Assignment or change of ownership of application:

1. (1) When a change of interest or ownership occurs in lands covered by a pending application the record holder may request, in writing, the Director to record the assignment to the new owner;

2. (2) Should the record holder of the application be unavailable, the current owner of the property involved may furnish proof of such ownership to the Commission to obtain ownership of the application. The Department shall also record a change in ownership to an heir or devisee under a will upon receiving proof of death of the record holder, or to a trustee upon receiving proof of a transfer to trust by the record holder. Proof of ownership of the involved lands shall include, but not be limited to one or more of the following documents:

   1. (a) A copy of the deed to the land;
   2. (b) A copy of a land sales contract;
   3. (c) A court order or decree; or
   4. (d) Documentation of survivorship of property held jointly.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 536.027

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 537.220 & 537.635

History

WRD 3-2007, f. 3-28-07, cert. ef. 3-29-07
WRD 1-1996, f. & cert. ef. 1-31-96