Mississippi Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)

A free Mississippi notice to landlord (tenant move-out letter) that follows Mississippi law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What Mississippi law says

Ending a month-to-month lease	30 days' written notice by either the landlord or the tenant before the termination date. A week-to-week tenancy needs 7 days' written notice by either side. A tenancy with no fixed term is week to week if rent is paid weekly and month to month in all other cases. Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(1)–(3)
How notices must be delivered	Landlord notices (3-day nonpayment, 14-day breach, 3-day holdover after the lease ends, and default notices for non-dwelling tenancies) must be in writing. They may be sent by email or text message only if the tenant has agreed in writing to that method. Month-to-month (30-day) and week-to-week (7-day) termination notices must be written. The eviction summons is served under the Mississippi Rules of Court. Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(3), (5)(a); § 89-8-17(2); § 89-8-19; § 89-7-27; § 89-8-35(3)

Ending a month-to-month lease

30 days' written notice by either the landlord or the tenant before the termination date. A week-to-week tenancy needs 7 days' written notice by either side. A tenancy with no fixed term is week to week if rent is paid weekly and month to month in all other cases.

Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(1)–(3)

How notices must be delivered

Landlord notices (3-day nonpayment, 14-day breach, 3-day holdover after the lease ends, and default notices for non-dwelling tenancies) must be in writing. They may be sent by email or text message only if the tenant has agreed in writing to that method. Month-to-month (30-day) and week-to-week (7-day) termination notices must be written. The eviction summons is served under the Mississippi Rules of Court.

Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(3), (5)(a); § 89-8-17(2); § 89-8-19; § 89-7-27; § 89-8-35(3)

Fill in your letter

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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]

From: [your name], tenant at [rental address]

This is my written notice that I am ending my month-to-month tenancy at the rental above. My last day in the unit will be [move-out date].

I am giving this notice under Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(1)–(3), which sets the notice a tenant must give.

Please return my security deposit, less only deductions the law allows, to my forwarding address: [forwarding address].

You can reach me at [phone or email] to arrange a move-out walk-through and key return.

Date: [today's date]
Tenant: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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