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ORS 105.005

Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case 235 Or. App. 594 - Spears v. Dizick (2010)

Most recently applied in Kramer v. Conatser (July 2025)

Amended by 1989 c.1069 §2; 1991 c.109 §1; 1999 c.544 §3

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(1) Any person who has a legal estate in real property and a present right to the possession of the property, may recover possession of the property, with damages for withholding possession, by an action at law. The action shall be commenced against the person in the actual possession of the property at the time, or if the property is not in the actual possession of anyone, then against the person acting as the owner of the property.

(2) In an action brought under subsection (1) of this section or in a separate action for damages only, a person who, throughout the vesting period, used or occupied land of another with the honest and objectively reasonable belief that the person was the actual legal owner of the land shall not be liable for:

(a) Double or treble damages under ORS 105.810 (1) to (3) or 105.815; or

(b) The value of the use or occupation of the land by the person throughout the vesting period.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.