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2025 Mississippi Code 1972
Title 89 - Real and Personal Property (Chs. 1 - 29)
Chapter 8 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (§§ 89-8-1 - 89-8-45)
- § 89-8-1. Short title
- § 89-8-3. Application of chapter
- § 89-8-5. Waiver of rights prohibited; provisions prohibited in rental agreement
- § 89-8-7. Definitions; agent of landlord
- § 89-8-9. Obligation to act in good faith
- § 89-8-11. Rules and regulations of landlord concerning tenant's use and occupancy of premises
- § 89-8-13. Right to terminate tenancy for breach; notice of breach; return of prepaid rent and security; disposition of tenant's abandoned personal property
- § 89-8-15. Repair of defects by tenant
- § 89-8-17. Rights of landlord after expiration of rental agreement
- § 89-8-19. Length of term of tenancy; notice to terminate tenancy; exception to notice requirement
- § 89-8-21. Tenant's security deposit
- § 89-8-23. Duties of landlord
- § 89-8-25. Duties of tenant
- § 89-8-27. Housing authorities authorized to contract with tenant management organizations; authority to sell public housing units to tenant management organizations
- § 89-8-29. Derrick Beard Act; termination of lease of residential premises by cosigner upon death of lessee; presumption of termination; cosigner's choice not to terminate; effect of termination on certain liabilities of lessee's estate or cosigner; applicability of section
- § 89-8-31. Residential evictions; authorized in certain circumstances
- § 89-8-33. Residential evictions; required documents to file
- § 89-8-35. Residential evictions; issuance of summons; required notice to persons in or claiming possession of premises; service of summons
- § 89-8-37. Residential evictions; default judgment to landlord under certain circumstances; judgments to be signed and executed on the same business day that they are granted
- § 89-8-39. Residential evictions; order to vacate; setting of move-out date; warrant for removal; tenant's reasonable access to premises after the warrant of removal has been executed; disposal of abandoned property; warrant of removal not issued under certain circumstances; landlord's duty of good faith
- § 89-8-41. Residential evictions; continuances
- § 89-8-43. Residential evictions; appeals from final judgments
- § 89-8-45. Holdover tenant; penalty
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