About Montana Landlords Association
About Montana Landlords Association
About Us
The Montana Landlords Association (MLA) was formally incorporated in Helena as a statewide, non-profit organization on January 15, 1976, made up of single family, apartment, and mobile home court owners to combine their local efforts into a unified and powerful statewide voice.
We are dedicated to the protection of its members' mutual interest in Landlords' rights by providing educational, legislative and
such other assistance as may be required by its membership.
Legislation that Makes Sense
Working together in meetings held over two years with stakeholders representing tenant interests and in close conjunction with Missoula Attorney Klaus Sitte, legislation was drafted, promoted and adopted by lawmakers which became the "Montana Residential Landlord and Tenant Act of 1977" (MCA 70.24) and the "Tenant Security Deposit Act of 1978" (MCA 70.25), the laws which currently govern the Landlord/Tenant relationship in Montana.
The MLA employs a state legislative lobbyist and holds its Annual Meeting in Helena each spring. The adoption of MCA 70.24 and MCA 70.25, together with applicable Federal Laws, create a need that the MLA has been responding to for more than a quarter century, informing especially its Regular Members who are not Landlords by profession.
State Leadership
Montanan Property Owners Leading the Way
The Montana Landlords Association, in accordance with its By-Laws, is a fully democratic organization represented by an
Executive Board of State Officers consisting of a President, Western and Eastern Vice-Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer who
serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors who govern the organization. The MLA is composed of regional Chapters located
across the state and each elected Chapter President and Vice-President is designated as a member of the Board of Directors.
John Sinrud
MLA State President
Seasoned expert and Montana State University Honors Graduate John Sinrud brings decades of diverse experience and vast knowledge to his role as President of the Montana Landlords Association (MLA). He served in the Montana State House of Representatives, where in 2007 he was appointed as Chair of Appropriations, fighting for tax relief when Montana was blessed with a 1.8 billion dollar surplus. In addition to years of experience in architectural design and project management, John is a licensed Realtor® who was hired as political affairs director for the Northwest Montana Association of Realtors and as lobbyist for MLA. John has been in MLA leadership since 2010 when he became the President of the Kalispell Chapter. He was later inducted as Western Vice President and became statewide MLA President in 2020. John and the Association have been instrumental in passing over 20 bills that have clarified the 1977 Montana Landlord Tenant Act, which benefited Montana Landlords.
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The MLA is composed of regional Chapters located
across the state and each elected Chapter President and Vice-President is designated as a member of the Board of Directors.
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Educating Landlords
Consider this analogy:
The Landlord/Tenant relationship is governed by a somewhat complex and always specific set of state and federal rules; much like the operation of a wide variety of motor vehicles upon the public roadways is governed. But who would advise new and inexperienced drivers to simply take the car and start driving?
Suggest they not worry about passing the drivers licensing exam based on the ability to demonstrate an understanding of the rules of the road? Recommend they just head out and drive? Tell them to use their common sense and to remember that as a passenger, they are already familiar with what other drivers do in specific situations?
The new, inexperienced or uneducated Landlord, who thinks they can conduct an effective and legal Landlord/Tenant relationship based on their past experience as a Tenant or having observed from a distance other Landlords and what they do, is no better prepared than the uneducated driver. While the driver will likely hit something and dent some metal, unprepared Landlords stand a greater risk of getting hit in the pocket book!
what our Members say about us
Lorelle
CL Home Rentals, LLC
We have been a member of the MLA for years. We appreciate not only the variety of forms available for use, but the legislative updates and knowing that the forms are updated as the laws change. Most impactful, however, has been the personal one-on-one assistance available from the local chapter, and the MLA president.
David Bennett
Montana Property Owner
If you have rentals you NEED to belong to the MLA. ALL the current forms that you want to be entering into a legal contract with a tenant with, expert legal advice from the president and meetings where you can actually learn something new and ask other landlords how they handle a certain situation. You simply can’t afford NOT to belong to the MLA.
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what our Members say about us
Lorelle
CL Home Rentals, LLC
We have been a member of the MLA for years. We appreciate not only the variety of forms available for use, but the legislative updates and knowing that the forms are updated as the laws change. Most impactful, however, has been the personal one-on-one assistance available from the local chapter, and the MLA president.
David Bennett
Montana Property Owner
If you have rentals you NEED to belong to the MLA. ALL the current forms that you want to be entering into a legal contract with a tenant with, expert legal advice from the president and meetings where you can actually learn something new and ask other landlords how they handle a certain situation. You simply can’t afford NOT to belong to the MLA.
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