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Bill to allow electronic return of security deposits draws support from realtors, student groups
Summary
House Bill 444 would let landlords and tenants use email and electronic funds transfer for required notices and security‑deposit returns; landlords associations, realtors and a student government testified in favor, urging clear statutory language.
The Judiciary Committee heard testimony supporting House Bill 444, which would update Montana’s landlord‑tenant statutes to permit electronic communication for required notices and to allow security deposits to be returned by electronic funds transfer if the parties agree.
Representative Paul Tuss, the sponsor, said the bill simply modernizes current law by adding electronic mail and electronic fund transfer to the methods by which landlords…
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