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 owners 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 owners 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. 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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