Montana State Supreme Court

Landlord Tenant Law - Evictions

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Sample Forms

• Landlord Specific

  • Landlords Rights and Responsibilities

  • Action for Possession Packet

  • Letter Additional Cleaning

  • Answering an Action for Return of Security Deposit Packet

  • Notice to Vacate

• Tenant Specific

  • Tenants Rights and Responsibilities

  • Answering an Action for Possession Packet

  • Improper notice of termination letter

  • Notice of Moving Out

  • Security Deposit letter

  • Security Deposit Complaint

• Selected Montana Statutes about Landlord Tenant Law & Evictions
  • “Residential Landlord and Tenant Act of 1977”
    M.C.A., Title 70, Chapter 24

     

  • “Residential Tenants’ Security Deposits”
    M.C.A., Title 70, Chapter 25

     

  • “Landlord and Tenant – Residential and Commercial”
    M.C.A., Title 70, Chapter 26

     

  • “Illegal Discrimination – Prohibited Discriminatory Practices”
    M.C.A., Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 3

     

• Selected Federal Statutes about Housing Discrimination
  • Fair Housing Act
    U.S.C., Title 42, Chapter 45

     

• Free Information on the Web about Landlord Tenant Law & Evictions
  • From Montana Public Interest Research Group (MONTPIRG)

     

  • From www.MontanaLawHelp.org

     

  • A Guide to Montana’s Human Rights Laws, from the Montana Human Rights Bureau

     

  • Information about Discrimination in Housing from Montana Fair Housing

     

• Recommended Books in the Law Library about Landlord Tenant Law & Evictions
  • Title: Montana Tenant-Landlord Guide
    Author: Joshua Davis
    Call #: KFM9117.Z9 M5 (2001)

     

  • Title: FOR RENT: The Complete Montana Landlord and Tenant Guide
    Author: Klaus D. Sitte
    Call #: KFM9117 .S57 (2004)

     

  • Title:Renters’ Rights: The Basics
    Author: Janet Portman
    Call #: KF590.Z9 P58 (2002)

     

  • Title:Housing Discrimination: Law and Litigation
    Author: Robert G. Schwemm
    Call #: KF5740 .S39 (1990, updated in 2001)

     

  • Title:ALI-ABA’s Practice Checklist Manual for Drafting Leases III: Checklists, Forms, and Drafting Advice from the Practical Real Estate Lawyer
    Author: American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education.
    Call #: KF593.C6 A94 (2001)

     

  • Title: Landlord and Tenant Law in a Nutshell
    Author: David S. Hill
    Call #: KF590.Z9 H44 (2004)

     

  • Title: Landlord/Tenant Law
    Author: Margaret C. Jasper
    Call #: Kf590.Z9 J27 1998

     

  • To find more books on this and other legal topics, visit our online catalog or call or email us.

     

• For more information, check out the Guide to Montana Legal Research.