70-24-113. Removal of unauthorized person or trespasser. (1) An unauthorized person or trespasser has no legal right to occupy, enter, or trespass on a premises. A person who cannot produce authorization allowing the person to occupy a premises is an unauthorized person or trespasser for the purpose of this section and may be removed from the premises immediately by law enforcement.
(2) For the purposes of this section, authorization includes:
(a) a written rental agreement entitling the person to occupy the premises;
(b) written or verbal authorization from the landlord; or
(c) written or verbal authorization from a tenant if the person is a guest of the tenant.
(3) For the purposes of this section, verbal authorization is valid only if it is verified by the individual or entity entitled to give it under subsection (2)(b) or (2)(c).
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 536, L. 2021.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 24. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act of 1977
70-24-102. Purposes -- liberal construction to promote
70-24-103. General definitions
70-24-104. Exclusions from application of chapter
70-24-105. Supplementary principles of law applicable
70-24-106. Construction against implicit repeal
70-24-107. Territorial application
70-24-108. What constitutes notice
70-24-109. Obligation of good faith
70-24-110. Landlords and tenants -- no firearm prohibition allowed
70-24-111. Notice of no contact