70-23-613. Disclosure by seller -- seller to furnish documents -- delay period. - Montana Statutes

     70-23-613. Disclosure by seller -- seller to furnish documents -- delay period. (1) Whenever a person, corporation, or other legal entity constitutes a majority of the unit owners, the seller or the sellers's agent, prior to signing any buy-sell agreement, shall give to any person purchasing or expressing a desire to purchase one of the project units notice that:
     (a) the seller or other person constitutes a majority of the unit owners;
     (b) any bylaws and administrative regulations governing the operation of the development and the association, as adopted by the association, have been adopted by the seller or other person acting as a majority of the unit owners; and
     (c) any change in the bylaws or administrative regulations occurring while the seller or other person constitutes a majority of the unit owners may be made only with the approval of the seller or other person constituting a majority of unit owners.
     (2) Upon the request of any person purchasing or expressing a desire to purchase one of the project units, the seller or the seller's agent shall furnish to that buyer or prospective buyer, prior to signing any buy-sell agreement, a copy of the Unit Ownership Act, the bylaws of the association, and any administrative regulations governing the operation of the project or the association.
     (3) Any buy-sell agreement must provide that it is not effective until 72 hours after the prospective purchaser has received the documents required in subsection (2), and during that delay, the prospective purchaser may withdraw the offer without penalty.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 385, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2169, Ch. 56, L. 2009.