Montana Security Deposit Laws
Montana has no statutory cap on security deposits but requires landlords to return them within 10 days (if no damage claimed) or 30 days (if damage is claimed) after the tenancy ends.
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Key Rules
- Limit
- No statutory cap
- Return Deadline
- 10 days (no damage) or 30 days (damage claimed)
- Interest Required
- No
- Itemization Required
- Yes — written itemized statement required
- Penalty For Wrongful Withholding
- Landlord liable for actual damages caused by wrongful withholding
Applicable Statutes
Security deposit return: landlord must return the security deposit, with itemized deductions, within 10 days after tenancy ends (or 30 days if the tenant caused damage). No statutory cap on deposit amount.
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-202
Penalty for wrongful withholding: landlord who wrongfully withholds the deposit may be liable for the amount wrongfully withheld plus damages.
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