{"data":{"id":"us-mt/71-1-202","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"71-1-202","heading":"Mortgage not considered conveyance -- recovery of possession.","body":"A mortgage of real property shall not be deemed a conveyance, whatever its terms, so as to enable the owner of the mortgage to recover possession of the real property without a foreclosure and sale. When the mortgage confers a power of sale, as mentioned in 71-1-111, possession may be recovered according to the terms of the mortgage.","path":["TITLE 71. MORTGAGES, PLEDGES, AND LIENS","CHAPTER 1. MORTGAGES","Part 2. Mortgages of Real Property"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0710/chapter_0010/part_0020/section_0020/0710-0010-0020-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:50Z","sha256":"ca8cf5247bfc95dc3e514d73c8ec8e97161360e397f39ba44c036c9845fbfb9e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/71-1-201","next":"us-mt/71-1-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}