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Mississippi 3-Day Notice
Download the Mississippi 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Terminate Lease for ordinary residential nonpayment under Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(5)(a). This Chapter 8 packet is built around the 2022 residential eviction restructure and includes the four editable Word files listed below.
This Mississippi nonpayment packet helps document unpaid rent, documented delivery, the three-day notice period, electronic-notice consent where applicable, exact-notice retention for filing, payment records, and no-self-help limits before deciding whether a Chapter 8 residential eviction filing is the next step.
Built around Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(5)(a), with fields for tenant and property details, rent owed, notice date, deadline, and landlord records.
All four files are editable Microsoft Word documents. Complete the notice carefully, keep the exact notice delivered, and retain the service/delivery record for any later residential eviction filing.
Use the instructions and delivery record to document how the notice was delivered, avoid legacy Rule 4 / Rule 6 / mail-extension assumptions, and keep the exact notice required for any later filing.
This product includes four editable Microsoft Word files: the 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Terminate Lease, Mississippi Notice Instructions, Notice Service and Delivery Record, and #10 Mailing Envelope.
Self-help notice overview
A written Mississippi 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Terminate Lease helps document ordinary residential nonpayment under Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(5)(a), including the landlord, tenant, premises, rent owed, delivery date, three-day deadline, and records to keep before any Chapter 8 residential eviction filing.
The detailed Mississippi notes below cover the 2022 Chapter 8 restructure, delivery-based timing, email/text consent limits, exact-notice filing requirement, post-filing payment rights, and no-self-help considerations before checkout.
This page highlights the current downloadable Mississippi 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Terminate Lease package, including the four editable Word files included with this product. The state-specific guidance below explains the Chapter 8 residential nonpayment path, three-day delivery-based timing, email/text consent limits, exact-notice filing requirement, post-filing payment rights, and no-self-help considerations before checkout.
The complete notice form is available immediately after checkout. Use the state-specific guidance below to understand timing, service, and next-step considerations before you complete and serve the notice.
ILRG editorial team reviewed this page against the sources linked here.
Primary sources are linked for self-help research. Confirm the lease, rent ledger, documented delivery, tenant written consent before electronic notice, federal or subsidized-housing overlays, and current Justice Court practice before serving or filing.
Quick answer
Use this Mississippi 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Terminate Lease only for ordinary residential nonpayment under Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(5)(a). The operative rule is the Chapter 8 residential nonpayment notice created by the 2022 restructure, not the old Chapter 7 residential-removal path, Rule 4 notice service, Rule 6 counting, or a mail-adds-three-days rule.
Mississippi SB 2461 moved residential eviction procedure into Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-8-31 through 89-8-43 and amended old Chapter 7 removal provisions to focus on premises or lands that are not dwelling units. For this product, keep the analysis in Chapter 8.
Section 89-8-13(5)(a) is the operative prefiling notice rule for residential nonpayment. It allows written notice, or email/text only if the tenant agreed in writing, specifying that the rental agreement will terminate if rent is not paid within three days.
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Yes. This product is the Mississippi 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Terminate Lease packet for ordinary residential nonpayment under Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(5)(a).
This Mississippi product includes four editable Microsoft Word files: the 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Terminate Lease, Mississippi Notice Instructions, Notice Service and Delivery Record, and a #10 Mailing Envelope.
No. For residential nonpayment, the operative notice rule is Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(5)(a), and the residential filing path is now in §§ 89-8-31 through 89-8-43. Do not use old Chapter 7 residential-removal framing, Rule 4 notice service, or Rule 6 counting for this prefiling notice.
The statute says within three days. It does not say business days. Count from documented delivery conservatively and confirm local Justice Court practice when timing is close.
No. Do not add three days merely because the notice was mailed. The #10 envelope is a companion mailing and recordkeeping tool; it does not create a mail-extension rule for this prefiling notice.
Only if the tenant agreed in writing to be notified by that means. Keep the tenant’s written consent and the sent-message record with the service/delivery record.
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-33 requires a copy of the written notice of breach to accompany a later residential eviction filing. Keep the exact notice delivered, not just a template or later recreation.
Demand rent under the rental agreement. Mississippi’s § 89-8-7 definition of rent includes lease-required late fees, but keep other charges separate unless Mississippi counsel confirms they belong in the notice amount.
No. Notice, judgment, court-ordered move-out date, warrant for removal, and law-enforcement execution are separate steps. Do not use self-help lockouts, utility shutoffs, or property removal based only on a notice.
No. ILRG provides self-help legal forms and information, not legal advice. You are responsible for reviewing the completed notice, lease terms, rent ledger, delivery proof, tenant electronic-notice consent, federal or subsidized-housing overlays, Mississippi law, and local court requirements before serving or relying on it.