Montana property management software.
AI-native property management for every US state. Here is the Montana compliance profile included with Forge -- every value cited to its statute.
Included -- every value cited to its statute.
Each value below is drawn directly from the cited statute and maintained to the best of our ability; it has not been reviewed by an attorney. Fields we could not source are left out rather than guessed. You remain responsible for complying with the current statutes -- verify before you rely on any value here.
Montana landlord-tenant rules Forge tracks
- Security-deposit return
- Within 10 days of move-out (up to 30 if the lease specifies)
- Late-fee cap
- No statutory cap (must still be reasonable and disclosed)
- Rent-increase notice (month-to-month)
- 30 days
- Termination notice (month-to-month)
- 30 days
- Notice before landlord entry
- 24 hours
- Pay-or-quit / cure period
- 3 days
- Manager / broker license
- Generally required to manage for others
Extra protected classes: beyond the federal Fair Housing Act, Montana also protects marital status, creed, age. Forge's fair-housing checks account for this.
Required lease disclosures
- Identity of manager/owner (70-24-301)
- Written statement of premises condition at move-in (70-25-206)
- Meth/fentanyl contamination disclosure (75-10-1305)
Sources
- MCA 70-25-202(1)(a)(i),(b)(i) (deposit return: 10 days if no deductions, 30 days if deductions taken with an itemized list)
- MCA 70-25-101 et seq. (no statutory deposit cap)
- MCA 70-24-441(2) (30-day rent-increase/termination notice, modern residential-specific statute); MCA 70-26-109 (older, general 1895 statute states 15 days for "change of lease terms" -- never expressly repealed, flagged conflict)
- MCA 70-24-312(3)(a) (24-hour entry notice)
- MCA 70-24-422(2) (3-day pay-or-quit)
- MCA 37-56-103 / 37-56-104 (dedicated Property Manager license, not just a broker license; broad exemptions)
- MCA 49-2-305 (protected classes)
Last reviewed: 2026-07-09
Software assistance, not legal advice.
Forge helps you track deadlines and generate documents, but it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Any statutory values shown are assistive guidance we maintain to the best of our ability; you remain responsible for complying with the current Montana statutes whether or not our values are correct. Always verify the current statutes and consult a licensed Montana attorney before acting on a specific situation.
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