HOA rules in Montana

Montana splits condominiums and ordinary homeowners' associations. Condominiums are under the Unit Ownership Act, MCA Title 70, Chapter 23. Montana has no comprehensive planned-community HOA statute, so non-condo associations generally run on recorded covenants plus nonprofit corporate law if incorporated. MCA § 70-17-901 (2019) defines homeowners' associations (including unit-owners associations) and limits more-onerous post-purchase "types of use" restrictions without the member's written consent. Confirm which track applies, then confirm the current Montana Code Annotated text and your documents. This page is general information, not legal advice.

Neither Chapter 23 nor § 70-17-901 sets a statewide fine schedule, hearing-request day count, or dollar fine cap. Unit Ownership Act Part 10 (enforcement/penalty) was repealed. Fine and hearing procedure — if any — come from the governing documents (and corporate fiduciary duties if incorporated). Do not invent a hearing-day count or fine cap.

Condo common-expense liens require a recorded verified claim under § 70-23-607 and are generally judicially enforced under § 70-23-608. Condo receipt/expenditure records must be available for examination at the manager's place of business at convenient weekday hours (§ 70-23-606) — no numbered inspection-day deadline in the retrieved text. Montana has no statewide HOA ombudsman on this page.

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