§ 70-19-401 Action for recovery — possession within 5 years required
§ 70-19-402 Action or defense arising out of title to property or profits — possession within 5 years required
§ 70-19-403 When action on claim by entry must be commenced
§ 70-19-404 Presumption of possession within prescribed period — adverse possession as exception
§ 70-19-405 Title by prescription
§ 70-19-406 Simple occupancy
§ 70-19-407 Occupancy under claim founded on instrument or judgment — when considered adverse
§ 70-19-408 Claim founded on instrument or judgment — what considered possession and occupation
§ 70-19-409 Actual occupancy under claim of title not founded on instrument or judgment — adverse
§ 70-19-410 Claim of title not founded on instrument or judgment — what considered occupation
§ 70-19-411 Occupancy and payment of taxes necessary to prove adverse possession
§ 70-19-412 Relation of landlord and tenant as affecting adverse possession
§ 70-19-413 Certain disabilities to suspend running of statutory period
§ 70-19-414 Right of possession not affected by descent cast
§ 70-19-421 Action to recover royalty interest in land sold for taxes
§ 70-19-426 Residential construction disputes — definitions
§ 70-19-427 Residential construction disputes — limitation on consumer protection actions — notice and opportunity to repair — tolling of statute of limitations — presumption of compliance with construction standards
§ 70-19-428 Construction defect disputes — damages
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 70 > Chapter 19 > Part 4 - Limitations and Adverse Possession

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Real property: means lands, tenements, hereditaments, and possessory title to public lands. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Usual: means according to usage. See Montana Code 1-1-206