Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB776: Generally revise residential landlord and tenant laws
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising residential landlord and tenant laws; providing definitions; requiring 90 days' notice for a change to or termination of a rental agreement that was entered into after 1 year of tenancy with a property management company; and amending sections 70-24-103, 70-24-205, 70-24311, 70-24-422, 70-24-441, 70-25-201, and 70-26-109, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT LAWS; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; REQUIRING 90 DAYS' NOTICE FOR A CHANGE TO OR TERMINATION OF A RENTAL AGREEMENT THAT WAS ENTERED INTO AFTER 1 YEAR OF TENANCY WITH A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 70-24-103, 70-24-205, 70-24311, 70-24-422, 70-24-441, 70-25-201, AND 70-26-109, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 70-24-103, MCA, is amended to read: "70-24-103. General definitions. Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent sections and unless the context otherwise requires, in this chapter the following definitions apply: (1) "Abandon" means to give up possession of the premises unless the landlord does not accept abandonment or surrender as provided in 70-24-426 or unless the rental agreement has been terminated as provided by law. (2) "Action" includes recoupment, counterclaim, setoff suit in equity, and any other proceeding in which rights are determined, including an action for possession. (3) "Actual and reasonable cost" means the actual amount of expenses and labor incurred or expended and the reasonable amount of expenses and labor estimated to be incurred or expended. (4) "Case of emergency" means an extraordinary occurrence beyond the tenant's control requiring immediate action to protect the premises or the tenant. A case of emergency may include the interruption of …
Sponsors
- Seckinger, Joshua (D, 62) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
Votes
- Take HB 776 from JUH -Seckinger (March 5, 2025): 48 yea, 50 nay, failed
Subjects: Landlord and Tenant
Common questions
- What is HB776?
- HB776 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise residential landlord and tenant laws.
- What does HB776 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising residential landlord and tenant laws; providing definitions; requiring 90 days' notice for a change to or termination of a rental agreement that was entered into after 1 year of tenancy with a property management company; and amending sections 70-24-103, 70-24-205, 70-24311, 70-24-422, 70-24-441, 70-25-201, and 70-26-109, mca.".
- What is the status of HB776?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB776?
- Seckinger, Joshua (D, 62).
- Where is the official record for HB776?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3253
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