Montana § 7-12-4163 - Assessment Of Costs -- Frontage Option

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-12-4163 — Assessment Of Costs -- Frontage Option, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 7-12-4163. Assessment Of Costs -- Frontage Option

Assessment of costs -- frontage option. (1) The city council or commission shall assess the cost of an improvement against benefited lots or parcels in the district, each lot or parcel of land within such district bordering or abutting upon a street or streets whereon or wherein the improvement has been made to be assessed in proportion to the lineal feet abutting or bordering the same. (2) The council or commission, in its discretion, shall have the power to pay the whole or any part of the cost of any street, avenue, or alley intersections out of any funds in its hands available for that purpose or to include the whole or any part of such costs within the amount of the assessment to be paid by the benefited property in the district.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 7-12-4163 ("Assessment Of Costs -- Frontage Option") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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