🟡 Standard protections

Eviction notice rules in Mississippi

Nonpayment notice

3-day written notice to pay rent or vacate for nonpayment (Miss. Code §§ 89-7-27, 89-8-13). Pay within 3 days and the notice is defeated.

Lease-violation notice

Material noncompliance with the lease or tenant duties: 14 days to remedy the violation or vacate (Miss. Code § 89-8-13(3), per RRLTA practice forms and secondary summaries). Note: one secondary chart lists 30 days for a first noncompliance offense — conflict unresolved, needs attorney review.

Unconditional quit (no second chance)

Illegal activity: 14-day termination (per RRLTA practice summaries — exact statute unverified, needs attorney review). Repeat of the same/substantially similar violation within 6 months: termination on 14 days' notice with no further cure (per RRLTA forms).

No-cause / end-of-tenancy notice

Month-to-month: 30 days' written notice, measured from the next payment date (Miss. Code § 89-8-19, per RRLTA forms).

How the notice must be served

Unverified — needs attorney review (statutory service method for pre-suit notices not confirmed in this research).

Your right to fix it (cure)

Nonpayment cured by paying within 3 days; first material noncompliance curable within 14 days; no cure for repeats within 6 months.

How days are counted

Unverified — needs attorney review (no verified rule found on weekend/holiday counting for MS notices).

After the notice expires

Landlord must file eviction lawsuit; tenant need not leave until court order

Court timeline

Eviction suit filed in justice (county) court; tenant is summoned and heard; if the landlord prevails, judgment is entered and a writ of execution issues for sheriff enforcement. Typical timeline: weeks, depending on court availability. Tenant may appeal.

Retaliation & defenses

A landlord may not act with the 'dominant purpose of retaliation' against a tenant for exercising rights under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (§ 89-8-17). Federal Fair Housing Act discrimination defense. Defective notice is a defense.

The one thing to remember: in Mississippi, as in every state, a notice is not an eviction. Your landlord must file a case, serve you properly, and win before a judge. Only a court order can remove you.

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