Montana § 70-24-401 - Administration Of Remedies -- Enforcement
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 70-24-401 — Administration Of Remedies -- Enforcement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 70-24-401. Administration Of Remedies -- Enforcement
Administration of remedies -- enforcement. (1) The remedies provided by this chapter must be administered so that an aggrieved party may recover appropriate damages. The aggrieved party has a duty to mitigate damages. The aggrieved party may include a reasonable charge for the party's labor. (2) A right or obligation declared by this chapter is enforceable by action unless the provision declaring it specifies a different and limited effect. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the assignment of a right or the claim of a right by either landlord or tenant. The landlord's or tenant's defenses and obligations may not be affected by an assignment. (3) Rules and regulations that are not a part of this chapter and that affect the relationship between the landlord and tenant must be uniformly and fairly applied and enforced.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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