# ORS § 92.025: 92.025 Prohibition of sale of lot or parcel prior to recordation of plat

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.025

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 92.025
- **Heading:** 92.025 Prohibition of sale of lot or parcel prior to recordation of plat
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 10 / Chapter 92 / Section 92.025

## Text

(1) A person may not sell a lot in a subdivision or a parcel in a partition until the plat of the subdivision or partition has been acknowledged and recorded with the recording officer of the county in which the lot or parcel is situated.

(2) A person may not sell a lot in a subdivision or a parcel in a partition by reference to or exhibition or other use of a plat of the subdivision or partition before the plat for the subdivision or partition has been so recorded. In negotiating to sell a lot in a subdivision or a parcel in a partition under ORS 92.016 (Sale or negotiation to sell lot or parcel prior to approval of tentative plan) (1) and (2), a person may use the approved tentative plan for the subdivision or partition.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the governing body of a city or county may enact an ordinance waiving the requirement that parcels created in excess of 80 acres be shown on a partition plat. Nothing in this subsection shall exempt a local government from minimum area requirements established in acknowledged comprehensive plans and land use regulations. [1955 c.756 §6 (enacted in lieu of 92.020 and 92.030); 1973 c.696 §6; 1977 c.809 §6; 1989 c.772 §4; 1991 c.763 §6; 2005 c.399 §3]

Source: Section 92.025 — Prohibition of sale of lot or parcel prior to recordation of plat; waiver , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors092.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 92.010 92.010 Definitions for ORS 92.010 to 92.192](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.010.md)
- [ORS § 92.012 92.012 Compliance with ORS 92.010 to 92.192 required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.012.md)
- [ORS § 92.014 92.014 Approval of city or county required for specified divisions of land](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.014.md)
- [ORS § 92.016 92.016 Sale or negotiation to sell lot or parcel prior to approval of tentative plan](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.016.md)
- [ORS § 92.017 92.017 Lawfully created units of land](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.017.md)
- [ORS § 92.018 92.018 Buyer’s remedies for purchase of improperly created unit of land](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.018.md)
- [ORS § 92.025 92.025 Prohibition of sale of lot or parcel prior to recordation of plat](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.025.md)
- [ORS § 92.027 92.027 Deed reference to creation of unit of land](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.027.md)
- [ORS § 92.031 92.031 Middle housing land division](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.031.md)
- [ORS § 92.040 92.040 Application for approval of subdivision or partition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.040.md)
- [ORS § 92.042 92.042 Governing body having jurisdiction to approve plans, maps or plats](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.042.md)
- [ORS § 92.044 92.044 Adoption of standards and procedures governing approval of plats and plans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.044.md)
- [ORS § 92.046 92.046 Adoption of regulations governing approval of partitioning of land](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.046.md)
- [ORS § 92.048 92.048 Procedure for adoption of regulations under ORS 92.044 and 92.046](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T10_C92_S92.048.md)

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