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ORS 701.145 - Resolution of complaints involving work on residential structures or certain small commercial structures - 2007 Oregon Revised Statutes
2007 ORS Vol. 15 Chapter 701 Section 701.145
2007 ORS 701.145¹
Resolution of complaints involving work on residential structures or certain small commercial structures
For a complaint described in ORS 701.139 (Board authority over disputes) (1) or (3)(a) or a complaint under ORS 701.139 (Board authority over disputes) (3)(b) that a complainant elects to have resolved under this section:
(1) The complainant must file the complaint with the Construction Contractors Board in a form prescribed by the board.
(2) The board may suspend processing of the complaint if:
(a) The same facts and issues involved in the complaint have been submitted to a court of competent jurisdiction for determination or have been submitted to any other entity authorized by law or the parties to effect a resolution or settlement; or
(b) The board determines that the nature or complexity of the dispute described in the complaint is such that a court is the appropriate forum for the adjudication of the dispute.
(3) The board may dismiss or close the complaint as established by rule of the board if any of the following conditions apply:
(a) The complainant does not respond to a board request and the request is necessary to the board’s investigation of the complaint.
(b) The complainant does not allow the board to conduct one or more on-site meetings to mediate or investigate the complaint.
(c) The complainant does not permit the contractor against whom the complaint is filed to be present at an on-site investigation made by the board.
(d) The board determines that the contractor against whom the complaint is filed is capable of complying with recommendations made by the board relative to the complaint, but the complainant does not permit the contractor to comply with the recommendations. The board may refuse to accept or further process a complaint under this paragraph only if the contractor was licensed at the time the work was first performed and is licensed at the time the board makes its recommendations.
(e) The amount in controversy is less than an amount adopted by the board and not more than $250.
(4) Upon acceptance of the complaint, the board shall give notice to the contractor against whom the complaint is made and shall initiate proceedings to determine the validity of the complaint. If, after investigation, the board determines that a violation of this chapter or of any rule adopted thereunder has occurred, or damage has been caused by the contractor, the board may recommend to the contractor such action as the board considers appropriate to compensate the complainant. If the contractor performs accordingly, the board shall give that fact due consideration in any subsequent disciplinary proceeding brought by the board. The board may conduct one or more on-site meetings to mediate or investigate the complaint.
(5) Subject to ORS 701.148 (Use of binding arbitration and contested case hearings), if the board is unable to resolve the complaint under subsection (4) of this section, the board may issue a contested case notice under ORS 183.415 (Notice of right to hearing) and:
(a) Issue a proposed default order under ORS 183.417 (Procedure in contested case hearing) to become effective only if a party does not request a contested case hearing; or
(b) Refer the matter for hearing.
(6) The board shall send a copy of the notice and any proposed order described in subsection (5) of this section to the surety on the contractor bond required by ORS 701.068 (Bonding requirements). [1971 c.740 §16; 1979 c.874 §4; 1983 c.616 §14; 1989 c.167 §2; 1989 c.928 §17; 1991 c.181 §10; 1991 c.717 §2; 1993 c.470 §3; 1993 c.471 §1; 1995 c.771 §4; 1997 c.301 §4; 1999 c.331 §1; 1999 c.344 §5; 1999 c.402 §31; 1999 c.849 §§172,173; 2001 c.197 §§14,15; 2001 c.414 §§9a,10a; 2007 c.288 §16; 2007 c.793 §14; 2007 c.836 §66]
Note: The amendments to 701.145 (Resolution of complaints involving work on residential structures or certain small commercial structures) by section 66, chapter 836, Oregon Laws 2007, become operative July 1, 2008, and apply to complaints filed against persons whose contractor licenses are issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2008. See section 70, chapter 836, Oregon Laws 2007. The text that is operative until July 1, 2008, including amendments by section 16, chapter 288, Oregon Laws 2007, and section 14, chapter 793, Oregon Laws 2007, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
701.145 (Resolution of complaints involving work on residential structures or certain small commercial structures). For a complaint described in ORS 701.139 (Board authority over disputes) (1) involving work on a residential structure or an appurtenance to a residential structure, a complaint described in ORS 701.139 (Board authority over disputes) (2) involving work on a small commercial structure or an appurtenance to a small commercial structure that is not resolved under ORS 701.146 (Resolution of complaints involving work on large commercial structures or certain small commercial structures) or an owner’s complaint described in ORS 701.139 (Board authority over disputes) (4) involving work on a large commercial structure or an appurtenance to a large commercial structure that is not resolved under ORS 701.146 (Resolution of complaints involving work on large commercial structures or certain small commercial structures):
(6) The board shall send a copy of the notice and any proposed order described in subsection (5) of this section to the surety on the contractor bond required by ORS 701.068 (Bonding requirements).
In sale of new houses by builder-vendors there exists an applied warranty that house is constructed in reasonably workmanlike manner and is fit for habita­tion. Yepsen v. Burgess, 269 Or 635, 525 P2d 1019 (1974)
Discre­tion of Construc­tion Contractors Board to continue processing claim while claim on same fact or issue is pending in court terminates once court has finally adjudicated claim. Fong v. Windwood Construc­tion, Inc., 163 Or App 130, 986 P2d 1257 (1999)
Stay of foreclosure pro­ceed­­ing
Procedure in contested case hear­ing