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Mont. Code Ann. § 70-1-106 (2026)

Real Property Defined

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TITLE 70. PROPERTY

CHAPTER 1. PROPERTY IN GENERAL REAL AND PERSONAL

Part 1. General Provisions

Real Property Defined

70-1-106. Real property defined. Real or immovable property consists of:

(1) land;

(2) that which is affixed to land, including a manufactured home declared an improvement to real property under 15-1-116;

(3) that which is incidental or appurtenant to land;

(4) that which is immovable by law.

History: En. Sec. 1074, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4425, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6667, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 658; Based on Field Civ. C. Sec. 163; re-en. Sec. 6667, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 67-207; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 450, L. 2005.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1985–2008 · leading case: Dep't of State Lands v. Pettibone, 702 P.2d 948 (Mont. 1985).
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Dep't of State Lands v. Pettibone, 702 P.2d 948 (Mont. 1985). · cites it 6× “Since an appurtenant water right is an interest in the land (see also section 70-1-106, MCA; Yellowstone Co. v.”
Yellowstone Fed. Credit Union v. Daniels, 2008 MT 111, 181 P.3d 595. · cites it 3× “Section 70-1-106, MCA. The Credit Union’s argument incorrectly categorizes the collateral in this case, a backhoe, dump truck, and a tractor, as real property.”
In Re Stratton, 248 B.R. 177 (Bankr. D. Mont. 2000). · cites it 2× “Mont.Code Ann. § 70-1-106. “Every kind of property that is not real is personal.”
Ditto v. Kipp, 2000 MT 162, 3 P.3d 647. · cites it 3× “” Section 70-1-106, MCA. A leasehold interest in land is an estate for years which is classified as an interest in real property.”
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