“When I moved into my home, my landlord let me pay rent in installments. Then a few months into my lease, all of a sudden the same landlord is demanding full payment on the 1st of each month. What can I do?”
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With rising rent costs, some tenants are seeking to pay rent in two or more payments per month. Often renters want to make rent payments on payday rather than the traditional once a month payment. Most leases require full rent payment on
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If you have signed a written lease, during the dates the lease is effective (generally a 6 to 12 month period, or “term”), a landlord may not increase rent without consent from the tenant. However, if you don’t have a written lease,
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Ejectment is a common law remedy an owner of a property may use to remove squatters from the property. Ejectment actions are not common in Montana and should be filed in District Court. Unlike landlord-tenant actions which are typically filed in Justice
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