Mississippi Eviction Laws
Mississippi requires only 3 days notice before a landlord may file for eviction for nonpayment of rent under the general unlawful detainer statute.
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Key Rules
- Notice Period
- 30 days for month-to-month tenancy
- Just Cause Required
- No statewide just-cause requirement
- Cure Or Quit Period
- 3 days for nonpayment (general statute); 14 days for lease violations (RLTA counties)
- Url Ta Adoption
- RLTA applies only in counties that have adopted it
Applicable Statutes
Unlawful entry and detainer: landlord may file for possession when tenant fails to pay rent or holds over after tenancy expires. Landlord must give 3 days written notice to quit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13
Noncompliance by tenant (where RLTA applies): landlord must give tenant 14 days written notice to remedy a material lease violation before filing for eviction.
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