A Montana lease termination notice is a document which officially announces the upcoming end of a rental tenancy. Either a landlord or tenant may give notice, in most cases at least 30 days in advance.
Types of Montana Lease Termination Notice Forms
| Notice Form | Lease Type |
| 7 Day Notice To Vacate | Weekly |
| 30 Day Notice To Vacate | Monthly / Yearly |
Montana 7 Day Notice To Vacate
A Montana 7 Day Notice To Vacate terminates a week-to-week lease, as well as situations with no written lease where the tenant pays rent weekly. The non-terminating party must receive notice at least seven (7) calendar days before the termination date.
Montana 30 Day Notice To Vacate
A Montana 30-Day Notice To Vacate terminates a rental agreement, including a month-to-month or year-to-year lease, as well as an expired lease or situations without a written lease where the tenant pays rent monthly. The non-terminating party must receive notice at least thirty (30) calendar days before the termination date.
How To Write a Lease Termination Notice in Montana
To ensure the legal compliance of a lease termination notice:
- Use the full name of the receiving party, and address of record, if known
- Specify the termination date of the lease or tenancy
- Fill in the full address of the rental premises
- Provide updated/current address and phone number information
- Print name and sign the notice
- Complete the certificate of service by indicating the date and method of notice delivery, along with printed name and signature
It is easy to lose an otherwise justified legal action because of improper notice. Check carefully to ensure enough time after notice is delivered, not when it’s sent.
How To Calculate Expiration Date in Montana
The “clock” for a lease termination notice starts “ticking” the day after the notice gets delivered (served). For example, to give at least 30 days of notice and terminate a tenancy as of June 30th, delivery of the termination letter must be no later than May 31st.
In most jurisdictions, if the last day of a notice period is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
How To Serve a Lease Termination Notice in Montana
Montana landlords and tenants may deliver a lease termination notice by any method which results in actual notification of the other party. State law gives a presumption of legal validity to the following methods:
- Hand delivery to the other party
- Delivery by certified mail, or by first class mail with a certificate of mailing
- Delivery of electronic notice (by email), if the relevant party has provided an email address in the rental agreement
Electronic notice is considered delivered when the other party replies (other than an automatic reply), or when the system generates a read receipt. Mailed notice extends a notice period by three (3) calendar days, to account for variable delivery times.
Sources
- 1 MT Code § 70-24-441
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The landlord or the tenant may terminate a week-to-week tenancy by a written notice given to the other at least 7 days before the termination date specified in the notice.
Source Link - 2 MT Code § 70-24-441
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The landlord or the tenant may terminate a month-to-month tenancy by giving to the other at any time during the tenancy at least 30 days’ notice in writing prior to the date designated in the notice for the termination of the tenancy.
Source Link - 3 Mont. Code § 70-24-108(1)
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A person has notice of a fact if any of the following is true:
(a) the person has actual knowledge of it; (b) in the case of a landlord, it is delivered at the place of business of the landlord through which the rental agreement was made; (c) in the case of a tenant or a landlord, it is transmitted to an electronic mail address provided by the tenant or the landlord in the rental agreement. Notice by electronic mail is complete on receipt of a read receipt generated by an electronic mail system or an electronic mail reply other than an automatically generated electronic mail reply. (d) in the case of a landlord or tenant, it is delivered in hand to the landlord or tenant or mailed with a certificate of mailing or by certified mail to the person at the place indicated by the person as the place for receipt of the communication or, in the absence of a designation, to the person’s last-known address. If notice is made with a certificate of mailing or by certified mail, service of the notice is considered to have been made on the date 3 days after the date of mailing.
