Montana surplus funds recovery

Mont. Code Ann. §§ 15-18-220 and 15-18-221 govern tax-deed auction proceeds, first paying the assignee's statutory amounts and then surplus to the legal record titleholder. The county treasurer must distribute surplus within 30 days after receiving the purchaser's payment under § 15-18-221(3).

Mont. Code Ann. §§ 15-18-220 and 15-18-221 govern tax-deed auction proceeds, first paying the assignee's statutory amounts and then surplus to the legal record titleholder. The county treasurer must distribute surplus within 30 days after receiving the purchaser's payment under § 15-18-221(3). The statute does not impose a separate 30-day owner application cutoff.

The statute does not impose a separate 30-day owner application cutoff. Tax-lien redemption before deed is distinct.

Mont. Code Ann. § 71-1-316 governs small-tract trust-indenture surplus, deposited with the county clerk and recorder and passed to the treasurer, with district-court petitions for priority and disbursement. Section 71-1-316 sets no fixed claim filing cutoff.

Mont. Code Ann. § 71-1-316 governs small-tract trust-indenture surplus, deposited with the county clerk and recorder and passed to the treasurer, with district-court petitions for priority and disbursement. Section 71-1-316 sets no fixed claim filing cutoff. A disbursement petition requires at least 20 days' notice before the hearing.

A disbursement petition requires at least 20 days' notice before the hearing. The § 71-1-318 no-redemption rule after nonjudicial trustee sale is separate.

Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-9-801 et seq. govern unclaimed property, with Department of Revenue claims under § 70-9-815. Section 70-9-815 sets no fixed initial owner-claim deadline, and the administrator ordinarily decides within 90 days.

Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-9-801 et seq. govern unclaimed property, with Department of Revenue claims under § 70-9-815. Section 70-9-815 sets no fixed initial owner-claim deadline, and the administrator ordinarily decides within 90 days. Since a 2025 amendment, certain verified owners may be paid directly for property of $1,000 or less.

Section 70-9-815 sets no fixed initial owner-claim deadline, and the administrator ordinarily decides within 90 days. Since a 2025 amendment, certain verified owners may be paid directly for property of $1,000 or less.

Tax-lien redemption before deed is distinct. The § 71-1-318 no-redemption rule after nonjudicial trustee sale is separate. Since a 2025 amendment, certain verified owners may be paid directly for property of $1,000 or less.