Section 89-8-3 - Application of chapter(1) This chapter shall apply to, regulate and determine rights, obligations and remedies under any rental agreement entered into after July 1, 1991, wherever made, for a dwelling unit located within this state. Any rights, obligations, or remedies at law or in equity not prohibited by this chapter remain available to residential landlords and tenants.(2) The following arrangements are not governed by this chapter:(a) Residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious or similar service;(b) Occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to the purchaser's interest;(c) Occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;(d) Transient occupancy in a hotel, motel or lodgings;(e) Occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative; or(f) Occupancy under a rental agreement covering premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes or when the occupant is performing agricultural labor for the owner and the premises are rented for less than fair rental value.Laws, 1991, ch. 478, § 2; Laws, 1993, ch. 312, § 1, eff. 3/12/1993.Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 501, SB 2461,§ 22, eff. 4/21/2022.