Mississippi Eviction Notice

Mississippi notice periods

Each period is the one LeaseCraft's record of the statute holds. Read it with the conditions under it: some periods are minimums and some apply unless the lease sets another. "Lease controls" means the record holds no statutory period for that situation, and "No pre-suit notice" means it holds no notice before filing. The source column shows the law and the date LeaseCraft read it on the official site (most recently 2026-09-27).

What the Mississippi statute says

Unpaid rent: 3 days

• Notice in writing (or by e-mail/text message if the tenant agreed in writing to be so notified) specifying that the rental agreement will terminate if the rent is not paid within three (3) days.
• Eviction proceedings under §89-8-31(a); a copy of the written notice must be filed with the complaint (§89-8-33).

Lease violation: 14 days

• Written notice (or e-mail/text if agreed in writing) specifying the acts and omissions constituting the breach and that the rental agreement will terminate on a date not less than 14 days after receipt of the notice if the breach is not remedied within a reasonable time not exceeding 14 days.
• If the breach is remediable and the tenant adequately remedies it before the date specified, the agreement does not terminate.

Ending the tenancy without a chance to cure: 14 days

• Repeat violation: if substantially the same act or omission that was the subject of a prior notice recurs within six (6) months, the landlord may terminate on at least 14 days' written notice specifying the breach and the termination date (no cure).
• Substantial violation materially affecting health or safety: §89-8-19(4) says notice to terminate the tenancy is not required (0 days).

Ending a month-to-month tenancy: 30 days

• Written notice given to the other party at least 30 days prior to the termination date.

Exceptions

• No notice required where a party committed a substantial violation materially affecting health or safety (§89-8-19(4)).

Tenant staying after the lease ends: 3 days

• After a fixed-term agreement expires, landlord may give written (or agreed e-mail/text) notice that the tenant is holding over and that eviction proceedings will commence no earlier than 3 days after the notice.

Delivery, form and other Mississippi rules

How the notice may be delivered

Notice is 'delivered' in writing, or by e-mail or text message if the breaching party agreed in writing to be notified that way (§89-8-13(3), (5)); §89-8-19 requires 'written notice given to the other'; no statutory mailing/posting method is specified.

Miss. Code Ann. §89-8-13(3), (5); §89-8-19 · read 2026-09-27

Required form or contents

none found

• Notice must specify the acts/omissions constituting the breach and the termination date (§89-8-13(3)), or that the agreement terminates if rent is not paid within 3 days (§89-8-13(5)); a copy must be filed with the eviction complaint (§89-8-33).

Miss. Code Ann. §89-8-13; §89-8-33 · read 2026-09-27

Statewide just-cause rule

No statewide just-cause requirement

• No statewide just-cause requirement; either party may end a periodic tenancy on the §89-8-19 notice without cause.

Miss. Code Ann. §89-8-19; §89-8-31(b) · read 2026-09-27

Preparing the notice

The form asks for the tenancy, the kind of notice and the dates, and the notice ends with a Certificate of Service to record how you delivered it. Beside the finished notice you get a Mississippi checklist of the period, form and delivery rules LeaseCraft recorded. The period in the notice is the one you choose; where LeaseCraft has verified the Mississippi period and your deadline is too soon, the document is not prepared until you move it.

Create a Mississippi eviction notice

A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant. Cities and counties can add rules. LeaseCraft is not a law firm and this is not legal advice.

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