{"data":{"id":"us-mt/70-24-442","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"70-24-442","heading":"Attorney fees -- costs.","body":"(1) In an action on a rental agreement or arising under this chapter, reasonable attorney fees, together with costs and necessary disbursements, may be awarded to the prevailing party notwithstanding an agreement to the contrary.\n(2) As used in this section, \"prevailing party\" means the party in whose favor final judgment is rendered.","path":["TITLE 70. PROPERTY","CHAPTER 24. RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT OF 1977","Part 4. Remedies"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0240/part_0040/section_0420/0700-0240-0040-0420.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:43Z","sha256":"b298a9aaba1b2361f33ee04e0ea0b0c14f1e0994f6046ddb5f1e4cf40d9f9b64","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/70-24-441","next":"us-mt/70-25-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}