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Committee hears bill to allow email and electronic transfers for security-deposit returns
Summary
A short, bipartisan hearing on HB 444 drew landlord and realtor support for modernizing notice and remittance rules to allow email and electronic fund transfers; the Montana Landlord Association urged a technical amendment clarifying which statutes govern notice.
Representative Paul Tuss (House District 27) opened the hearing on HB 444, saying the bill would update Montana law to permit landlords and tenants to use electronic mail and electronic funds transfer for required notices and the return of security deposits.
The bill’s supporters said the change is procedural and aimed at speeding refunds. Daniel Cox of the Montana Association of Realtors told the committee the…
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