Mississippi § 11-19-9 - Landlord notified and admitted to defend.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-19-9 — Landlord notified and admitted to defend., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-19-9. Landlord notified and admitted to defend.
Every tenant sued in a civil action seeking ejectment as relief shall forthwith give notice thereof to his landlord, under penalty of three (3) years’ rent of the premises, to be recovered by the landlord or his representatives in a civil action. The landlord of such tenant, or any other proper person, shall, by leave of the court or judge, be admitted to appear and defend the action in all cases where the same would have been allowed heretofore, and either separately or jointly with the tenant. Any person admitted to defend as landlord in respect of property whereof he is in possession only by his tenant, shall state in his answer that he defends as such landlord, and such person shall be allowed to set up any defense he has heretofore been allowed to set up, and no other. Any judgment in such action shall have the same effect for or against such person so admitted to defend as if he had been named in the complaint and regularly served with process.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Mississippi § 11-19-9
What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-19-9 cover?
Section 11-19-9 ("Landlord notified and admitted to defend.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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