Tenant Resources
Tools, resources, and information to help you organize and know your rights as a Missoula renter.
Note: The Missoula Tenants Union is not a direct service provider. We are a union of renters building collective power. The resources below are meant to help you navigate housing challenges and connect with organizations that provide direct services.
Organizing Toolkit
Talk to Your Neighbors
Learn how to start conversations about shared housing concerns.
Form a Building Union
Steps to form a building-level tenant union with your neighbors.
Know Your Rights
Know your rights as a tenant organizer in Montana.
Run Tenant Meetings
How to run an effective meeting for your building or neighborhood.
MontPIRG Tenant Resources
FAQs, a renter hotline, and legal documents collected by MontPIRG — a great starting point for Montana tenants.
Your Rights (and Lack Thereof)
It is illegal for your landlord to evict you for being a member of a tenants union!
That goes for being a member of a formal tenants organization like MTU, or an informal organization like a group of you and your neighbors.
Your landlord cannot legally force you out of your home without going through the court system.
This also means they cannot shut off your utilities or lock you out to try to force you out.
There are no laws protecting vulnerable tenants from evictions.
Legally, landlords can evict people who are disabled, elderly, pregnant, or have new babies. There is also no Montana law keeping landlords from evicting tenants in winter. However, it is illegal to evict a tenant because of their protected class.
Tenants do not get a free lawyer in eviction cases.
MTU is working to change this. In the meantime, use resources like the Missoula Self Help Law Center and montanalawhelp.org.
Are You Looking to Organize Your Property?
MTU helps tenants organize their buildings to collectively advocate for better conditions. Reach out and we will help you get started.