Lee v. Appraiser Certification & Licensure Board

Petitioner seeks review of a final order on reconsideration 1 of the Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board in a contested case proceeding based on his unlicensed practice of real estate appraisal activity. ORS 674.100. The Board held petitioner in violation and imposed a total civil penalty of $8,600 for 18 separate violations. Petitioner contends that the Board erroneously interpreted the statutory term “real estate appraisal activity” in ORS 674.100(1)(a), 2 and its definition in ORS 674.100(1)(b), 3 to apply to his conduct. He further argues that, if the Board’s interpretation of the…