Mississippi Rental Lease Agreement Templates (7)

1.) Lead-Based Paint Disclosure: Federal laws calls for landlords to dispense a standard disclosure packet regarding lead paint for buildings before 1978 (42 U.S. Code § 4852d).

Grace Period: Rent is due whenever the lease states as much according to Mississippi law (MS Bar Cur-RENT Laws for Tenants and Landlords).

Unpaid Rent: Landlords serve tenants a 3-day pay or quit notice in order to demand rent (MS Code § 89-8-13).

Mississippi does not regulate late fees; however, lets landlords and tenants agree to such in the lease (Attorney General Landlord-Tenant Relationship).

Landlords can exert their right to collect the check amount as well as:

• A $40 service charge for checks over $25; however, $30 for checks under $25
• Reasonable attorney fees whenever the courts decide appropriate (MS Code § 11-7-12).

Mississippi has no laws imposing a limit on security deposits and thus may require what the lease states (MS Code § 89-8-21).

Returning to Tenant: Mississippi explicitly sets a 45-day time limit on the landlord to return the security upon lease termination (MS Code § 89-8-21).
Itemized List: Landlords use the security to remedy tenant damages; however give “written notice” of these cost deductions (MS Code § 89-8-21).

Standard Entry: Landlords may not enter beyond allowable lease provisions and generally seek consent before entry (MS Bar Cur-RENT Laws for Tenants and Landlords).

Emergency Entry: Mississippi specifically approves landlords entering in emergencies, especially when property damage or safety is at stake (MS Bar Cur-RENT Laws for Tenants and Landlords).

Landlords facing tenant abandonment issue a 3-day pay or quit notice, then use the courts to proceed accordingly (MS Code § 13-3-5).

Tenants must issue a written 30-day notice to complete repairs; however, if the landlord refuses;

• Tenants may use up to one month’s rent to initiate the repair, then submit the invoices and receipts for reimbursement from landlords
• Tenants must use the court to seek reimbursement if the invoices remain open after 45 days (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-15(1)).

Duty to Mitigate: Mississippi does not hold landlords to responsible to mitigate whenever tenants abandon the lease (MS Supreme Court NO. 2019-CT-01702-SCT).

Domestic Violence: Mississippi does not make special exceptions for domestic violence victims; they must seek court intervention before terminating the lease (MS Code § 89-8-13).

Active Military: Federal law plainly gives military personnel the right to terminate a lease by notice in order to carry out their orders (50 USC 3955).

Landlord’s Noncompliance: Tenants experiencing landlord “material noncompliance” give written notice as well as the opportunity to cure within 14 days (MS Code § 89-8-13).

Landlord’s Harassment: Tenants terminate agreements whenever landlords harass if it is a material noncompliance and issue a 14-day notice to cure (MS Code § 89-8-13(3)).

Oral leases are legally enforceable “rental agreements;” however, only for one year (MS Code § 89-8-7, MS Code Ann. § 15-3-1(c)).

No county in Mississippi is allowed to impose rent control laws unless explicitly gaining authorization from the state (MS Code § 21-17-5).

Once courts grant a warrant of removal, landlords allow tenants 72 hours to remove property before disposing of it accordingly (MS Code § 89-8-39).

The laws governing common practice between an owner and lessee of a leased real estate are set forth within the contents of Mississippi Code Title 89, within Chapter 7 – Landlord and Tenant (§ 89-7-1 — 89-7-125) and Chapter 8 – Landlord and Tenant Act (§ 89-8-1 – 89-8-29).