Chapter 8 - RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
- Section 89-8-1 - Short title
- Section 89-8-3 - Application of chapter
- Section 89-8-5 - Waiver of rights prohibited; provisions prohibited in rental agreement
- Section 89-8-7 - Definitions; agent of landlord
- Section 89-8-9 - Obligation to act in good faith
- Section 89-8-11 - Rules and regulations of landlord concerning tenant's use and occupancy of premises
- Section 89-8-13 - Right to terminate tenancy for breach; notice of breach; return of prepaid rent and security; disposition of tenant's abandoned personal property
- Section 89-8-15 - Repair of defects by tenant
- Section 89-8-17 - Rights of landlord after expiration of rental agreement
- Section 89-8-19 - Length of term of tenancy; notice to terminate tenancy; exception to notice requirement
- Section 89-8-21 - Tenant's security deposit
- Section 89-8-23 - Duties of landlord
- Section 89-8-25 - Duties of tenant
- Section 89-8-27 - Housing authorities authorized to contract with tenant management organizations; authority to sell public housing units to tenant management organizations
- Section 89-8-29 - Derrick Beard Act; termination of lease of residential premises by cosigner upon death of lessee; presumption of termination; cosigner's choice not to terminate; effect of termination on certain liabilities of lessee's estate or cosigner; applicability of section
- Section 89-8-31 - Residential evictions; authorized in certain circumstances
- Section 89-8-33 - Residential evictions; required documents to file
- Section 89-8-35 - Residential evictions; issuance of summons; required notice to persons in or claiming possession of premises; service of summons
- Section 89-8-37 - Residential evictions; default judgment to landlord under certain circumstances; judgments to be signed and executed on the same business day that they are granted
- Section 89-8-39 - Residential evictions; order to vacate; setting of move-out date; warrant for removal; tenant's reasonable access to premises after the warrant of removal has been executed; disposal of abandoned property; warrant of removal not issued under certain circumstances; landlord's duty of good faith
- Section 89-8-41 - Residential evictions; continuances
- Section 89-8-43 - Residential evictions; appeals from final judgments
- Section 89-8-45 - Holdover tenant; penalty