Montana security deposit demand letter
Create a Montana security deposit demand letter using the residential-deposit rules verified July 24, 2026. The form checks the facts that control statutory coverage, the return clock, itemization, notice, and any qualified remedy before it inserts state-law text.
What law governs a residential security deposit in Montana?
Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-25-201 through 70-25-206 govern residential security-deposit disposition. Section 70-25-202 states the return/itemization rules; § 70-25-203 addresses forfeiture of deductions; and § 70-25-204 supplies the recovery rule. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-25-201 through 70-25-206; Section 70-25-202.
Source: Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-25-201 through 70-25-206 · Verified July 24, 2026
When is a security deposit or accounting due in Montana?
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-202 generally requires disposition within 30 days after termination of the tenancy or surrender and acceptance, whichever occurs first, with a 10-day full-return path when no listed deductions exist and the tenant can show final utilities were paid. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-202.
Source: Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-202 · Verified July 24, 2026
What itemization or documentation is required in Montana?
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-202(1) requires a written list of rent due and each damage and cleaning charge; the refund must accompany the list. Notice of the list is governed by the residential notice provisions referenced in the statute. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-202(1).
Source: Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-202(1) · Verified July 24, 2026
What remedy may apply if a Montana landlord does not comply?
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-203 provides that failure to give the written list within the statutory time forfeits the landlord’s right to withhold for damages or cleaning. Forfeiture under § 70-25-203 follows failure to provide the timely list and does not state a bad-faith element. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-203; Section 70-25-204; § 70-25-203.
Source: Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-203; § 70-25-203 · Verified July 24, 2026
Does Montana require a demand, delivery method, or prescribed form?
Montana imposes no served tenant demand as a condition of the deposit claim, but § 70-25-204 prohibits suit before its listed action-timing gates—such as written denial or expiration of the statutory periods—are met. Montana prescribes no tenant security-deposit demand form or mandatory wording in Title 70, Chapter 25, Part 2. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-25-202 through -204; § 70-25-204; Title 70, Chapter 25, Part 2.
Source: Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-25-202 through -204; Title 70, Chapter 25, Part 2 · Verified July 24, 2026
Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-25-201 through 70-25-206 govern residential security-deposit disposition. Section 70-25-202 states the return/itemization rules; § 70-25-203 addresses forfeiture of deductions; and § 70-25-204 supplies the recovery rule.