Montana does not have a state bed-bug statute. Billings handles infestations through landlord-tenant habitability rules under MCA Title 70 Chapter 24 and through RiverStone Health complaints when lodging or congregate housing is involved.
Billings has no dedicated bed-bug ordinance. Tenants in rental housing rely on the Montana Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, which requires landlords to maintain premises in a habitable condition, generally including pest abatement. Disputes typically resolve through written notice and repair-and-deduct or move-out remedies. RiverStone Health can investigate bed-bug reports at hotels, motels, and licensed congregate facilities under public-accommodation rules. Single-family owner-occupied homes are not subject to either pathway. Eastern Montana sees periodic bed-bug pressure tied to travel volume along Interstate 90 and tourism near Yellowstone National Park.
A landlord who ignores written notice of a bed-bug infestation can face termination of lease and damages under MCA §70-24-406 and §70-24-407.
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