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Mississippi Notice to Vacate Letter

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[Your full name]

[Date]

[Your landlord's name]

Re: Notice to vacate — [Rental property address]

Dear [Your landlord's name],

Please accept this letter as my formal written notice that I will terminate my tenancy at [Rental property address] and vacate the premises on [Move-out date].

Under Mississippi Code § 89-8-19 (Length of term of tenancy; notice to terminate tenancy) (Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(3)), a month-to-month tenancy may be terminated by the tenant on 30 days written notice. This notice is given in accordance with that requirement and with any additional notice period my lease provides.

I will leave the unit clean and in good condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and will return all keys and access devices on or before my move-out date. I would like a move-out inspection during my final week; please propose a date and time.

Please send my security deposit, with any itemized statement required by law, to my forwarding address: [Your forwarding address]. Kindly confirm receipt of this notice in writing.

Sincerely,

[Your full name]

Know your rights

Notice to vacate law in Mississippi

Tenant notice required: 30 days
Governing statute: Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(3)
How the clock runs: Either party may end a month-to-month tenancy by written notice given to the other at least 30 days before the termination date stated in the notice. The statute does not require the termination date to fall on a rent due date, though ending on a rent-period boundary avoids proration disputes.
Delivering the notice: The statute requires a written notice "given to the other" party; hand delivery or certified mail with a kept copy is the safe course since no specific method is prescribed.
Fixed-term leases: A fixed-term lease ends on its own terms; if no definite term was ever fixed, the tenancy is month-to-month by default (week-to-week for tenants who pay weekly) under § 89-8-19(1). A holdover with rent accepted generally continues as a periodic tenancy, and any lease renewal or notice clause controls.

Worth knowing: Week-to-week tenants need give only 7 days' written notice under § 89-8-19(2). Uniquely, § 89-8-19(4) waives the notice requirement entirely when the other party has committed a substantial violation of the rental agreement or the Act that materially affects health or safety. Mississippi's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act was substantially overhauled by SB 2461 in 2022 (mostly eviction procedure), and the state has no rent control or statewide domestic-violence early-termination statute, so servicemembers rely on the federal SCRA and other tenants on lease terms.

Last reviewed August 2026 · General information, not legal advice · Read the statute · Also for Mississippi: security deposit demand letter

Field notes

Three tips before you send

The statute requires a written notice "given to the other" party; hand delivery or certified mail with a kept copy is the safe course since no specific method is prescribed.
Either party may end a month-to-month tenancy by written notice given to the other at least 30 days before the termination date stated in the notice. The statute does not require the termination date to fall on a rent due date, though ending on a rent-period boundary avoids proration disputes.
Date math is unforgiving — the clock usually runs from the day your landlord receives the notice, not the day you write it. Build in a few days of cushion, and photograph the empty unit when you hand back the keys.

Straight answers

Questions people ask

How much notice does a tenant have to give in Mississippi?

Either party may end a month-to-month tenancy by written notice given to the other at least 30 days before the termination date stated in the notice. The statute does not require the termination date to fall on a rent due date, though ending on a rent-period boundary avoids proration disputes. The governing statute is Mississippi Code § 89-8-19 (Length of term of tenancy; notice to terminate tenancy).

What happens when a fixed-term lease ends in Mississippi?

A fixed-term lease ends on its own terms; if no definite term was ever fixed, the tenancy is month-to-month by default (week-to-week for tenants who pay weekly) under § 89-8-19(1). A holdover with rent accepted generally continues as a periodic tenancy, and any lease renewal or notice clause controls. Check your lease for a renewal or notice clause — where the statute allows it, the lease controls.

Anything else Mississippi renters should know before moving out?

Week-to-week tenants need give only 7 days' written notice under § 89-8-19(2). Uniquely, § 89-8-19(4) waives the notice requirement entirely when the other party has committed a substantial violation of the rental agreement or the Act that materially affects health or safety. Mississippi's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act was substantially overhauled by SB 2461 in 2022 (mostly eviction procedure), and the state has no rent control or statewide domestic-violence early-termination statute, so servicemembers rely on the federal SCRA and other tenants on lease terms.

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When to use this letter

Moving out should be the easy part — but in Mississippi, when you give notice and how you deliver it decide whether you owe another month of rent. The rule that matters: for a month-to-month tenancy, Mississippi law generally requires 30 days written notice from the tenant, under Mississippi Code § 89-8-19 (Length of term of tenancy; notice to terminate tenancy). This generator writes a tenant's notice to vacate that cites Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(3) by name, states your move-out date, and asks for the move-out inspection and your deposit instructions in the same letter — so nothing gets renegotiated later. No blank template to fight with: fill in your landlord, the address, and the date, then send it in a way you can prove, because notice clocks here run from delivery, not from the day you write it.