(2) The deferred property tax lien may be foreclosed by the department as if it were a purchase money mortgage under ORS chapter 88. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the department if the department prevails in a foreclosure action under this section. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to a defendant who prevails in a foreclosure action under this section if the court determines that the department had no objectively reasonable basis for asserting the claim or no reasonable basis for appealing an adverse decision of the trial court.
(3) Receipts from foreclosure proceedings shall be credited in the same manner as other repayments of deferred property taxes under ORS 311.701.
(4) This section applies only to deferred property tax liens arising prior to October 3, 1989. [1977 c.160 §15; 1981 c.897 §47; 1983 c.550 §13; 1985 c.140 §1; 1989 c.948 §1; 1995 c.526 §1; 1995 c.696 §20; 2007 c.363 §1]
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