70-24-410. Unlawful or unreasonable entry by landlord -- tenant's remedies. If the landlord makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant, the tenant may either obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct or terminate the rental agreement. In either case the tenant may recover actual damages.
History: En. 42-441 by Sec. 41, Ch. 313, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 42-441(2).
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 24. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act of 1977
70-24-401. Administration of remedies -- enforcement
70-24-402. Settlement of disputed claim or right
70-24-403. Prohibited provision in rental agreement -- unenforceability -- damages
70-24-404. Unconscionability -- court discretion to refuse enforcement
70-24-405. Failure of landlord to deliver possession -- tenant's remedies
70-24-406. Failure of landlord to maintain premises -- tenant's remedies
70-24-407. Damages for minor violations by landlord
70-24-408. Purposeful or negligent failure to provide essential services -- tenant's remedies
70-24-409. Fire or casualty damage -- rights of tenant
70-24-410. Unlawful or unreasonable entry by landlord -- tenant's remedies
70-24-411. Unlawful ouster, exclusion, or diminution of service -- tenant's remedies
70-24-412. through 70-24-420 reserved
70-24-421. Action for nonpayment of rent -- tenant's counterclaim
70-24-423. Waiver of landlord's right to terminate for breach
70-24-424. Refusal of access -- landlord's remedies
70-24-425. Failure of tenant to maintain dwelling -- landlord's right to enter and repair
70-24-426. Remedies for absence or abandonment
70-24-427. Landlord's remedies after termination -- action for possession
70-24-428. Landlord's recovery of possession limited
70-24-430. Disposition of personal property abandoned by tenant after termination
70-24-431. Retaliatory conduct by landlord prohibited
70-24-433. through 70-24-435 reserved
70-24-437. through 70-24-440 reserved