(b) Except as provided in ORS 86.797 or 88.103 or other applicable law, if the lien debtor or another person, as principal or otherwise, has given a promissory note or other personal obligation to pay the debt and if the plaintiff in the complaint asks the court for a money award in the judgment, the court shall include in the judgment a money award against the lien debtor or other person for the amount of the debt.
(c) The provisions of this chapter as to liens upon personal property do not exclude a person that has a lien from any other remedy or right that the person otherwise has with respect to the property.
(2)(a) A complaint in a suit to foreclose a residential trust deed on the lien debtor must include as an attachment a copy of a notice to lien debtors, in substantially the following form and printed in at least 14-point type:
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WARNING: You may get offers from people who tell you they can help you keep your property. You may get offers from people who want to buy your "redemption rights" or "all rights under ORS chapter 18." You should be careful about those offers, as a sale of your rights to a property in foreclosure may include your right to claim any surplus funds arising from the foreclosure sale. Make sure you understand any papers you are asked to sign. If you have any questions, talk to a lawyer or one of the organizations mentioned below before signing.
There are government agencies and nonprofit organizations that can give you information about foreclosure and help you decide what to do. For the name and telephone number of an organization near you, please call the statewide telephone contact number at _________. You may also wish to talk to a lawyer. If you need help finding a lawyer, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at _________ or toll-free in Oregon at _________ or you may visit its website at: _________. Legal assistance may be available if you have a low income and meet federal poverty guidelines. For more information and a directory of legal aid programs, go to _________.
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(b) The person filing the complaint shall insert in the notice under this subsection the resource telephone contact numbers and website addresses prescribed by the Department of Consumer and Business Services by rule under ORS 86.756.
(3)(a) A complaint in a suit to foreclose a residential trust deed under this section must include as an attachment a true copy of:
(A) A valid and unexpired certificate of compliance that a service provider issued to a beneficiary under ORS 86.736;
(B) The affidavit the person submitted under ORS 86.726 (1)(b), provided that the exemption the person claimed in the affidavit has not expired;
(C) The notice the beneficiary received under ORS 86.736 (1)(c); or
(D) A signed affidavit from the Director of Veterans’ Affairs that states that the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, in the department’s capacity as a beneficiary of loans made under ORS 407.125, is exempt from the requirement under ORS 86.726 to request or participate in a resolution conference with a grantor.
(b)(A) A court on the court’s own motion or in response to a motion from a defendant may dismiss without prejudice a suit that a person brings under this section to foreclose a residential trust deed, or may stay proceedings on the suit, if the person:
(i) Fails to file with the court the certificate described in paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection or the affidavit described in paragraph (a)(B) or (D) of this subsection; or
(ii) Files with the court the notice described in paragraph (a)(C) of this subsection.
(B) The court may release a stay the court granted under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph if the person files with the court the certificate described in paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection or the affidavit described in paragraph (a)(B) or (D) of this subsection.
(C) The court may award a defendant that prevails on a motion under this paragraph reasonable costs and attorney fees associated with bringing the motion and any other relief the court deems proper.
(4) Except as provided in ORS 408.515 (3), the information required under ORS 408.515 must be included with a summons in an action under this section to foreclose a lien upon residential real property, as defined in ORS 408.515. [Amended by 2003 c.576 §345; 2013 c.304 §12; 2015 c.291 §4; 2017 c.236 §2; 2019 c.309 §4; subsection (4) of 2019 edition enacted as 2019 c.405 §6]
Note: 88.010 (4) was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 88 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.