# Mont. Code Ann. § 71-1-207: 71-1-207 Recording of mortgages and assignments

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T71_C1_P2_S71-1-207

## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 71-1-207
- **Heading:** 71-1-207 Recording of mortgages and assignments
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 71 / Chapter 1 / Part 2 / Section 71-1-207

## Text

71-1-207 . Recording of mortgages and assignments. (1) Mortgages of real property may be acknowledged or proved, certified, and recorded in the same manner and with the same effect as grants of real property.

(2) An assignment of a real estate mortgage may be recorded in the same manner as a real estate mortgage, and the record operates as legal notice to the mortgagor and all persons subsequently deriving title to the mortgage from the assignor as well as to all other persons, including subsequent purchasers, encumbrancers, mortgagees, or other lienholders. An assignment must contain the assignee's post-office address at the assignee's place of residence and may not be recorded or filed unless it contains the post-office address.

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