70-6-603. Self-storage use — prohibition on residential or other unlawful purposes. (1) An operator may not knowingly permit a leased space at a self-storage facility to be used for residential purposes.

Terms Used In Montana Code 70-6-603

  • Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
  • Leased space: means the individual storage space at a self-storage facility that is rented to a renter pursuant to a rental agreement. See Montana Code 70-6-602
  • Operator: means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-storage facility or an agent or another person authorized to manage the facility or to receive rent from a renter under a rental agreement. See Montana Code 70-6-602
  • Renter: means a person entitled to the use of a leased space at a self-storage facility under a rental agreement or the person's successors or assigns. See Montana Code 70-6-602
  • Self-storage facility: means real property consisting of individual storage spaces in which a renter customarily stores and removes personal property on a self-service basis. See Montana Code 70-6-602

(2)A renter may not use a leased space for residential or other unlawful purposes.