OR SB502

Land Use Board of Appeals must award attorney fees to applicants for affordable housing developments when the board reverses a local government's denial, with fees charged against both the local government and any intervenors

Applicants whose land use applications were denied can recover attorney fees from intervenors (but not local government) when the board reverses the decision and a party intervened on behalf of the local government

Removes the prior limitation that restricted attorney fee awards for non-affordable housing to properties within urban growth boundaries

Applicants who receive attorney fee awards must repay the fees plus interest if the property is developed for a use other than what was proposed in the appealed application

"Attorney fees" includes prelitigation legal expenses such as preparing, processing, and supporting the application through local hearings