Mississippi Notice to Pay Rent or Quit (3-Day)

NOTICE TO PAY RENT OR QUIT

Date of Notice: ________________

From (Landlord/Agent): [LANDLORD/AGENT NAME], [LANDLORD ADDRESS]

To: [TENANT NAME(S)], Tenant(s) in possession of: [PROPERTY ADDRESS]

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that rent is now due and unpaid in the amount of $________. This amount is for unpaid RENT only and excludes late fees, utilities, and other charges unless your state and lease allow them.

You are required to PAY the full amount of rent due within 3 days after this notice is served on you, OR to vacate and surrender possession of the property. Payment must be made to [LANDLORD/AGENT NAME] at [LANDLORD ADDRESS], by cash, check, or money order. If you mail payment, it must be RECEIVED by the deadline.

If you do not comply with this notice within the time stated, the landlord may begin legal proceedings to recover possession of the property under Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13 (residential notice of breach: 14-day cure / 3-day nonpayment / 6-month repeat-violation); § 89-8-19 (termination of periodic tenancy: 30-day month-to-month, 7-day week-to-week); §§ 89-8-31, 89-8-33 (residential eviction filing). (Chapter 7, including § 89-7-27, now governs NONRESIDENTIAL evictions.).

Only a court can order you to move out. The landlord may NOT lock you out, remove your belongings, or shut off your utilities; doing so is illegal.

This notice is given without waiving, and the landlord expressly reserves, all other rights and remedies, including the right to recover unpaid rent and damages.

How this notice may be served: Notice must be in writing; email or text is permitted under § 89-8-13 only if the recipient agreed in writing to electronic notice. After the notice period, the residential eviction is filed in Justice (or County) Court under Title 89, Chapter 8 (§§ 89-8-31 et seq.); a summons issues and is served on persons in or claiming possession, with posting-plus-mailing used where personal service fails per the Chapter 8 eviction procedure.