ORS 87.010: Construction liens; who is entitled to lien.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Any person performing labor upon, transporting or furnishing any material to be used in, or renting equipment used in the construction of any improvement shall have a lien upon the improvement for the labor, transportation or material furnished or equipment rented at the instance of the owner of the improvement or the construction agent of the owner. (2) Any person who engages in or rents equipment for the preparation of a lot or parcel of land, or improves or rents equipment for the improvement of a street or road adjoining a lot or parcel of land at the request of the owner of the lot or parcel, shall have a lien upon the land for work done, materials furnished or equipment rented. (3) A lien for rented equipment under subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be limited to the reasonable rental value of the equipment notwithstanding the terms of the underlying rental agreement. (4) Trustees of an employee benefit plan shall have a lien upon the improvement for the amount of contributions, due to labor performed on that improvement, required to be paid by agreement or otherwise into a fund of the employee benefit plan. (5) An architect, landscape architect, land surveyor or registered engineer who, at the request of the owner or an agent of the owner, prepares plans, drawings or specifications that are intended for use in or to facilitate the construction of an improvement or who supervises the construction shall have a lien upon the land and structures necessary for the use of the plans, drawings or specifications so provided or supervision performed. (6) A landscape architect, land surveyor or other person who prepares plans, drawings, surveys or specifications that are used for the landscaping or preparation of a lot or parcel of land or who supervises the landscaping or preparation shall have a lien upon the land for the plans, drawings, surveys or specifications used or supervision performed. [Amended by 1957 c.651 §2; 1973 c.671 §2; 1975 c.466 §3; 1977 c.596 §2; 1981 c.757 §1]
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- ORS 87.005: Definitions for ORS 87.001 to 87.060 and 87.075 to 87.093.
- ORS 87.007: Protection from construction liens perfected after sale of residential property completed; requirements; seller options; rules; delivery of form to purchaser; penalty; damages; defenses.
- ORS 87.015: Land and interests therein subject to lien; leaseholds.
- ORS 87.021: Notice to owners; notice from owner to original contractor; effect of failure to give notice.
- ORS 87.025: Priority of perfected liens; right to sell improvements separately from land; notice to mortgagee; list of materials or supplies.
- ORS 87.035: Perfecting lien; filing claim of lien; contents of claim.
- ORS 87.045: Completion date of improvement; notice of completion, abandonment or nonabandonment; contents of notice.
- ORS 87.055: Duration of lien; when suit to enforce lien commences.
- ORS 87.093: Information Notice to Owner; rules; contents; when notice must be delivered; effect of failure to deliver notice; penalty.
- ORS 94.709: Liens against lots; priority; duration; record notice of claim of unpaid assessment; foreclosure procedure.
- ORS 94.856: Assessment of common expenses as lien; recording; foreclosure; fees; remedies; exception.
- ORS 100.450: Association lien against individual unit; recording notice of claim; foreclosure; effect of judgment and payment; priority of lien.
- ORS 671.695: Types of claims.
- ORS 701.140: Types of allowable complaints; restriction on processing complaint for recoupment of lien.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors087.html