US landlord tenant law

Mississippi landlord tenant law: the rules a landlord meets

What Mississippi statutes require of a landlord, rule by rule: the security deposit, rent and late fees, rent increases, entering the property, ending a tenancy and the disclosures a lease carries, each with the section it comes from.

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Security deposit cap: No cap in statute; No statute sets this
Deposit back within: 45 days; Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-21
Notice before entry: No statute sets this; No statute sets this
Month-to-month notice: 30 days; Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(3)

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Mississippi landlord tenant laws, rule by rule

From the deposit you take at signing to the notice that ends the tenancy. Every figure names its statute; where none sets it, the page says so.

Mississippi security deposit law

Most you can take: No cap in statuteNo statute sets this
Back to the tenant within: 45 daysMiss. Code Ann. § 89-8-2145 days after termination, delivery of possession and the tenant's demand, with an itemised list of any amounts kept.

Rent and late fees

Late fee: No statute caps itNo statute sets this

Mississippi rent increase laws and rent control

Notice before a rent increase: No statutory period confirmedMiss. Code Ann. §§ 21-17-5(2)(h), 89-8-19(3)No statute sets a rent-increase notice period; a month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice. Municipalities may not regulate residential rents without prior legislative approval.
Rent control: Local rent control bannedMiss. Code Ann. §§ 21-17-5(2)(h), 89-8-19(3)

Entering the property: notice to the tenant

Notice before you enter: No statute sets thisNo statute sets this

Ending a tenancy and eviction notices

Ending a month-to-month tenancy: 30 daysMiss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(3)
Unpaid rent: 3 daysMiss. Code Ann. §§ 89-8-13(5)(a), 89-7-27, 89-8-39(4)“3-day notice to pay or quit”Paying in full within the period stops itThe notice states the tenancy ends if rent is not paid within three days; the statute does not say whether weekends count, so a cautious landlord leaves extra time. Even after judgment, no warrant issues if the tenant pays everything awarded by the court-ordered move-out date.
Another breach of the lease: 14 daysMiss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(3)“14-day notice to cure or quit”The tenant can fix the breach within the periodThe lease ends on a date at least 14 days after receipt unless the tenant remedies the breach first. A repeat of substantially the same breach within six months allows termination on 14 days' notice with no cure.
Lockouts and shutoffs: Could not be confirmedCould not be confirmed

The Mississippi eviction process, step by step

Disclosures a Mississippi lease has to carry

No Mississippi statute we found adds a disclosure of its own, beyond the federal lead-based paint disclosure for housing built before 1978.

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It counts the deposit deadline from the day a tenant moves out, drafts the notice before you enter a home, and dates a rent increase so the notice lands in time. Nothing goes out until you approve it.

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Deposit back to the tenant: 45 days
Notice before the inspection: No statute sets this
Rent increase notice: No statutory period confirmed

Where these Mississippi rules come from

Deposit, entry, fee, notice and disclosure rules read against the official texts on 29 September 2026. Rent increase and eviction rules read on 1 November 2026.

Questions landlords ask

What is the security deposit limit in Mississippi?

Deposit cap in Mississippi: No cap in statute. Back to the tenant within: 45 days (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-21). The conditions are in the security deposit section above.

How much Mississippi rent increase notice does a landlord give?

Notice before a rent increase in Mississippi: No statutory period confirmed (Miss. Code Ann. §§ 21-17-5(2)(h), 89-8-19(3)). Rent control: Local rent control banned. The rent increase section above quotes what the statutes say, exceptions included.

How much notice does a Mississippi landlord give before entering?

No Mississippi statute sets a notice period for entry. Put one in the lease so both sides know it.

How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Mississippi?

Notice from the landlord to end a month-to-month tenancy in Mississippi: 30 days (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(3)).

Can a Mississippi landlord change the locks or shut off utilities?

This could not be confirmed from an official text for Mississippi. Use the court process rather than a lockout.

Does this page cover repairs and mold?

No figures for repairs or mold are on this page. Both fall under the landlord’s duty to keep a home fit to live in and under the state’s own rules; read the Mississippi statutes and your local housing code before you act.

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This is not legal adviceThis page summarises statutes as read on 29 September 2026. Laws change, cities add their own rules, and a court reads a statute against the facts of a case. Check the official text, or ask a lawyer, before you act on it.

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