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In 1986 Montana voters approved Initiative 105 which purported to
"freeze" property taxes. Have property taxes in fact remained constant in
the ensuing years? Why do property taxes continue to be such a
controversial issue in Montana? How have different areas of the state
fared? Should property taxes be limited in some fashion, perhaps by
basing them on fixed property values in some particular year?

Associated Press - December 3, 2007 11:24 AM ET

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - About 90% of eligible Montana households
have applied for the $400 property tax rebate approved in the 2007
legislative session.

The last 10% have until December 31st to apply.

As of Friday morning, the Department of Revenue had doled out just shy
of $88.9 million in property tax refunds.

The department sent out about 8,500 reminder letters right before
Thanksgiving. The next week saw an upsurge in the number of
applications: about 3,000 compared to the 1,500 they'd been getting in
previous weeks.

Only homeowners are eligible for the refund, and you must have occupied
your home as your principal residence for at least seven months in 2006.
Only one claim can be made for each principal residence.
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