A Montana month-to-month rental agreement is a contract (not necessarily in writing) which allows a tenant to rent property from a landlord, for one month at a time, in exchange for a fee (“rent”). The rental renews monthly, until either party gives proper notice to end it.
For information about fixed-term leases in Montana (i.e., a term of one year or more), click here .In Montana, a landlord and tenant create a month-to-month lease by agreeing to rent a property according to acceptable terms. Written rental agreements are clearer and legally stronger, but oral leases are legal in a month-to-month context. Parties under a month-to-month lease enjoy full rights under Montana landlord-tenant law. The tenant must use the property in a responsible way and pay rent on time. The landlord must keep essential features of the property in habitable condition, and protect the tenant’s quiet enjoyment of the lease. The main difference between a month-to-month lease and a fixed-term lease is that month-to-month leases can be terminated (with proper notice) by either party for any reason without penalty. Landlords also can usually modify terms from one month to the next, again with proper notice.
Montana lets both the landlord or tenant terminate a month-to-month lease with at least 30 days of advance notice. [1] In general, any reason that isn’t landlord retaliation is a legal and valid grounds for ending a month-to-month lease.
Montana requires written notice to end a month-to-month lease.
Montana requires that notice for a rental increase be delivered in writing, at least 15 days before the expiration of the month. [2]
Montana tenants may face eviction for violating a month-to-month lease or remaining on the property after the notice period allowed by a valid termination. Evictions in Montana typically take three to eight weeks.
For more information on the eviction process in Montana, click here .
(1) The landlord or the tenant may terminate a week-to-week tenancy by a written notice given to the other at least 7 days before the termination date specified in the notice.
(2) The landlord or the tenant may terminate a month-to-month tenancy by giving to the other at any time during the tenancy at least 30 days’ notice in writing prior to the date designated in the notice for the termination of the tenancy.
(3) The tenancy terminates on the date designated and without regard to the expiration of the period for which, by the terms of the tenancy, rents are to be paid. Unless otherwise agreed, rent is uniformly apportionable from day to day.
In all leases of lands or tenements or of any interest therein from month to month, the landlord may, upon giving notice in writing at least 15 days before the expiration of the month, change the terms of the lease to take effect at the expiration of the month. The notice, when served upon the tenant, shall of itself operate and be effectual to create and establish as a part of the lease the terms, rent, and conditions specified in the notice if the tenant shall continue to hold the premises after the expiration of the month.
How does a month-to-month lease work in Montana? How does a month-to-month lease work in Montana? In Montana, a month-to-month lease lasts for one month only. At the end of that month, it will be automatically renewed for another month or terminated with proper written notice by the landlord or the tenant. Read more » How many days’ notice is required to terminate a month-to-month lease in Montana? How many days’ notice is required to terminate a month-to-month lease in Montana? At least 30 days’ written notice is required to terminate a month-to-month lease in Montana. This notice may be given by either the landlord or the tenant, for any reason, at any time during the tenancy. Read more » How do I terminate a month-to-month lease in Montana? How do I terminate a month-to-month lease in Montana? You may terminate a month-to-month lease in Montana if you are the landlord or the tenant by giving the other party at least 30 days’ written notice prior to termination. Notice may be provided at any time during the tenancy. Read more »
