Montana HOA Board Governance (Nonprofit Corporation Act, Title 35, Ch. 2)

The Nonprofit Corporation Act supplies the governance rules the declaration omits. Section 35-2-526 requires a member corporation to 'hold a membership meeting annually,' though 'failure to hold an annual or regular meeting... does not affect the validity of any corporate action'; remote meetings are allowed if the bylaws permit. Under § 35-2-527, a special meeting must be called when 'the holders of at least 5% of the voting power' sign and deliver a written demand stating its purpose. Section 35-2-906 requires keeping minutes, accounting records, and a member list; § 35-2-907 lets a member who gives 'written notice or a written demand at least 5 business days before' inspect and copy records, and — for accounting records and the member list — requires the demand be 'in good faith and for a proper purpose.' Note honestly: Montana has NO HOA-specific open-meeting (sunshine) statute; any right to attend board meetings comes from the declaration or bylaws.

No fixed statutory fine. A member enforces these rights by civil action — to compel a special meeting (§ 35-2-527), records inspection (§ 35-2-907), or a court-ordered meeting (§ 35-2-528). Refusing a proper five-business-day inspection demand is a statutory violation a court can order corrected, and a member may also seek court-ordered inspection under § 35-2-909.