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2023 Montana Code Annotated
Title 70. Property
Chapter 24. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act of 1977
Part 4. Remedies
70-24-424. Refusal of access -- landlord's remedies

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MT Code § 70-24-424 (2023)
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70-24-424. Refusal of access -- landlord's remedies. (1) If the tenant refuses to allow lawful access, the landlord may issue a 24-hour notice to correct or obtain immediate injunctive relief to compel access. In either case, the landlord may recover actual damages. If the 24-hour notice to correct is not remedied, the landlord may issue a 3-day notice to terminate the rental agreement.

(2) If a tenant removes a lock or replaces or adds a lock not supplied by the landlord to the premises and fails to provide a key as required by 70-24-312(5), the landlord may issue a 24-hour notice to correct or obtain immediate injunctive relief. If the 24-hour notice to correct is not remedied, the landlord may issue a 3-day notice to terminate the rental agreement.

History: En. 42-441 by Sec. 41, Ch. 313, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 42-441(1); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 222, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 715, L. 2023.

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