Last reviewed September 2026
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Mississippi Late Rent Notice
This Late Rent Notice is built with Mississippi as the governing state. These are the Mississippi landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.
Mississippi rules at a glance
| Late fees | No statutory cap; set by the lease and should be reasonable |
|---|---|
| Nonpayment notice | 3 days’ written notice to payMiss. Code §89-8-13(5) |
Rent, late fees & rent increases
- Late fees — Mississippi has no statute capping late fees or requiring a grace period. The fee must be written into the lease and should be a reasonable estimate of the landlord’s cost of late payment — an excessive fee risks being treated as an unenforceable penalty.
- Rent increases — There’s no statewide notice rule for rent increases. Rent under a fixed-term lease can’t change mid-term unless the lease allows it; for a month-to-month tenancy, an increase effectively requires the 30-day written notice needed to end the tenancy (§89-8-19).
- Courts follow the lease — In a nonpayment eviction, the judge must apply the rental agreement the landlord and tenant signed (§89-8-13(5)) — so clear rent, fee and due-date terms matter more in Mississippi than in most states.
- Rent control — Mississippi has no rent control, and state law limits municipalities from regulating private residential rents.
Mississippi Late Rent Notice FAQs
Is there a limit on late fees in Mississippi?
No statute caps late fees or requires a grace period. The fee should be in the written lease and reasonable, since courts apply the signed rental agreement in nonpayment cases (§89-8-13(5)).
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