Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB277: Require a minimum lease term for mobile home lot rentals
Status: Chaptered, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act requiring a minimum lease term for a mobile home park lot rental; and amending sections 70-33-201 and 70-33-429, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REQUIRING A MINIMUM LEASE TERM FOR A MOBILE HOME PARK LOT RENTAL; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 70-33-201 AND 70-33-429, MCA." WHEREAS, Montana residents currently face a housing crisis that includes a lack of affordable housing and lack of available mobile home park spaces; and WHEREAS, mobile homes are not "mobile" without substantial moving costs and the potential for substantial damage to the mobile home; and WHEREAS, current statute allows for month-to-month lease terms for mobile home lot rentals, a period that is too short to provide housing stability and security; and WHEREAS, a minimum lease term of 2 years for a mobile home lot rental provides housing security for Montana citizens and also allows tenants to qualify for additional funding programs that result in increased homeownership. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 70-33-201, MCA, is amended to read: "70-33-201. Rental agreements. (1) A landlord and a tenant may include in a rental agreement terms and conditions not prohibited by this chapter or other rule or law. (2) Unless the rental agreement provides otherwise: (a) the tenant shall pay as rent the rental value for the use and occupancy of the lot as determined by the landlord; - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB **** …
Sponsors
- Close, Brian (D, 65) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Subjects: Property, Housing, Landlord and Tenant
Common questions
- What is HB277?
- HB277 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Require a minimum lease term for mobile home lot rentals.
- What does HB277 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act requiring a minimum lease term for a mobile home park lot rental; and amending sections 70-33-201 and 70-33-429, mca.".
- What is the status of HB277?
- Chaptered as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB277?
- Close, Brian (D, 65).
- Where is the official record for HB277?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3177
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