# ORS § 275.030: 275.030 Sale of real estate not in use for county purposes

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.030

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 275.030
- **Heading:** 275.030 Sale of real estate not in use for county purposes
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 25 / Chapter 275 / Section 275.030

## Text

(1) Except as otherwise provided by statute, the county governing body may, whenever it deems it to the best interest of the county so to do, sell and convey, in the manner provided for sale of county land under ORS 275.120 (Sheriff’s notice of sale) , 275.140 (Time and place of sale) to 275.160 (Sale return) and 275.180 (Sale to record owner or contract purchaser of property) to 275.260 (Lands acquired by county on tax foreclosure exempt from taxes of other taxing districts) , any real estate owned by the county and not in use for county purposes. The sale shall be directed by an order of the county governing body entered upon the journals.

(2) A county may sell and convey real estate owned by the county in a manner provided in ORS chapter 271 if the real estate was not acquired by foreclosure for nonpayment of real property taxes and the county governing body deems it not to the best interest of the county to sell and convey in the manner provided under ORS 275.120 (Sheriff’s notice of sale) , 275.140 (Time and place of sale) to 275.160 (Sale return) and 275.180 (Sale to record owner or contract purchaser of property) to 275.260 (Lands acquired by county on tax foreclosure exempt from taxes of other taxing districts) . [Amended by 1981 c.602 §1; 1983 c.537 §1; 2001 c.649 §1]

Source: Section 275.030 — Sale of real estate not in use for county purposes , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors275.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 275.020 275.020 Form and effect of conveyance to county](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.020.md)
- [ORS § 275.027 275.027 Adverse possession of county lands](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.027.md)
- [ORS § 275.030 275.030 Sale of real estate not in use for county purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.030.md)
- [ORS § 275.040 275.040 Conveyance pursuant to ORS 275.030](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.040.md)
- [ORS § 275.060 275.060 Authority to exchange lands offered for sale and not sold](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.060.md)
- [ORS § 275.070 275.070 Sale or donation to United States, state, government corporation or Indian tribe](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.070.md)
- [ORS § 275.080 275.080 Sale of county lands for public water supply purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.080.md)
- [ORS § 275.088 275.088 Sale to certain county officers or employees of real property acquired by foreclosure of tax lien](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.088.md)
- [ORS § 275.090 275.090 Powers of county as to lands acquired on foreclosure of tax liens, or by exchange, devise or gift](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.090.md)
- [ORS § 275.105 275.105 Acquisition by county of 90 percent of the lots in a plat for taxes and purchase of remaining lots](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.105.md)
- [ORS § 275.110 275.110 Order to sell certain county lands](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.110.md)
- [ORS § 275.120 275.120 Sheriff’s notice of sale](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.120.md)
- [ORS § 275.130 275.130 Claims of municipal corporations against the land to be filed prior to sale](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.130.md)
- [ORS § 275.140 275.140 Time and place of sale](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T25_C275_S275.140.md)

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