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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Grenfell v. Anderson, 1999 MT 272 (1999)

Citation
Grenfell v. Anderson, 1999 MT 272 (1999)
Parent Document
Grenfell v. Anderson, 1999 MT 272 (1999)
Jurisdiction
Montana (state)
Effective Date
1999-11-09

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¶ Second, once Grenfell changed the locks, took possession, and thereby terminated the lease,
Anderson’s obligations, including payment of rent, ended as a matter of law. In determining
damages in LIC, the lease, unlike the one in question here, provided that the landlord could
retake possession "without terminating the lease." LIC, 215 Mont. at 47, 692 P.2d at 1266.
Therefore, the tenant could still be held accountable for rent under the remaining lease term. See
also Gallatin Valley Medical Dental Center, Inc. v. Lemley (1983), 206 Mont. 241, 245-46, 670 P.2d
83, 85 (holding that the lessee was liable for future rent following termination where the lease
provided for this right).