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Stop! Think Before You Sign That Lease It’s just a lease, right? That is what many people think as they put their name to the dotted line, not giving it a second thought that maybe they should get some legal advice. Most people have been a party to at least one lease...

Special Protection Allowed for Service Members in Real Property Transactions By Real Estate and Land Use Practice Group Saalfeld Griggs PC In 2009, Oregon will experience its largest deployment of National Guard members since World War II. If you are a party to a real...

Selling or Buying Real Property? Seller Financing is Still a Valid Tool By Mark D. Shipman SAALFELD GRIGGS PC With interest rates at historic lows and credit constrained, some real estate buyers and sellers are forced to consider alternative forms of financing. Seller...

Salem Adopts a Site Plan Review Ordinance By Alan M. Sorem Saalfeld Griggs PC Effective January 1, 2009, the City of Salem will implement its first site plan review ordinance. This article discusses the purpose and effect of the site plan review ordinance and address...

Recent Legislative Changes to Land Use Law that May Affect Your Property The Oregon Legislature made few revisions to land use law during its 2001 session. However, there were some significant changes expanding the uses on land zoned Exclusive Farm Use (EFU),...

Real Estate Development By Real Estate and Land Use Practice Group Saalfeld Griggs PC In the mid-1970’s, Oregon legislators made the significant and lasting policy decision to protect Oregon’s agricultural and forest resources by limiting urban sprawl. The enactment...

Real Estate and Land Use Legislative Update By Alan M. Sorem Saalfeld Griggs PC In 2007, the Oregon Legislature was marked by a change from a Republican majority to a Democratic majority. This shift of power was especially evident in the arena of real estate and land...

Protect Your Property From Exactions: Act on the Local Level By Alan M. Sorem Saalfeld Griggs PC The Oregon Supreme Court has recently reduced protections from unlawful state and local exactions previously granted to Oregonians by the United States Supreme Court...

Plan Ahead, New Land Use Rules Will Affect Development By Mark D. Shipman Saalfeld Griggs PC Two recent changes have imposed new challenges on our ability to divide and develop land. The first change was implemented by the Land Conservation and Development Commission...

Oregon Legislature Revives Property Line Adjustments By Real Estate and Land Use Practice Group SAALFELD GRIGGS PC House Bill 3629 (“HB 3629”), which became law on March 3, 2008, revives the property line adjustment, a common land use tool which had been left for dead...