75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
HA to A-Eng. SB 203
 
LC 335/SB 203-A4
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 203
 
               By COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION
 
                             May 22
 
  On page 9 of the printed A-engrossed bill, delete lines 14
through 37 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 8. + } ORS 701.305 is amended to read:
  ' 701.305. (1) A contractor may not perform work subject to
this section for an owner of a residential structure or
zero-lot-line dwelling without a written contract if the
aggregate contract price exceeds $2,000. If the price of a
contract was initially less than $2,000, but during the course of
performance the contract exceeds that amount, the contractor
shall mail or otherwise deliver a written contract to the owner
not later than five days after the contractor knows or should
reasonably know that the contract price will exceed $2,000.
Failure to have a written contract will not void the contract.
  ' (2) The Construction Contractors Board shall adopt rules that
require a contractor to use standard contractual terms in a
construction contract for which subsection (1) of this section
requires a written contract. The standard contractual terms shall
be clear, use words of common understanding and shall include but
need not be limited to:
  ' (a) A statement that the contractor is licensed by the board;
  ' (b) The name, license number, address and telephone number of
the contractor as shown on board records on the date the contract
is entered into;
  ' (c) An acknowledgment of a written offer of a warranty, if an
offer is required by ORS 701.320, and indication of the
acceptance or rejection of the offered warranty;
  ' (d) For a residential structure contract, a   { - summary - }
 { +  list + } of the notices required under ORS 87.093 or under
rules adopted under ORS 701.330 and 701.335 (2) on the
contractor's bid proposal;
  ' (e) Acknowledgment of the receipt of the maintenance
information required by the board under ORS 701.335; and
  ' (f) An explanation of the property owner's rights under the
contract, including, but not limited to, the ability to file a
claim with the board and the existence of any mediation or
arbitration provision in the contract, set forth in a conspicuous
manner as defined by the board by rule.'.
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