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Oregon Foreclosure Laws Subject To Change

The Oregon foreclosure summary below provides information on your state’s most common foreclosure rules. However, you should also know that your state’s foreclosure laws and procedures are subject to legislative, judicial, and local rule changes.

The information below is intended to provide you with a beginning point for understanding the intricacies and complexity of your state’s foreclosure law.

You will also need to consult with a local foreclosure defense lawyer to obtain a complete and current understanding of your state’s foreclosure laws and how they may apply to your specific legal and financial situation.

Quick Facts

– Judicial Foreclosure Available: Yes

– Non-Judicial Foreclosure Available: Yes

– Primary Security Instruments: Deed of Trust, Mortgage 

– Timeline: Typically 180 days 

– Right of Redemption: Yes 

– Deficiency Judgments Allowed: Yes 

In Oregon, lenders may foreclose on deeds of trusts or mortgages in default using either a judicial or non-judicial foreclosure process.

Judicial Foreclosure

The judicial process of foreclosure, which involves filing a lawsuit to obtain a court order to foreclose, is used when no power of sale is present in the mortgage or deed of trust. Generally, after the court declares a foreclosure, your home will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.

In this type of foreclosure, the borrower may redeem the property by paying the purchase price, with interest, the foreclosure costs, and the purchaser’s expenses in operating and maintaining the property within 180 days after the date of sale. The borrower must file a notice no less than two (2) days and not more than thirty (30) with the sheriff to redeem.

Non-Judicial Foreclosure

The non-judicial process of foreclosure is used when a power of sale clause exists in a mortgage or deed of trust. A “power of sale” clause is the clause in a deed of trust or mortgage in which the borrower pre-authorizes the sale of the property to pay off the balance on loan in the event of their default. In deeds of trust or mortgages where a power of sale exists, the power given to the lender to sell the property may be executed by the lender or their representative, typically referred to as the trustee. Regulations for this type of foreclosure process are outlined below in the “Power of Sale Foreclosure Guidelines.”

Power of Sale Foreclosure Guidelines

If the deed of trust or mortgage contains a power of sale clause and specifies the time, place, and terms of sale, then the specified procedure must be followed. Otherwise, the non-judicial power of sale foreclosure is carried out as follows:

Types of Notice Required

  1. A notice of default must be recorded in the county where the property is located. The borrower or occupant of the property must be served with a copy of the notice at least 120 days before the scheduled foreclosure sale date.
  2. A copy of the notice must be published once a week for four (4) successive weeks, with the last notice being published at least twenty (20) days prior to the foreclosure sale.
  3. Said notice must contain a property description, recording information on the trust deed, a description of the default, the sum owing on the loan, the lender’s election to sell, and the date, time, and place of sale.
  4. The borrower may cure the default at any time before foreclosure by paying all past due amounts plus costs.
  5. The sale must be at auction to the highest bidder for cash. Any person, except the trustee, may bid at the sale, which takes place between 9:00 am, and 4:00 pm at the location stated in the notice of record.
  6. The sale may be postponed for up to 180 days from the original sale date if at least twenty (20) days advance notice is given, by mail, to the original recipients of the notice.

No Deficiency Judgment On Non-Judicial Foreclosure

A deficiency judgment cannot be obtained through a non-judicial foreclosure but may be pursued when other foreclosure methods are used.

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Reference Source: U. S. Foreclosure

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