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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) To facilitate the handling of warranty work or remediation of defects to a new commercial or residential structure or a zero-lot-line dwelling, a contractor who builds the structure may present for recording in the deed records of the county in which the new structure is built a written warranty agreement that:
(a) Is signed by the contractor and the original owner of the new structure;
(b) Sets forth any express warranties furnished by the contractor; and
(c) Contains the names of the contractor and the original property owner, the title of the document, a legal description of the property and acknowledgment of the signatures of the parties in the same manner as the parties to a deed are acknowledged.
(2) The warranties set forth in the recorded warranty agreement:
(a) Benefit and burden subsequent owners of the structure.
(b) Cease to affect title to the property 10 years after the date the instrument is recorded.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Occupations and Professions § 701.605 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-52-occupations-and-professions/or-rev-st-sect-701-605/
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