Rep. Alana Griffith seeks targeted process to record unassigned subdivision open space
Rep. Alana Griffith told the Senate Local Government Committee HB233 would create a narrow administrative path for counties or cities to place unrecorded subdivision open space on county records or permit transfers to homeowner associations without forcing quiet‑title litigation.
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Representative Alana Griffith introduced House Bill 233 to address a recurring problem in Montana subdivisions: pockets of open space or parkland that never received deeded ownership or a tax ID and therefore remain effectively unowned. She said the current remedy — a quiet‑title lawsuit — can cost $5,000–$10,000 and is often impractical because original developers are gone or unreachable.
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