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Bill would add two-year deadline to apply for property-tax relief after natural disaster
Summary
House Bill 89 would add a two-year statutory deadline for property owners to submit applications for property-tax relief after destruction from a natural disaster; Department of Revenue witnesses said the change clarifies administration and helps the department prorate value when damage is recent rather than repaired years later.
Representative Shane Klacken presented House Bill 89 at the committee on behalf of the Department of Revenue. The bill would amend 15-16-611 MCA to require that a claim for property-tax relief based on destruction from a natural disaster be filed within two years of the disaster date.
Paula Gilbert, administrator for the Property Assessment…
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