How long before eviction in Mississippi?
Tenant protection: Weak4 of 9 checked
Last verified 2026-09-23From notice to removal
Each stage has its own timing. A landlord notice alone does not authorize removal.
- 01Notice
3 days
- 02Court stage
Timing not verified
- 03Writ wait
7 days before execution
- 04Removal
Enforcement follows a court order
At a glance
- Grace period before a late fee
- Not verified
- Late fee cap
- Not verified
- Pay-or-quit notice
- 3 days
- Recorded court-stage timing
- Not verified
- Wait before the writ can be executed
- 7 days
- Can paying stop it before judgment?
- Yes
- Can paying stop it after judgment?
- Yes
- Lockouts without a court order banned?
- Not verified
- Record sealing available?
- Not verified
- Right to counsel
- Not verified
- Fastest lawful timeline
- 10 daysNot independently verified. Figure from the Eviction Research Network's state eviction timeframes dataset, as of 2026-07-13. We have not yet checked it against the statutes.
Can I stop it by paying?
Before judgment: Yes. For nonpayment of rent, a Mississippi landlord may give the tenant a notice that the rental agreement will terminate unless the rent is paid within three days. Paying within that three-day window avoids termination of the tenancy.
After judgment: Yes. When a possession judgment rests only on nonpayment of rent, the judge will not issue a warrant to remove the tenant if the tenant pays all unpaid rent and other sums in the judgment by the court-ordered move-out date, or if the landlord accepts that payment after the move-out date. The landlord must accept full payment in good faith if the tenant offers it by the move-out date.
Where to get help
Sources
- Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(5)(a). For unpaid rent, the landlord may give notice that the rental agreement will end if the rent is not paid within three days.
- Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-39(1)-(2). The judge orders the tenant out 7 days after the judgment unless an emergency or other compelling reason justifies a shorter or longer time. After that date the landlord may ask for a warrant for removal.
- Thomas, Tim, and the Eviction Research Network (2026). Time to evict: State statutory eviction timelines (verified edition, July 2026) [Data set]. Eviction Research Network, University of California, Berkeley.
- Primary statute