NEW UPDATES!
OARs governing county retention were updated November 2025. Your Multnomah County Retention Series has been updated accordingly. Please make sure to double check - some series may have new retention periods.
Series Title (Agency Series #)
Description. (Legal Citations)
Retention
Property Deeds (DART1-001)
Series documents the resale of foreclosed real property to its previous owner. May include contact report, payment report, copy of the original deed, copy of the repurchase contract, default notice, property maps, payment ledger, and related correspondence. (OAR 166-150-0015(11))
Retention:
Retain permanently.
Repurchase Account Payment Ledgers (DART1-008)
Records payments made on accounts set up to allow owners to repurchase foreclosed property. Individual ledger cards are set up for each account. They show the account number, payor's name and address, amounts and dates paid, account balance, and date account closed (if applicable). (OAR 166-150-0015(11))
Retention:
Retain 6 years after property deeded to county or redeemed by recorded interest holder.