2020 Montana Code Annotated
Title 70. Property
Chapter 24. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act of 1977
Part 2. Rental Agreements
70-24-201. Rental agreement -- terms and conditions
70-24-201. Rental agreement -- terms and conditions. (1) A landlord and a tenant may include in a rental agreement terms and conditions not prohibited by this chapter or other rule or law, including rent, term of the agreement, and other provisions governing the rights and obligations of the parties.
(2) Unless the rental agreement provides otherwise:
(a) the tenant shall pay as rent the rental value for the use and occupancy of the dwelling unit as determined by the landlord;
(b) rent is payable at the landlord's address or using electronic funds transfer to an account designated for the payment of rent by the landlord;
(c) periodic rent is payable at the beginning of a term of a month or less and otherwise in equal monthly installments at the beginning of each month;
(d) rent is uniformly apportionable from day to day; and
(e) the tenancy is week to week in the case of a roomer who pays weekly rent and in all other cases month to month.
(3) Rent is payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed upon by the parties or provided for by subsection (2).
History: En. 42-413 by Sec. 13, Ch. 313, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 42-413; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 155, L. 2017.
