Montana Landlord Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (Montana Landlord Kit, Montana Small Claims Kit, Eviction Case File Organizer)

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Montana: the state's rules, a small claims case for unpaid rent or damage, and an eviction case file if it comes to that.

Not the right fit if

Your rentals aren't in Montana, or you only need one of the kits. Not a property management or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Montana kits are built only from our Montana data files: Montana data files, checked November 2026 against 8 official pages, among them Montana Legislature: MCA 70-25-202, List of damages and refund; Montana Legislature: MCA 70-25-203, Failure to provide list; Montana Judicial Branch, Commission on Self-Represented Litigants: Giving your tenant notice to vacate (updated April 18, 2023); Montana Judicial Branch: Answering Your Landlord's Complaint to Evict You (05/23/23); Montana Code Annotated 70-24-427: Landlord's remedies after termination, action for possession; MCA 25-35-502 Jurisdiction (Montana Code Annotated 2025), plus Justia (statute text) and National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (a vetted secondary source, marked in the kit) where no official page could be read; Montana small claims data file, checked November 2026 against MCA 25-35-502 Jurisdiction (Montana Code Annotated 2025); Montana Judicial Branch: Civil Complaints vs. Small Claims (justice court form, rev. 07/13); Park County, Montana, Justice Court: Small Claims ($30 filing fee).
• Eviction Case File Organizer covers every state; the Montana kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• Montana Landlord Compliance Kit. The Montana landlord-tenant rules in one package: deposit returned within 30 days; 30-day notice to end month-to-month; 3-day notice for unpaid rent; 24-hour entry notice; $7,000 small claims limit. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: return deadline: Within 30 days after the tenancy ends or the premises are surrendered and accepted: a written list of rent due and damage and cleaning charges with any balance; itemized list of deductions: A written list of rent due and damage and cleaning charges, with payment of the difference (70-25-202(1)(a)); penalty the law states: Without the written list, the landlord forfeits all rights to withhold for damage or cleaning (70-25-203); ending month-to-month (landlord): 30 days' notice to end a month-to-month tenancy; unpaid rent notice: 3 days after the tenant receives the notice to pay in full or move out; entry notice: At least 24 hours' notice of the intent to enter, and entry only at reasonable times, except in an emergency or where notice is impracticable; time to answer or appear: Five business days to file an Answer; the hearing must then be held within 10 business days of the Answer; judgment to writ: If possession is granted, the court issues the writ of possession and writ of assistance immediately; writ to lockout: The sheriff executes the writ of assistance within 5 business days of receiving it, unless the landlord and sheriff agree otherwise; who carries out the lockout: The sheriff executes the writ of assistance; right to counsel (statewide): No statewide right to counsel for tenants in eviction cases (as of November 2026, per the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel): its tracker of enacted laws lists no statewide law here; small claims limit (for a deposit dispute): $7,000: the most a small claims case can ask for. How to use the kit, the 12 confirmed Montana rules at a glance and a short look-up list of 11 points to check: deposit limit, interest on the deposit, where the deposit is held, ending month-to-month (tenant), rent increase notice, late fee limits, court, filing fee and more, each with the official page. The Montana case in order from notice to lockout, with each confirmed stage, an example dated from a sample filing day where the rules give periods, and blanks for your own case dates.
• Montana Small Claims Court Kit. In Montana, small claims (Small Claims Court (Justice Court small claims; small claims divisions of district court also exist by statute)) cover claims up to $7,000. From the official page: MCA 25-35-502 (2025 code): small claims jurisdiction over actions for recovery of money or specific personal property when the amount claimed does not exceed $7,000, exclusive of costs, and the defendant can be served within the county where the action is commenced. Where and how to file, from the official pages: County where the defendant can be served (MCA 25-35-502); the court form says the defendant must live in the county or be able to be served in the county. Fees: Park County Justice Court: $30 (Cash or check only). Park County Justice Court's small claims page lists a $30 filing fee, the same amount as the Montana Judicial Branch's justice court comparison form (revised 07/2013). Check the fee with your local justice court. Service: Court form lists 'Service of Order'; counterclaims must be served on the plaintiff by sheriff or process server. Check the local justice court for details. Lawyers are allowed, with limits. Appeal: Per Montana courts justice court form: appeal within 30 days from signed judgment date; case transfers to district court (form lists a $300 good-faith deposit/bond requirements and a $20 transfer fee; check current amounts). A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $7,000 and $7,000 (interpleader (MCA 25-35-508)), a costs sheet with the Montana fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed.
• Eviction Case File Organizer. Walk into the hearing with the lease, the ledger, the notices and every date in order, whichever side you are on.