{"data":{"id":"us-mt/71-1-203","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"71-1-203","heading":"Writing required.","body":"A mortgage of real property can be created, renewed, or extended only by writing, with the formalities required in the case of a grant of real property.","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_0030/0710-0010-0020-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:50Z","sha256":"c59734e69d8da1b1fe450037f6ec4415405aabe80c48ec1d12948f5777cc43af","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/71-1-202","next":"us-mt/71-1-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}