MT landlord resources
The Business of Real Estate Workshop in Montana
The combined workshop covers landlord operations and the investing business.
Dataset review pending. These supplied references have not been independently verified. Educational information only, not legal, tax or financial advice.
Montana: Security deposits
No statutory cap under Montana's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Title 70, ch. 24-25).
No statutory requirement to pay interest (Title 70, ch. 25).
The uploaded dataset lists a deposit-return period of 30 days. Review the cited rule for the applicable conditions and timing.
Montana: Notices and tenancy endings
If rent is unpaid and the tenant fails to pay within 3 days after written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate, the landlord may terminate (MCA 70-24-422(2)).
No-cause termination of a periodic/month-to-month tenancy requires 30 days' written notice (MCA 70-24-441).
Court listed in the supplied dataset: Justice Court (concurrent jurisdiction with District Court).
Montana: Licensing and registration
No statewide residential landlord licensing in statute; local registration may apply.
Sources supplied for Montana
Dates below are verification dates claimed in the uploaded dataset, not a new review by Calvin's team.
- MCA 70-25-202 (list of damages; 30-day refund)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- MCA 70-24-422 (3-day nonpayment notice)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
- MCA 7-1-111 (local rent-control preemption, subsec. 26)
Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06
Offices listed in the dataset
- Montana Department of Justice - Office of Consumer ProtectionAttorney General
- Montana Judicial BranchJudicial Branch