MT landlord resources
Exit strategy education in Montana
Discuss portfolio planning, lease obligations and professional advice before an exit.
Dataset review pending. These supplied references have not been independently verified. Educational information only, not legal, tax or financial advice.
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: Rent regulation
State law denies local governments any power to control the amount of rent for private property (MCA 7-1-111(26)).
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