2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 2, Chapters 56 - 89
ORS Chapter 87
87.192 Notice of foreclosure sale to lien debtor; public notice.


OR Rev Stat § 87.192 (through Leg Sess 2011) What's This?

(1) Before a lien claimant forecloses a lien created by ORS 87.152 to 87.162 by sale, the lien claimant shall give notice of the foreclosure sale to the lien debtor by first class mail with certificate of mailing, registered mail or certified mail sent to the lien debtor at the lien debtor s last-known address. The lien claimant shall give notice of the foreclosure sale to the lien debtor:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, at least 30 days before the foreclosure sale.

(b) If the lien is for the cost of removing, towing or storage of a vehicle that is appraised at a value of $500 or less by a person who holds a certificate issued under ORS 819.480, at least 15 days before the foreclosure sale.

(c) If the lien is for the cost of removing, towing or storage of a vehicle that is appraised at a value of $1,000 or less but more than $500 by a person who holds a certificate issued under ORS 819.480, at least 15 days before the foreclosure sale.

(d) If the lien is for the cost of removing, towing or storage of a vehicle that is appraised at a value of more than $1,000 by a person who holds a certificate issued under ORS 819.480, at least 30 days before the foreclosure sale.

(2) The lien claimant shall give public notice of the foreclosure sale by posting notice of it in a public place at or near the front door of the county courthouse of the county in which the sale is to be held and, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, in a public place at the location where the lien claimant obtained possession of the chattel to be sold from the lien debtor. The following apply to notice under this subsection:

(a) Notice under this subsection must be given no later than the time required for notice to a lien debtor under subsection (1) of this section.

(b) This subsection does not require posting of notice at the location where the chattel was obtained if the chattel is a vehicle required to obtain a certificate of title issued under ORS chapter 803.

(3) If the chattel to be sold at a foreclosure sale is something other than an abandoned vehicle and has a fair market value of $1,000 or more, or if the chattel to be sold is an abandoned vehicle and has a fair market value of $2,500 or more, the lien claimant, in addition to the notice required by subsection (2) of this section, shall have a notice of foreclosure sale printed once a week for two successive weeks in a daily or weekly newspaper, as defined in ORS 193.010, published in the county in which the sale is held or, if there is none, in a daily or weekly newspaper, as defined in ORS 193.010, generally circulated in the county in which the sale is held.

(4) The notice of foreclosure sale required under this section shall contain a particular description of the property to be sold, the name of the owner or reputed owner thereof, the amount due on the lien, the time and the place of the sale and the name of the person foreclosing the lien. [1975 c.648 10; 1981 c.861 2; 1983 c.436 1; 1983 c.338 882; 1993 c.326 10; 1995 c.758 19; 2005 c.738 8]

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