# Property damage · Montana — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Property damage · Montana, limitation period is Within 2 years; section is 27-2-207; how the statute describes it is taking, detaining, or injuring any goods or chattels, including actions for the specific recovery of personal property, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Property damage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Montana _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** Within 2 years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** taking, detaining, or injuring any goods or chattels, including actions for the specific recovery of personal property _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 27-2-207 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 27-2-207. Injuries involving property. Within 2 years is the period prescribed for the commencement of an action for: (1) injury to or waste or trespass on real or personal property; (2) taking, detaining, or injuring any goods or chattels, including actions for the specific recovery of personal property;

## Source

- https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0070/0270-0020-0020-0070.html

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).