§ 70-24-101 Short title
§ 70-24-102 Purposes — liberal construction to promote
§ 70-24-103 General definitions
§ 70-24-104 Exclusions from application of chapter
§ 70-24-105 Supplementary principles of law applicable
§ 70-24-106 Construction against implicit repeal
§ 70-24-107 Territorial application
§ 70-24-108 What constitutes notice
§ 70-24-109 Obligation of good faith
§ 70-24-110 Landlords and tenants — no firearm prohibition allowed
§ 70-24-111 Notice of no contact
§ 70-24-112 Application of security deposit laws
§ 70-24-113 Removal of unauthorized person or trespasser
§ 70-24-114 Emotional support animals — documentation
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 70 > Chapter 24 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • 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