 18+ months of board minutes, any envelope or engineering reports the board has commissioned, and any pending litigation summary. For Portland buildings, request Title 24 Phase I and Phase II inspection reports and outstanding compliance items.
Portland Title 24 overlay
Portland Title 24 requires Phase I (non-structural) and Phase II (structural) periodic inspections on multifamily and hotel buildings on 10/20/30-year cycles. Many older Portland condos are subject. Verify current compliance and recent inspection findings. Outstanding repair items often presage capital programs and assessments.
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Oregon legal references
- ORS Chapter 100 — Oregon Condominium Act
- ORS 100.175 — Reserve study and annual update
- ORS 100.435 — Required association insurance
- ORS 105.464 — Seller's Property Disclosure Statement
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- Confirm SPDS delivery and use the 5-business-day revocation window if needed
- Request the current reserve study and verify annual-update compliance (ORS 100.175)
- Confirm master insurance compliance under ORS 100.435
- Request the master policy declarations page and exclusions endorsement
- For Portland buildings: request Title 24 Phase I and Phase II inspection reports
- Request 18+ months of board meeting minutes
- Request any voluntary engineering or envelope reports
- Confirm the association's OREA filings are current
- Request an explicit litigation summary
- For pre-2010 Portland buildings: review envelope and water-intrusion history specifically
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Source documents
- Declaration & bylawsthe rules
- Budget & financialsthe money
- Reserve studythe big repairs
- Meeting minuteswhat the board fears
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An assessment in the minutes but not the estoppel; a reserve the budget never funds.
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Reserve studies
A reserve study tells you what the association expects to spend on long-term capital repairs and replacements, and whether it is funding those obligations adequately.
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How to Read a Reserve Study Before Buying: Is the Funding a Red Flag?
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