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Mont. Code Ann. § 70-27-207 (2026)

Holdover Or Collusion After Notice -- Treble Rent

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TITLE 70. PROPERTY

CHAPTER 27. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER UNLAWFUL DETAINER

Part 2. Trial, Judgment, and Appeal

Holdover Or Collusion After Notice -- Treble Rent

70-27-207. Holdover or collusion after notice -- treble rent. If any tenant or any person in collusion with the tenant holds over any lands or tenements after demand made and 1 month's notice given in writing requiring the possession of the land or tenement, the person holding over shall pay to the landlord treble rent during the time the person continues in possession after the notice.

History: En. Sec. 4351, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6077, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8695, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 3345; re-en. Sec. 8695, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947; 17-502; amd. Sec. 2197, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1985–2016 · leading case: Sage v. Rogers, 848 P.2d 1034 (Mont. 1993).
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Sage v. Rogers, 848 P.2d 1034 (Mont. 1993). · cites it 4× “The treble rent is expressly provided for in § 70-27-207, MCA. However, the $95.85 which the Sages claim are exemplary damages pursuant to § 70-27-209, MCA, are not appropriate.”
Blakely v. Kelstrup, 708 P.2d 253 (Mont. 1985). · cites it 3× “At the subsequent hearing on damages the court awarded plaintiff treble damages of $4,500 pursuant to Section 70-27-207, MCA, for reasonable rent of the trailer homes and land.”
Evans v. Dow, 2016 MT 140N (Mont. 2016). · cites it 2× “The District Court awarded Evans $261,000 in damages based on $87,000 actual damages of unpaid rent which was trebled under the unlawful detainer statute, § 70-27-207, MCA. ¶5 Dow raises four issues on appeal.”
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