Property Valuation

In Montana, a 'market rent' appraisal for a rental property determines the rent that the property would command:

ABased on the current lease rate, regardless of market conditions
BIn the open market between a knowledgeable landlord and a knowledgeable tenant, with neither under compulsion, in an arm's-length transaction✓ Correct
CBased on the government's HUD fair market rent schedule only
DBased on the property's assessed value

Explanation

Market rent is the rent a property would command in the open market between a knowledgeable landlord and tenant dealing at arm's length, with neither under undue pressure, similar to the definition of market value but for lease rates.

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