{"data":{"id":"us-mt/70-24-302","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"70-24-302","heading":"Landlord to deliver possession of dwelling unit.","body":"(1) At the commencement of the term, a landlord shall deliver possession of the premises to the tenant in compliance with the rental agreement and 70-24-303. A landlord may bring an action for possession against a person wrongfully in possession.\n(2) If a landlord accepts rent or a deposit from a person intending to occupy the premises, the landlord is considered to have given consent for the person to take possession of the property and to have created a landlord-tenant relationship.","path":["TITLE 70. PROPERTY","CHAPTER 24. RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT OF 1977","Part 3. Rights and Duties of the Parties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0240/part_0030/section_0020/0700-0240-0030-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:42Z","sha256":"e4bd08b9c333bf531a3460b274c9c6300eef9b7aba9ae3317cb512b251138021","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/70-24-301","next":"us-mt/70-24-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}