Mississippi Eviction Notice
A Mississippi eviction notice for unpaid rent gives the tenant three days to pay before the rental agreement terminates (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(5)(a)). A material lease violation takes a written 14-day notice to remedy (§ 89-8-13(3)), and a month-to-month tenancy ends on 30 days' written notice (§ 89-8-19(3)). This free template builds the notice with the deadline computed from your service date.
A Mississippi eviction notice for landlords: the three-day notice to pay rent or terminate, the 14-day notice to remedy a material lease violation, and the 30-day written notice to end a month-to-month tenancy — each with the exact statutory deadline calculated from your service date, under the Mississippi Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
Deadlines verified September 24, 2026 against Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, State of Mississippi official public access (lexisnexis.com/hottopics/mscode — official link from legislature.ms.gov) — Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-8-13, 89-8-19, 89-8-3, 89-8-45. New York is also covered from the home page.
1Build your Mississippi notice
2The Mississippi deadlines, notice by notice
Every deadline below was read in the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated on the State of Mississippi's official public access site on September 24, 2026. The Residential Landlord and Tenant Act applies to rental agreements entered into after July 1, 1991 for a dwelling unit in Mississippi, with standard exclusions (institutional residence, contract-of-sale occupancy, fraternal organization premises, hotels and motels, condos and co-ops, agricultural premises — § 89-8-3):
- 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Terminate (nonpayment) — Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(5)(a).
- 14-Day Notice to Remedy or Terminate (material noncompliance) — Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(3).
- 30-Day Notice of Termination (month-to-month tenancy) — Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(3).
3How the Mississippi notice period is counted
- The three (3) days for nonpayment run from the notice: the statute says the agreement will terminate if payment is not made within three (3) days, without stating when the count starts — this template computes the deadline from the service date you enter and states it on the document (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(5)(a)). Keep dated proof of delivery.
- For a lease violation, the termination date in the notice must be at least fourteen (14) days after the tenant's receipt of it, and the tenant must be given a reasonable time — not exceeding fourteen (14) days — to remedy the breach (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(3)).
- The thirty (30) days for a month-to-month tenancy (seven (7) days week-to-week) run before the termination date: the written notice must be given at least that many days prior to the date it names (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(2)-(3)).
4Mistakes that get a Mississippi eviction notice thrown out
- Counting the three days from the rent due date. The statute fixes three (3) days from the notice without stating the counting start (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(5)(a)) — serve the notice and count from delivery, with proof.
- Skipping the cure right on a lease violation. The tenant must be allowed a reasonable time, not exceeding fourteen (14) days, to remedy the breach before the agreement terminates (§ 89-8-13(3)); a no-cure notice for an ordinary violation misstates the Act.
- Missing the repeat-violation rule. If substantially the same noncompliance recurs within six (6) months of a noticed one, termination follows on at least fourteen (14) days' notice with no new cure right (§ 89-8-13(3)(b)).
- Setting a month-to-month termination date fewer than thirty days out. The written notice must be given at least thirty (30) days prior to the termination date (§ 89-8-19(3)); seven (7) days for week-to-week (§ 89-8-19(2)).
- Ignoring the rental agreement. In a nonpayment eviction the judge must abide by the signed rental agreement (§ 89-8-13(5)(b)) — if the lease grants a longer cure or notice period, that term controls.
Questions landlords ask about Mississippi
How many days does a Mississippi eviction notice give for unpaid rent?
Three days. If the material noncompliance is nonpayment of rent, the landlord may deliver a written notice — or an email or text message if the tenant agreed in writing to be notified that way — specifying that the rental agreement will terminate if payment is not made within three (3) days (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(5)(a)). The statute does not state when the three days start; count from delivery and keep proof.
What notice does a Mississippi lease violation require?
A written 14-day notice to remedy. The notice must specify the acts and omissions constituting the breach, and the rental agreement terminates on a date at least fourteen (14) days after receipt if the breach is not remedied within a reasonable time not exceeding fourteen (14) days (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(3)). Adequate remedy before the stated date stops the termination (§ 89-8-13(3)(a)); a repeat within six months takes fourteen (14) days' notice, no new cure (§ 89-8-13(3)(b)).
How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Mississippi?
Thirty days' written notice, given at least thirty (30) days prior to the termination date (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(3)); a week-to-week tenancy takes seven (7) days' written notice (§ 89-8-19(2)). Unless the agreement fixes a definite term, a tenancy is week-to-week when rent is paid weekly and month-to-month otherwise (§ 89-8-19(1)). After a definite term expires, a holdover may be charged double rent following notice to vacate, if the agreement does not contradict it (§ 89-8-45).
Can a Mississippi eviction notice be sent by email or text message?
Yes, if the tenant agreed in writing to be notified by email or text message: the statute expressly allows notice in writing, or by email or text under that condition, both for lease violations (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(3)) and for nonpayment (§ 89-8-13(5)(a)). Without that written agreement, serve the notice in writing and keep dated proof of delivery.
What happens after the Mississippi notice period expires?
If the tenant does not pay, remedy or leave, the landlord may bring eviction proceedings under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act's eviction sections (Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-8-31 et seq.). If the agreement is terminated, the landlord must return all prepaid and unearned rent and the recoverable security deposit (§ 89-8-13(4)). The notice alone changes nothing by force — only a court judgment leads to removal, and self-help lockouts are not lawful.
Does Mississippi require any notice before a health-or-safety eviction?
No notice to terminate is required when the landlord or tenant has committed a substantial violation of the rental agreement or the Act that materially affects health or safety (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(4), added in 2022). This template builds the statutory 14-day remediable-violation notice; for a substantial health-or-safety violation, have a Mississippi attorney confirm the proceeding before filing.
Is this Mississippi eviction notice template really free?
Yes — no account, no credit card, no trial. The document is built in your browser and nothing you type is stored or sent. The optional email field only notifies you when another state is verified; it never receives the contents of your notice.
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This tool is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Mississippi deadlines verified September 24, 2026 against Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, State of Mississippi official public access (lexisnexis.com/hottopics/mscode — official link from legislature.ms.gov) — Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-8-13, 89-8-19, 89-8-3, 89-8-45. Not a substitute for a licensed Mississippi attorney.