Mortgage Not Considered Conveyance -- Recovery Of Possession

Mont. Code Ann. § 71-1-202, under Mortgages of Real Property.

Mont. Code Ann. § 71-1-202

A mortgage of real property shall not be deemed a conveyance, whatever its terms, so as to enable the owner of the mortgage to recover possession of the real property without a foreclosure and sale. When the mortgage confers a power of sale, as mentioned in 71-1-111, possession may be recovered according to the terms of the mortgage.