If a municipality is given a list of legal land descriptions, and is asked to provide the names and mailing addresses of property owners from the assessment roll, can it do so?
• The disclosure of the names and mailing addresses of property owners is normally an unreasonable invasion of the property owner’s personal information (section 17(4)(e) of the FOIP Act). If a FOIP request was submitted for the information, the municipality would have to refuse to disclose to an applicant information about a third party that was collected for the purpose of determining tax liability or collecting a tax (section 16(2)) of the FOIP Act. • Note that an individual could ask to inspect the assessment roll, and in doing so may be able to identify the individual’s mailing addresses and legal description of property. The MGA requires that municipalities provide access to the assessment roll during office hours on the payment of a fee. Being allowed to inspect the roll does not mean that a complete copy of the roll, containing names and contact information, can be disclosed by the municipality. • If there is any requirement for notification of property owners under another sta
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