As used in ORS 701.560 to 701.595 and 701.605:
(1) �Contractor� means a person that performed services for the construction, alteration or repair of a residence.
(2) �Defect� means a deficiency, an inadequacy or an insufficiency arising out of or relating to the construction, alteration or repair of a residence. �Defect� includes a deficiency, an inadequacy or an insufficiency in a system, component or material incorporated into a residence.
(3) �Owner� means a person that possesses an interest in a residence or in land that is a residential site or has entered into a contract for the purchase of an interest in the residence or land. �Owner� includes:
(a) A homeowners association as defined in ORS 94.550;
(b) A managing entity as defined in ORS 94.803;
(c) An owners� association as described in ORS 94.858;
(d) An association of unit owners as defined in ORS 100.005; and
(e) Any other entity that possesses an interest in a residence or represents owners of a residence.
(4) �Remediation� means the repair or replacement of some or all of the defects described in an owner�s notice of defect sent under ORS 701.565.
(5) �Residence� means:
(a) A residential structure as defined in ORS 701.005;
(b) Common property as defined in ORS 94.550; and
(c) A common element as defined in ORS 100.005.
(6) �Secondary notice� means a copy of an owner�s notice of defect that a contractor, subcontractor or supplier sends to another contractor, subcontractor or supplier that may be responsible for a defect.
(7) �Subcontractor� means any person that performed services for the construction, alteration or repair of a residence at the request or direction of a contractor.
(8) �Supplier� means any person that furnished or manufactured the systems, components or materials incorporated into a residence as part of the construction, alteration or repair of the residence. [2003 c.660 §1]
Note: 701.560 to 701.605 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 701 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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