Property Ownership

In Montana, a 'partition action' is a legal proceeding that allows:

AA landlord to divide a rental unit for two tenants
BCo-owners of a property to force a physical division or sale of the property when they cannot agree on its disposition✓ Correct
CA city to divide a large parcel for public use
DA lender to divide collateral among multiple borrowers

Explanation

A partition action is a court proceeding that allows co-owners (tenants in common or joint tenants) who cannot agree to force either a physical division of the property or a forced sale with division of proceeds.

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