2015 Mississippi Code
Title 89 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Chapter 7 - LANDLORD AND TENANT
§ 89-7-35 - Proceedings for removal; disposition of tenant's abandoned personal property

MS Code § 89-7-35 (2015) What's This?

(1) If, at the time appointed, it appears that the summons has been duly served, and if sufficient cause is not shown to the contrary, the magistrate shall issue his warrant to the sheriff or any constable of the county, or to a marshal of the municipality in which the premises, or some part thereof, are situated, commanding him to remove all persons from the premises, and to put the applicant into full possession thereof.

(2) If the summons complied with the requirements of Section 89-7-31(2) and if the tenant has failed to remove any of tenant's personal property, including any manufactured home, from the premises, then, if the judge has not made some other finding regarding the disposition of any personal property in the vacated premises, the personal property shall be deemed abandoned and may be disposed of by the landlord without further notice or obligation to the tenant.

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