§ 71-3-101 Definitions
§ 71-3-102 How liens created
§ 71-3-103 No lien for claim not due
§ 71-3-104 Lien by agreement
§ 71-3-105 Lien on future interest
§ 71-3-106 Extent of lien
§ 71-3-107 Prior liens
§ 71-3-108 Lien or contract for lien transfers no title
§ 71-3-109 Certain contracts void
§ 71-3-110 Enforcement of obligation by creditor
§ 71-3-111 Creation of lien not a personal obligation
§ 71-3-112 Holder of lien not entitled to compensation
§ 71-3-113 Priority of liens
§ 71-3-114 Priority of purchase money mortgage
§ 71-3-115 Order of resort to different funds
§ 71-3-116 Redemption
§ 71-3-117 Right to redeem
§ 71-3-118 Rights of inferior lienor
§ 71-3-119 Lien accessory to performance
§ 71-3-120 Effect of partial performance
§ 71-3-121 Extinction by sale or wrongful conversion
§ 71-3-122 Lien extinguished by statute of limitations
§ 71-3-123 When restoration extinguishes lien
§ 71-3-124 Filing costs and attorney fees to be recovered on foreclosure of liens — offer of judgment
§ 71-3-125 Filing of agricultural lien statements
§ 71-3-131 Acknowledgment of lien satisfaction — penalty
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 71 > Chapter 3 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • Several: means two or more. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC