Montana Code 85-7-2158. Purchase of lands by district — tax lien assignments and payment
85-7-2158. Purchase of lands by district — tax lien assignments and payment. (1) Any irrigation district may:
Terms Used In Montana Code 85-7-2158
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- 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
(a)take an assignment of a tax lien; or
(b)if a deed has issued to the county, purchase the lands from the county by paying all state, county, city, school district, and other delinquent taxes, together with penalty, interest, and costs of publication and sale to the county treasurer of the county making the sale.
(2)The payment must be made by the commissioners of the district by issuing and delivering to the county treasurer a warrant drawn against the revolving fund of the district if there is sufficient money in the fund to pay the warrant in full upon demand. The county treasurer shall then assign the tax lien to the irrigation district, or the commissioners of the county shall convey the lands to the district if the tax deed was issued to the county.