Montana Tax Sale Calendar

Quick answerMontana tax sale timing: No conventional auction in most counties: the county attaches the lien no later than the first working day in August (notice by the last Monday in June) and holds it; investors acquire it thereafter by assignment from the county treasurer (MCA 15-17-323) What is sold: Tax lien certificates. Registration and deposits are due before the sale — in most counties, the day before — so the list posting date matters as much as the sale date.

Verified Montana sale dates are added as counties publish their lists — members get them by text and email the moment they post. The sale rhythm below is from Montana law.

Rate / penalty: 10% per year (5/6 of 1% per month) plus a 2% penalty on the delinquent amount (MCA 15-16-102)

Redemption: 3 years from attachment of the tax lien, ending the first working day in August (MCA 15-18-111(1)); 2 years for property subdivided as a residential or commercial lot with delinquent special improvement district / rural SID assessments and no habitable dwelling or commercial structure on it (MCA 15-18-111(2))

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Rules: Montana tax sale laws · Playbook: Montana investing guide