Mississippi § 89-7-25 - Tenant holding after notice liable for double rent.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 89-7-25 — Tenant holding after notice liable for double rent., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 89-7-25. Tenant holding after notice liable for double rent.
When a tenant, being lawfully notified by his landlord, shall fail or refuse to quit the demised premises and deliver up the same as required by the notice, or when a tenant shall give notice of his intention to quit the premises at a time specified, and shall not deliver up the premises at the time appointed, he shall, in either case, thenceforward pay to the landlord double the rent which he should otherwise have paid, to be levied, sued for, and recovered as the single rent before the giving of notice could be; and double rent shall continue to be paid during all the time the tenant shall so continue in possession.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 89-7-25 ("Tenant holding after notice liable for double rent.") 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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