HOA Rules in Oregon (2026)
12 rules on the books across Oregon, 3 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Board Procedures
Rules governing HOA board meetings, elections, transparency requirements, and voting procedures for homeowners.
Assessment & Dues
Rules about regular assessments, special assessments, collection procedures, late fees, and what happens when homeowners fall behind on dues.
CC&R Enforcement
How covenants, conditions, and restrictions are enforced, including violation notices, fines, lien authority, and legal remedies available to HOAs and homeowners.
Oregon: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsOregon HOAs may enforce the declaration, bylaws, and rules through fines, litigation, or administrative action, but…
Read full rule →Beaverton
Some RestrictionsBeaverton's Development Code treats its own standards as a floor: recorded HOA covenants and CC&Rs can add stricter…
Read full rule →Salem
Light RestrictionsSalem's Unified Development Code applies to every property regardless of private HOA covenants, conditions, or…
Read full rule →Benton County
Few RestrictionsIf your subdivision has private covenants, conditions, and restrictions, Benton County Code § 51.015 says the county…
Read full rule →HOA Fines & Enforcement
Statutory caps on HOA fine amounts, notice-and-hearing requirements before fines can be assessed, and how unpaid fines become liens against the property.
Lien & Foreclosure Limits
What an association must clear before it can foreclose on a home for unpaid assessments: minimum debt thresholds, waiting periods, mandatory notice and payment-plan offers, and the states that bar foreclosure where the debt is fines and late fees rather than assessments.
Clotheslines & Energy Devices
Right-to-dry statutes that void covenants banning outdoor clotheslines and drying racks, plus the broader energy-device provisions covering heat pumps, rain barrels, and similar equipment an association would otherwise prohibit on appearance grounds.
EV Charger Rights
Statutory rights to install an electric vehicle charging station in a deeded or exclusive-use parking space, the approval conditions an association may still attach, and who carries the insurance, electricity cost, maintenance, and removal obligation.
Drought Landscaping Rights
Laws barring an association from requiring live turf or fining a homeowner for a brown lawn during declared drought or water restrictions, and the water-efficient and native landscaping a covenant may not prohibit outright.
Rental Restriction Limits
How far an association may go in banning or capping leasing, grandfathering for owners who already rent, minimum-lease-term and cap-percentage rules, and the member vote thresholds required before a rental amendment binds existing owners.