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INTERNAL PROTOTYPE — NOT LEGAL ADVICE — DO NOT SEND

Section 70-25-201

Citation
Section 70-25-201
Parent Document
Summers v. Crestview Apartments, 2010 MT 164 (2010)
Jurisdiction
Montana (state)
Effective Date
2010-07-27

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  Summers also named the collection agency as a defendant for violating 15 U.S.C. §§
1692(e)(5) and (f)(1) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, but that matter was settled and is
not implicated here.
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      A landlord renting property covered by this chapter may deduct from the
      security deposit a sum equal to the damage alleged to have been caused by
      the tenant, together with a sum equal to the unpaid rent, late charges,
      utilities, penalties due under lease provisions, and other money owing to the
      landlord at the time of deduction, including rent owed under 70-24-441(3),
      and a sum for actual cleaning expenses, including a reasonable charge for
      the landlord’s labor.