Montana Notice to Pay Rent or Quit Template
What a Montana notice to pay rent or quit must include under Montana law, and a fill-in draft that follows those rules.
What Montana law requires
Written notice that rent is unpaid and that the landlord intends to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid within 3 days. Delivery: in hand; or mailed with a certificate of mailing or by certified mail to the address the tenant designated (or last-known address), in which case service is deemed made 3 days after mailing; or by email to an address the tenant gave in the rental agreement, effective only on a read receipt or a non-automatic reply.
Source: Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-24-422(2), 70-24-108
Fill-in draft
Replace every [bracketed] item. If your state or city requires specific wording, a specific form, or a translated version, that requirement controls over this draft. Courts dismiss eviction cases over defective notices — if anything is unclear, talk to a lawyer.
NOTICE TO PAY RENT OR QUIT
To: [tenant name(s)] and all other occupants
Premises: [street address, unit, city, state, ZIP]
You owe rent of $[amount] for [rental period(s)].
Under Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-422(2), you must pay the full amount within 3 days after this notice is delivered, or move out of the premises.
Pay to: [name], at [address / payment method], between [hours].
If you do not pay or move out by the deadline, the landlord may file an eviction case in court. Only a court can order you to leave.
Date: [date]
Landlord or agent: [name, address, phone]
Signature: ____________________
Proof of delivery: Delivered on [date] by [method required by Montana law] by [name].
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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.