Pet Addendum in Mississippi

Adds pet terms to a lease. Assistance animals for people with disabilities are not pets: no pet fee or pet rent may be charged for them under federal fair housing rules.

What Mississippi law says

Pet deposits and fees	No statute — Mississippi sets no cap on security deposits and has no statute on pet deposits, pet fees or pet rent. Any deposit held to secure the tenant's performance is subject to the return and itemization rules (return within 45 days after the tenancy ends, possession is delivered and the tenant demands it; up to $200 extra damages for bad-faith retention). Official code not freely readable online; text verified on a public code mirror (code year 2025). Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-21
Service & support animals (state law)	A blind, mobility-impaired or hearing-impaired person, or a veteran diagnosed with PTSD, who uses a specially trained support animal is entitled to full and equal access to public conveyances, hotels, lodging places and other public accommodations. No fee or charge may be imposed for the animal. The statute does not expressly cover private rental housing. No state statute sets documentation rules or a misrepresentation penalty for assistance animals in housing. The federal Fair Housing Act governs, including reasonable accommodation for emotional support animals and no pet fees. Official code not freely readable online; text verified on a public code mirror (FindLaw, code current as of January 1, 2025). Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 43-6-155

Pet deposits and fees

No statute — Mississippi sets no cap on security deposits and has no statute on pet deposits, pet fees or pet rent. Any deposit held to secure the tenant's performance is subject to the return and itemization rules (return within 45 days after the tenancy ends, possession is delivered and the tenant demands it; up to $200 extra damages for bad-faith retention).

Official code not freely readable online; text verified on a public code mirror (code year 2025).

Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-21

Service & support animals (state law)

A blind, mobility-impaired or hearing-impaired person, or a veteran diagnosed with PTSD, who uses a specially trained support animal is entitled to full and equal access to public conveyances, hotels, lodging places and other public accommodations. No fee or charge may be imposed for the animal. The statute does not expressly cover private rental housing. No state statute sets documentation rules or a misrepresentation penalty for assistance animals in housing. The federal Fair Housing Act governs, including reasonable accommodation for emotional support animals and no pet fees.

Official code not freely readable online; text verified on a public code mirror (FindLaw, code current as of January 1, 2025).

Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 43-6-155

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PET ADDENDUM to the lease for [rental address] dated [lease date]

Tenant: [tenant name] Pet(s): [type, breed, name, weight]

Pet deposit: $[pet deposit] (counts toward any state deposit limit where the law says so). Monthly pet rent: $[pet rent]

The tenant keeps the pet under control, cleans up after it, and pays for damage it causes beyond normal wear and tear.

Signatures and dates: [signatures]

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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.