Bill > HB2256

This bill amends Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 92.018 and 92.990 to modify provisions related to sales of land units that are not lawfully established. The bill creates specific exceptions to when a purchaser can seek damages or equitable relief against a seller for selling a non-lawfully established land unit. Specifically, a purchaser cannot seek damages if the land was intended for conservation purposes, was separately described in an instrument executed on or before January 1, 2025, and was purchased by a "holder" (as defined in ORS 271.715). The bill also extends these protections to subsequent purchasers who acquire the property within five years of the initial conservation-purposed acquisition, provided their acquisition is also for conservation purposes. Additionally, the bill modifies the criminal penalties section to exclude sales of non-lawfully established land units that meet these specific conservation-related criteria from being considered a Class C misdemeanor. The legislation appears designed to provide clarity and legal protections for land transactions involving conservation-oriented property transfers, particularly in cases where land parcels may not have been originally established through standard legal subdivision processes.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2256