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Mont. Code Ann. § 70-27-101 (2026)

Application And Jurisdiction

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TITLE 70. PROPERTY

CHAPTER 27. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER UNLAWFUL DETAINER

Part 1. Definitions and Preliminary Procedure

Application And Jurisdiction

70-27-101. Application and jurisdiction. (1) This chapter, except as it relates to forcible detainer as defined in 70-27-103(2) only and as it relates to forcible entry, does not apply to arrangements governed by chapter 24 of this title.

(2) The district court of the county in which the property or some part of it is situated shall have jurisdiction of proceedings under this chapter, provided that justices' courts, within their respective counties, shall have concurrent jurisdiction.

History: En. Sec. 2084, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7273, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9891, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 1163; re-en. Sec. 9891, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 491, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 93-9705; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 417, L. 1979.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1979–2017 · leading case: Kootenai Corp. v. Dayton, 601 P.2d 47 (Mont. 1979).
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Kootenai Corp. v. Dayton, 601 P.2d 47 (Mont. 1979). · cites it 7× “[now section 70-27-101, MCA, et seq.], are brought into operation it is the rule that such an action may only prevail where the relation of landlord-tenant exists.”
Weter v. Archambault, 2002 MT 336, 61 P.3d 771. · cites it 2× “¶ 36 Unlawful detainer claims require adherence to the requirements set forth in §§ 70-27-101 through 212, MCA, including *779 the service requirements set forth in § 70-27-114, MCA.”
Citibank v. Slagter, 2017 MT 103N. · cites it 3× “Section 70-27-101, MCA. The District Court had jurisdiction.”
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