OAR 836-080-0340: Assistance in Qualifying a Subdivision

(1) A title company may do the following things for an intermediary that is a subdivider or developer to help qualify a subdivision for approval by a state or local government: (a) Advance the normal county recording and filing fees; (b) Help the subdivider or developer obtain the information necessary to complete the forms required by the state or local government; (c) Help a subdivider or developer obtain the signatures necessary to file or record the subdivision plat with the state or local government; and (d) Forward an item to the state or local government after the title company receives the item. (2) As used in section (1) of this rule: (a) “Developer” means a person who is a developer as defined in ORS 92.305 or 94.004, or a person who engages in the development of more than one commercial or industrial real property construction projects; and (b) “Subdivider” means a person who is a subdivider as defined in ORS 92.305, or a person who acquires five or more unimproved lots or tracts of a filed subdivision for the purpose of resale or lease.