15-8-707. Correction of defects in property tax record. (1) At any time after the original assessment is made and prior to a sale for delinquent taxes, omissions, errors, or defects in the property tax record may only be corrected by the department.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 15-8-707

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205

(2)If the correction involves an assessment of property that is the subject of pending litigation with a taxing jurisdiction within the county, the county attorney must be notified of the correction.