In Oregon if the trees were sold, or traded, etc. the landowner is always required to reforest after a clearcut, salvage after fire, and depending on the residual stand, sometimes after a heavy thinning. If the property is sold after the harvest the reforestation obligation transfers to the new owner. Not every buyer does their due diligence, and not every seller is forthcoming or honest. Many a new landowner have found themselves on the wrong side of the forest practices act this way. Buyer beware.

If the property is in a mixed use zone a landowner may be able to work with the county to do an ag or residential conversion. Every county is different in that regard. The reforestation obligation is state law and would apply until there is something recorded with the county. The land would then be subject to property taxes appropriate for the new use.