Mississippi landlord guide
Deposit limits, entry notice, termination notice and rent increase rules for Mississippi, with the sources they come from.
Mississippi landlord-tenant rules at a glance
- Security deposit limit
- No statutory limit
- Deposit return / claim rule
- 45 days
- Deposit interest
- Not required by statute
- Notice before entry
- No state statute on entry notice; lease governs
- Ending a month-to-month
- 30 days written notice; 7 days week-to-week (89-8-19)
- Notice before a rent increase
- No state statute; use the 30-day notice to change terms
- Late fees
- No state statute setting a cap or grace period
- Rent control
- No state rent control statute; check for local rules
General information from the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Miss. Code 89-8-1 et seq.), last reviewed 2026-08-21. Not legal advice; municipal bylaws can add requirements.
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