Montana Emotional Support Animal Housing Request
MONTANA EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL HOUSING REQUEST
Date: [__/__/____]
To landlord or housing manager: [NAME AND ADDRESS]
From tenant: [FULL NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION]
Dwelling: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, MONTANA ZIP]
Request
I request an accommodation to keep the emotional support animal identified below at my dwelling. The animal helps me with a disability-related need. Please consider this request individually and send me a written decision.
Animal's name, species, and description: [DETAILS]
Housing rule or charge for which an accommodation is requested: [NO-ANIMAL RULE / PET CHARGE / OTHER SPECIFIC RULE]
Accommodation requested: [DESCRIBE THE PERMISSION OR RULE CHANGE]
How this particular animal provides emotional, cognitive, or similar support, without disclosing a diagnosis here: [BRIEF FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION]
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-114(1) permits a tenant with a disability or disability-related need for an emotional support animal to request approval to keep the animal as a housing accommodation. Where federal fair-housing law applies, 42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(3)(B) addresses reasonable changes to housing rules that may be needed for equal use and enjoyment of a dwelling. This form is for an emotional support animal; § 70-24-114(8) treats a service animal defined in § 49-4-203 separately.
Supporting information
Select one of the following:
☐ My need for this particular animal is readily apparent. I request review on the information already available to the landlord.
☐ My need is not readily apparent. I attach information from a health care practitioner with personal knowledge of my disability, identifying the support this particular animal provides. The statement includes its effective date, the practitioner's license number, and professional license type under § 70-24-114(2)(b)(i). The practitioner has the Montana license, established client relationship of at least 30 days, clinical evaluation, and scope of practice described in § 70-24-114(10)(b). Attachment: [DESCRIPTION AND DATE]
☐ My need is not readily apparent. I offer information from another source for the landlord to evaluate for reliability under § 70-24-114(2)(b)(ii). Source and attachment: [DETAILS]
☐ My need is not readily apparent. Please identify the supporting information sought and a private way to submit it. Preferred contact: [EMAIL OR MAIL]
Section 70-24-114(2)(b) allows the landlord, when need is not readily apparent, to request information reasonably supporting the need for this particular animal. Section 70-24-114(4)(a) does not permit a landlord to demand my diagnosis, the severity of my disability, or my medical records under this section. I am providing only information relevant to the accommodation request.
I will care for the animal and address any damage or disturbance it causes. If the landlord identifies a specific concern, I am willing to discuss a workable accommodation.
Please send the written response to: [EMAIL OR MAILING ADDRESS]
Tenant signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Delivery record
Delivered to: [NAME OR OFFICE]
Date and method: [__/__/____] by [HAND DELIVERY / MAIL / EMAIL / HOUSING PORTAL]
Confirmation retained: [DETAILS]
Official sources
About this template
- Last updated
- November 2, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 2, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Montana
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-114(1)
- Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-114(2)(b)
- Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-114(2)(b)(i)
- Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-114(2)(b)(ii)
- Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-114(4)(a)
- Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-114(8)
- Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-114(10)(b)
- 42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(3)(B)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 2, 2026.
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-114(1) (checked November 2, 2026): "(1) A tenant with a disability or a disability-related need for an emotional support animal may request and be approved by a landlord to keep an emotional support animal as a reasonable accommodation in housing."
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-114(2)(b) (checked November 2, 2026): "(b) if a tenant's disability-related need for an emotional support animal is not readily apparent, request supporting information that reasonably supports the tenant's need for the particular emotional support animal being requested."
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-114(2)(b)(i) (checked November 2, 2026): "(i) information from a health care practitioner who has personal knowledge of the tenant's disability and is acting within the scope of the practitioner's practice that identifies the particular assistance or therapeutic emotional support provided by the specific animal. Information submitted under this subsection (2)(b)(i) must include the effective date, license number, and type of professional license held by the health care practitioner;"
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-114(2)(b)(ii) (checked November 2, 2026): "(ii) information from any other source that the landlord determines to be reliable in accordance with the federal Fair Housing Act and Title 49, chapter 2"
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