Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 70. PROPERTY

CHAPTER 24. RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT OF 1977

Part 2. Rental Agreements

Prohibited Provisions In Rental Agreements

70-24-202. Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. A rental agreement may not provide that a party:

(1) agrees to waive or forego rights or remedies under this chapter;

(2) authorizes any person to confess judgment on a claim arising out of the rental agreement;

(3) agrees to the exculpation or limitation of liability resulting from the other party's purposeful misconduct or negligence or to indemnify the other party for that liability or the costs or attorney fees connected with that liability; or

(4) must provide an electronic mail address as a condition of entering into the agreement. However, a party may voluntarily provide an electronic mail address if the agreement contains a provision allowing a party to elect to receive notice by electronic mail.

History: En. 42-415 by Sec. 15, Ch. 313, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 42-415(1); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 290, L. 2017.