Sublease Agreement in Montana

For a tenant renting their unit, or part of it, to a subtenant. Most leases require the landlord's written consent first — get it, and attach it.

What Montana law says

Subletting rules	Landlord's written consent required. A tenant who vacates during the tenancy may not transfer possession to a third person or sublet the unit unless the landlord or the landlord's agent has consented in writing. The statute sets no reasonableness standard for the landlord's decision. Under the Act's definitions, a subtenant with a sublease made with the landlord's written approval and under the rental agreement is treated as a tenant (§ 70-24-103). Source: Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-305

Subletting rules

Landlord's written consent required. A tenant who vacates during the tenancy may not transfer possession to a third person or sublet the unit unless the landlord or the landlord's agent has consented in writing. The statute sets no reasonableness standard for the landlord's decision.

Under the Act's definitions, a subtenant with a sublease made with the landlord's written approval and under the rental agreement is treated as a tenant (§ 70-24-103).

Source: Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-305

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SUBLEASE AGREEMENT

Tenant (sublessor): [tenant name] Subtenant: [subtenant name]

Property: [rental address]. Original lease with [landlord name] dated [original lease date], which this sublease follows.

Sublease term: [start date] to [end date] (not later than the original lease ends).

Rent: $[sublease rent] per month, paid to [who is paid] by [due day]. Deposit: $[subtenant deposit].

The subtenant agrees to follow all rules of the original lease. The tenant remains responsible to the landlord.

Landlord consent: [attached / landlord name and date consent was given].

Signatures and dates: [signatures]

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