77-2-318. Sale of leased cabin or home sites or city or town lots. - Montana Statutes

     77-2-318. Sale of leased cabin or home sites or city or town lots. (1) At the request of the lessee and if consistent with the orderly development and management of state lands, the board may make available for sale, in the manner provided in this part, any leased cabin or home site or city or town lot that was under lease on October 1, 1989.
     (2) The lessee requesting the sale shall have prepared a current certificate of survey for the property. The cost of preparation of the certificate of survey must be included in the settlement for improvements, as provided for in 77-2-325, if a person other than the lessee is the purchaser.
     (3) The sale of a lease is exempt from the subdivision laws, except that the development of any new, replacement, or additional water supply or sewage disposal system on the property must be approved pursuant to the review procedure, fee, and other requirements of Title 76, chapter 4, part 1.
     (4) The sale of a leased cabin or home site or city or town lot under 77-2-318 through 77-2-320 must be completed no later than 10 years after October 1, 1989. A lessee may request a lease sale at any time during the 10-year period. Upon request, the board may grant a lessee with a disability or a lessee 65 years of age or older an additional 10-year period to request a sale of leased land.
     (5) Upon a sale of leased land, the department shall, upon compliance with 77-2-101 through 77-2-106, grant a permanent easement across state lands to secure access using current routes.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 602, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 76, Ch. 472, L. 1997.