I am a passionate defender of property rights. They are a foundational principle of our U.S. and Montana Constitutions.  But as a resident and owner in a Montana community with a homeowners association, or HOA, I am both saddened and outraged that SB 300 is currently being rushed through our state’s Legislature. It is an affront to the principle of protecting property rights, contracts, and local democracy by its almost certain unintended consequences if signed into law. In fact, as even the lawmakers’ own Legislative Services Division flagged for them more than a month ago, it quite possibly would violate both the U.S. and Montana Constitutions!   Read the article…………………….