Montana § 70-26-203 Failure Of Lessor To Repair -- Lessee's Remedies

Montana Statutes

§ 70-26-203 — Failure Of Lessor To Repair -- Lessee's Remedies

Montana § 70-26-203

Title 70PROPERTY

Ch. 26LANDLORD AND TENANT RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Part 2Commercial

This text of Montana § 70-26-203 (Failure Of Lessor To Repair -- Lessee's Remedies) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Montana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 70-26-203 (2026).

Text

70-26-203 . Failure of lessor to repair -- lessee's remedies.

(1)If within a reasonable time after notice to the lessor of dilapidations that the lessor ought to repair, the lessor neglects to do so and if the cost of the repairs does not require an expenditure greater than 1 month's rent of the premises, the lessee may perform the repairs and deduct the expenses of the repairs from the rent or the lessee may vacate the premises, in which case the lessee is discharged from further payment of rent or performance of other conditions.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to real property leased under an arrangement governed by Title 70, chapter 24.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

70-26-203 . Failure of lessor to repair -- lessee's remedies. (1) If within a reasonable time after notice to the lessor of dilapidations that the lessor ought to repair, the lessor neglects to do so and if the cost of the repairs does not require an expenditure greater than 1 month's rent of the premises, the lessee may perform the repairs and deduct the expenses of the repairs from the rent or the lessee may vacate the premises, in which case the lessee is discharged from further payment of rent or performance of other conditions.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to real property leased under an arrangement governed by Title 70, chapter 24.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 2621, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5227, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7742, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1942; Based on Field Civ. C. Sec. 991; re-en. Sec. 7742, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 42-202; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 115, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2188, Ch. 56, L. 2009.