MT landlord resources
Rent collection systems in Montana
Organize rent ledgers, payment records and the notice process.
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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).
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