Montana § 70-33-426 Remedies For Absence Or Abandonment

Montana Statutes

§ 70-33-426 — Remedies For Absence Or Abandonment

Montana § 70-33-426

Title 70PROPERTY

Ch. 33MONTANA RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME LOT RENTAL ACT

Part 4Remedies

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Mont. Code Ann. § 70-33-426 (2026).

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70-33-426 . Remedies for absence or abandonment.

(1)(a) If the rental agreement requires the tenant to give notice to the landlord of an anticipated extended absence in excess of 7 days, as provided for in 70-33-322 , and the tenant fails to do so, the landlord may recover actual damages from the tenant.

(b)During an absence of the tenant in excess of 7 days, the landlord may enter the lot when reasonably necessary.

(2)(a) If the tenant abandons the lot, the landlord shall make reasonable efforts to rent the lot at a fair rental. If the landlord rents the lot for a term beginning before the expiration of the rental agreement, the rental agreement terminates as of the date of the new tenancy.

(b)If the landlord fails to use reasonable efforts to rent the lot at a fair rental or if the l

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70-33-426 . Remedies for absence or abandonment. (1) (a) If the rental agreement requires the tenant to give notice to the landlord of an anticipated extended absence in excess of 7 days, as provided for in 70-33-322 , and the tenant fails to do so, the landlord may recover actual damages from the tenant.
(b) During an absence of the tenant in excess of 7 days, the landlord may enter the lot when reasonably necessary.
(2) (a) If the tenant abandons the lot, the landlord shall make reasonable efforts to rent the lot at a fair rental. If the landlord rents the lot for a term beginning before the expiration of the rental agreement, the rental agreement terminates as of the date of the new tenancy.
(b) If the landlord fails to use reasonable efforts to rent the lot at a fair rental or if the landlord accepts the abandonment as a surrender, the rental agreement is terminated by the landlord as of the date the landlord has notice of the abandonment.
(c) If the tenancy is from month to month or week to week, the term of the rental agreement for the purposes of this subsection (2) is a month or a week, as appropriate.