§ 70-24-401 Administration of remedies — enforcement
§ 70-24-402 Settlement of disputed claim or right
§ 70-24-403 Prohibited provision in rental agreement — unenforceability — damages
§ 70-24-404 Unconscionability — court discretion to refuse enforcement
§ 70-24-405 Failure of landlord to deliver possession — tenant’s remedies
§ 70-24-406 Failure of landlord to maintain premises — tenant’s remedies
§ 70-24-407 Damages for minor violations by landlord
§ 70-24-408 Purposeful or negligent failure to provide essential services — tenant’s remedies
§ 70-24-409 Fire or casualty damage — rights of tenant
§ 70-24-410 Unlawful or unreasonable entry by landlord — tenant’s remedies
§ 70-24-411 Unlawful ouster, exclusion, or diminution of service — tenant’s remedies
§ 70-24-421 Action for nonpayment of rent — tenant’s counterclaim
§ 70-24-422 Noncompliance of tenant generally — landlord’s right of termination — damages — injunction
§ 70-24-423 Waiver of landlord’s right to terminate for breach
§ 70-24-424 Refusal of access — landlord’s remedies
§ 70-24-425 Failure of tenant to maintain dwelling — landlord’s right to enter and repair
§ 70-24-426 Remedies for absence or abandonment
§ 70-24-427 Landlord’s remedies after termination — action for possession
§ 70-24-428 Landlord’s recovery of possession limited
§ 70-24-429 Holdover remedies — consent to continued occupancy — tenant’s response to service in action for possession
§ 70-24-430 Disposition of personal property abandoned by tenant after termination
§ 70-24-431 Retaliatory conduct by landlord prohibited
§ 70-24-432 Repealed
§ 70-24-436 Repealed
§ 70-24-441 Termination by landlord or tenant
§ 70-24-442 Attorney fees — costs
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 70 > Chapter 24 > Part 4 - Remedies

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: means money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Writ: means an order in writing issued in the name of the state or of a court or judicial officer. See Montana Code 1-1-202
  • Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203