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State-specific leases, notices, checklists, and addenda for a Mississippi rental. Legal notes last reviewed 2026-08-15. LeaseGen.io is not a law firm.
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Screen an applicant, write the lease, and document the move-in.
Receipts, entry, rent changes, renewals, and papers that amend who lives there.
Give notice, inspect at surrender, and account for the deposit. Use an eviction notice only for unpaid rent or a lease violation.
Short summaries of the rules that shape Mississippi leases, notices, and deposit papers on LeaseGen.io. Last reviewed 2026-08-15. Not legal advice.
Mississippi does not cap how large a residential security deposit may be. Unused deposit plus an itemized list is generally due within 45 days after the tenancy ends (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-21).
A month-to-month tenancy generally takes 30 days’ written notice (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19).
Mississippi does not prescribe a statewide 24-hour entry statute. Put a reasonable-notice entry clause in the lease. Emergency entry is customary.
A Mississippi rent increase should be in writing. Many landlords use at least the same notice they would use to end a month-to-month tenancy. A month-to-month tenancy generally takes 30 days’ written notice (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19). The lease may require more. Local rent-control rules can cap the amount even when the notice period is met.
Mississippi generally wants a 3-day written notice before a court eviction. This is that notice.
Mississippi residential leases commonly need these statewide disclosures. The lease generator adds them when your answers trigger them.