Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE

CHAPTER 2A. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE LEASES

Part 2. Formation and Construction of Lease Contract

Warranties Against Interference And Against Infringement -- Lessee's Obligation Against Infringement

30-2A-211. Warranties against interference and against infringement -- lessee's obligation against infringement. (1) There is in a lease contract a warranty that for the lease term no person holds a claim to or interest in the goods that arose from an act or omission of the lessor, other than a claim by way of infringement or the like, that will interfere with the lessee's enjoyment of its leasehold interest.

(2) Except in a finance lease, there is in a lease contract by a lessor, who is a merchant regularly dealing in goods of the kind, a warranty that the goods are delivered free of the rightful claim of any person by way of infringement or the like.

(3) A lessee who furnishes specifications to a lessor or a supplier shall hold the lessor and the supplier harmless against any claim by way of infringement or the like that arises out of compliance with the specifications.

History: En. Sec. 26, Ch. 410, L. 1991.