Mississippi Landlord Entry Notice Rules

Mississippi imposes no statutory advance-notice requirement before a landlord enters a rented dwelling. The Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Miss. Code sections 89-8-1 through 89-8-45, contains no provision granting the landlord a right of access or requiring 24-hour notice, set hours, or a specific purpose for entry. Because the statute is silent, the written lease governs when and how a landlord may enter. A landlord may reasonably enter to perform repairs the law or lease requires, and in a genuine emergency such as fire or a burst pipe, entry without notice is appropriate. Tenants who want a fixed notice period (for example 24 hours) or limits on entry should negotiate those terms into the lease before signing, since no Mississippi statute supplies them.

No specific statutory penalty for entry without notice. Egregious or repeated intrusions could support a separate trespass, breach-of-lease, or harassment claim outside the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, which has no entry provision.