Montana § 15-18-214 Effect Of Deed

Montana Statutes

§ 15-18-214 — Effect Of Deed

Montana § 15-18-214

Title 15TAXATION

Ch. 18OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN LAND SOLD FOR TAXES

Part 2Issuing a Tax Deed

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 15-18-214 (2026).

Text

15-18-214 . Effect of deed.

(1)Subject to 15-18-411 and 15-18-413 , a deed issued under this chapter conveys to the grantee absolute title to the property described in the deed as of the date of the tax deed, except:

(a)when the claim is payable after the execution of the deed and:

(i)a subsequent property tax lien is attached; or

(ii)a lien of any special, rural, local improvement, irrigation, or drainage assessment is levied against the property;

(b)when the claim is an easement, servitude, covenant, restriction, reservation, or similar burden lawfully imposed on the property; or

(c)when the land is owned by the United States, this state, or a subdivision of this state.

(2)Under the conditions described in subsection (1), the deed is prima facie evidence of the right of possession

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15-18-214 . Effect of deed. (1) Subject to 15-18-411 and 15-18-413 , a deed issued under this chapter conveys to the grantee absolute title to the property described in the deed as of the date of the tax deed, except:
(a) when the claim is payable after the execution of the deed and:
(i) a subsequent property tax lien is attached; or
(ii) a lien of any special, rural, local improvement, irrigation, or drainage assessment is levied against the property;
(b) when the claim is an easement, servitude, covenant, restriction, reservation, or similar burden lawfully imposed on the property; or
(c) when the land is owned by the United States, this state, or a subdivision of this state.
(2) Under the conditions described in subsection (1), the deed is prima facie evidence of the right of possession accrued as of the date on which a tax deed was issued.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 23, Ch. 587, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 704, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 110, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 67, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 317, L. 2019.