Free Mississippi Lease Agreement Template

Last updated July 17, 2026

Download a free Mississippi lease agreement template

A Mississippi residential lease agreement records the deal between a landlord and tenant for a home in Mississippi. It identifies the parties and premises, sets the rent and term, allocates utilities and maintenance responsibilities, and provides a written place for property rules. The free PDF and Word versions on this page are labeled for Mississippi and are intended as a practical starting document—not a substitute for checking which statutes, disclosures, or local rules apply to a particular property.

The principal research authority for this page is Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 89, Chapter 8. Research scope: Mississippi's Legislature-linked current code and official enacted session-law texts govern residential lease scope and terms, deposits, habitability, notices, termination, repair remedies, eviction procedure, and the 2026 utility-payment rule; local building and housing codes and special property regimes remain property-specific gates. Because residential rules can depend on property type, tenancy length, location, and regulated-housing status, review the completed agreement and any required addenda before signing.

Mississippi lease topics to review

The current research draft for Mississippi identifies the following topics as relevant to residential lease preparation. Use them as a checklist, and verify each rule's scope, current text, and exceptions before adding a term to the lease.

• Mississippi's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act covers dwelling-unit rental agreements but excludes several institutional, ownership, transient, agricultural, and non-tenant occupancies.
• Mississippi recognizes oral or written rental agreements but prohibits specified liability clauses and regulates when written house rules are enforceable.
• Mississippi limits deposit deductions and uses a 45-day return deadline after all statutory triggers, including tenant demand, are met.
• Mississippi imposes code and maintenance duties but the reviewed statewide act does not supply a general numeric landlord-entry notice period.
• Mississippi chapter 8 regulates service on a landlord's agent and consent to electronic breach notices but does not establish the broad statewide disclosure form used in some other states.
• Mississippi specifies notice, cure, and repeat-breach procedures and uses seven-day and 30-day notices for ordinary week-to-week and month-to-month termination.
• Although Mississippi recognizes oral rental agreements, a signed written lease controls important notice and nonpayment issues and is the safe generation path.
• Mississippi's statewide habitability duty expressly incorporates applicable building and housing law, making the property-specific local-code check mandatory.

The final lease should not waive protections that cannot lawfully be waived. If a selected term conflicts with a controlling statute, official form, court order, housing-program rule, or local ordinance, the controlling rule applies even when the parties signed different language.

What to include in a Mississippi residential lease

• Landlord, tenant, and premises details — use the parties' full legal names, the complete Mississippi property address, and a clear description of included parking, storage, furnishings, or shared spaces.
• Term and rent — state whether the tenancy is fixed-term or periodic, when it begins, when rent is due, accepted payment methods, and what happens at the end of the stated term.
• Deposits and charges — identify each deposit, prepaid amount, fee, and late-payment term separately so it can be compared with the current Mississippi rule that applies to the property.
• Utilities, maintenance, and access — allocate day-to-day responsibilities without attempting to transfer a nonwaivable landlord or tenant duty.
• Rules and addenda — document pets, smoking, parking, guests, insurance, association rules, and any federal, state, local, or property-specific disclosure that applies.
• Notices and signatures — provide reliable notice addresses and retain a complete signed copy for every party.

State and local checks before signing

Mississippi's statewide habitability duty expressly incorporates applicable building and housing law, making the property-specific local-code check mandatory. Confirm the property address and the current local text before signing.

Federal requirements can also apply. For example, most pre-1978 housing requires the federal lead-based-paint disclosure process. Manufactured housing, short-term occupancy, owner-occupied rooms, subsidized housing, and rent-regulated property may follow a different legal path from an ordinary residential lease.

Use the official source linked below to confirm the current statewide text. For a disputed tenancy, an eviction or termination, unusual fees, regulated housing, or a property in a city with additional renter protections, obtain advice about the specific facts before relying on a template.

How to use the free Mississippi template

1. Download the Mississippi PDF when you want a printable blank, or the Word file when you want to edit the text electronically.
2. Complete the parties, property, rent, term, deposit, utilities, maintenance, access, and notice fields.
3. Attach the disclosures and property-specific addenda that actually apply.
4. Compare the completed document with the current official source and local requirements.
5. Give every party the same final version to review before anyone signs, then retain the fully executed copy.

The guided builder is available when you prefer questions and a generated preview. Whether you use the free template or the builder, confirm the final agreement against the property and the parties' actual arrangement.