Montana Title 15. Taxation § 15-6-418. Appeal or denial of reduced tax rate

(1)(a) If the department denies an application for a homestead reduced tax rate or a rental property reduced tax rate, the owner may request an informal review of the denial by submitting an objection on written or electronic forms provided by the department for that purpose in a manner prescribed by the department.  The objection must be made no later than 30 days after the date of the denial notification sent pursuant to 15-6-405(4) or 15-6-411(6).

(b) The property owner may request that the department consider extenuating circumstances to grant an application for the homestead reduced tax rate or the rental property reduced tax rate.  Extenuating circumstances include but are not limited to extraordinary, unusual, or infrequent events that are material in nature and of a character different from the typical or customary, and that are not expected to recur.

(c) After the informal review, the department shall determine the correct status of the homestead reduced tax rate or the rental property reduced tax rate and notify the taxpayer of its determination by mail or electronically.  In the notification, the department shall state its reasons for accepting or denying the application.