10-1-903. Relief from actions related to mortgage, lease, or rental payments. - Montana Statutes

     10-1-903. Relief from actions related to mortgage, lease, or rental payments. (1) A civil action, as described in Title 25, chapter 1, part 1, against a service member or a service member's dependent with respect to the member's or dependent's primary residence for nonpayment on a mortgage, lease, or rental agreement may be stayed by a court, or the payments due may be adjusted.
     (2) With respect to an action described in subsection (1), upon application or by its own action, a court may do one or more of the following:
     (a) stay the action for up to 3 months unless, in the opinion of the court, the ability of the service member or the service member's dependent to make the required payments is not materially affected by the service member's active duty; or
     (b) adjust the mortgage, lease, or rental payment to be made by an amount the court determines to be reasonable, taking into consideration the service member's active duty status; or
     (c) order the service member or the service member's dependent to pay an amount specified by the court over the time period specified by the court upon the service member's release from active duty.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 222, L. 2003.