{"data":{"id":"us-mt/70-19-410","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"70-19-410","heading":"Claim of title not founded on instrument or judgment -- what considered occupation.","body":"For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession by a person claiming title not founded upon a written instrument, judgment, or decree, land is deemed to have been possessed and occupied in the following cases only:\n(1) where it has been protected by a substantial enclosure;\n(2) where it has been usually cultivated or improved.","path":["TITLE 70. PROPERTY","CHAPTER 19. REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS GENERALLY LIMITATIONS AND ADVERSE POSSESSION","Part 4. Limitations and Adverse Possession"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0190/part_0040/section_0100/0700-0190-0040-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:38Z","sha256":"3d17956bbdd596abf3ad105375ca720a648d299df71aeb32afe4443460f5fa1d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/70-19-409","next":"us-mt/70-19-411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}