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2017 Montana Code Annotated
TITLE 70. PROPERTY
CHAPTER 24. RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT OF 1977
Part 3. Rights and Duties of the Parties
70-24-301. Duty to disclose name of person responsible

Universal Citation:
MT Code § 70-24-301 (2017)
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70-24-301. Duty to disclose name of person responsible. (1) A landlord or a person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on the landlord's behalf shall disclose to the tenant in writing at or before the commencement of the tenancy the name and address of:

(a) the person authorized to manage the premises; and

(b) the owner of the premises or a person authorized to act for the owner for the purpose of service of process and receiving notices and demands.

(2) The information required to be furnished by this section must be kept current and in writing, and this section extends to and is enforceable against any successor landlord, owner, or manager.

(3) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) becomes an agent of each person who is a landlord for the purpose of:

(a) service of process and receiving notices and demands; and

(b) performing the obligations of the landlord under this chapter and under the rental agreement and expending or making available for that purpose all rent collected from the premises.

History: En. 42-418 by Sec. 18, Ch. 313, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 42-418; amd. Sec. 2172, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

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