Montana Code 15-18-214. Effect of deed
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:
Terms Used In Montana Code 15-18-214
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(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.