§ 18.924 Notice of sale of real property

18.924. Notice of sale of real property

    (1) Before conducting an execution sale of real property, a sheriff shall give written notice of the sale in the manner provided by this section. The notice must identify the property to be sold and the time and place of the sale.

    (2) Before any execution sale of real property, the sheriff shall:

        (a) Mail copies of the notice of sale by first class mail and by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the judgment debtor at the address provided in the instructions to the sheriff;

        (b) Mail a copy of the notice of sale by first class mail to any attorney for the judgment debtor identified in the instructions at the address provided in the instructions; and

        (c) Mail a copy of the notice of sale by first class mail to any other person listed in the instructions pursuant to ORS 18.918 at the address provided in the instructions.

    (3) The notices required by subsection (2) of this section must be mailed not less than 28 days before an execution sale is conducted.

    (4) Before any execution sale of real property for which the judgment creditor has provided a street address under ORS 18.875 (3), the sheriff shall post a notice of the sale in a conspicuous place on the property. The notice must be posted not more than seven days after the sheriff mails notices as required by subsection (2) of this section.

    (5) The sheriff shall publish a copy of the notice of sale of real property once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the real property is located. The sheriff may not conduct the sale until the expiration of the four-week period.

    (6) In lieu of publication in a newspaper under subsection (5) of this section, a sheriff shall publish a notice of sale of real property by Internet posting if a website has been established under ORS 18.926 for the purpose of giving legal notices under ORS 18.860 to 18.993, and the judgment creditor has requested that notice be published by Internet posting in the instructions provided to the sheriff under ORS 18.875. Subject to ORS 18.926 (3), the notice must be posted on the Internet not less than 28 days before the date identified in the notice of sale and remain posted until that date.