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Start a contractor complaint as a property owner
Oregon Construction Contractors Board · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Identify the correct CCB complaint form and pre-complaint steps for residential or small-commercial construction disputes.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Check the contractor’s license and read CCB’s project-type and jurisdiction instructions.
1. Is this for me?
Property owners with an eligible complaint against a CCB-licensed contractor. The project type, contract relationship and time limits affect jurisdiction.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I submit?
Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location.
- Check the contractor’s license and read CCB’s project-type and jurisdiction instructions.
- Review the pre-complaint notice requirement and send the required notice before filing when it applies.
- Select the property-owner form matching residential/small-commercial or large-commercial work.
- Describe the disputed items and submit the form with supporting records.
- Wait for CCB’s jurisdiction review and pay the processing fee when requested; participate in the assigned dispute-resolution process.
Timing: CCB imposes strict limits tied to the type of project and relevant work/completion dates. Contact its Dispute Resolution team immediately if close to a deadline.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process.
Language, disability and offline help
Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.
CCB jurisdiction and mediation do not guarantee payment. Large-commercial claims have distinct court/arbitration and bond-notice procedures; do not use residential assumptions.
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
Oregon Construction Contractors Board : Consumer Protection : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
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