Mississippi § 89-7-71 - Form of bond for payment of rent.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 89-7-71 — Form of bond for payment of rent., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 89-7-71. Form of bond for payment of rent.
The bond to be taken by the officer for the payment of the rent and supplies, or either, in three (3) months, may be in the following form, viz.: “The State of Mississippi, County of “We, , principal, and and , sureties, bind ourselves to pay the sum of [here insert double the sum claimed] dollars, unless, on or before the day of , A.D. , the said shall pay to the said the sum of dollars, being for rent and supplies due him from the said , the tenant on the land in said county, being [here describe the leased premises as in the writ], together with interest thereon to said date, and the costs of the attachment for the same, levied on the property of said tenant, and now restored to him by virtue of this bond. “Witness our signatures, this day of , A.D. . “, “, “.” “The foregoing bond is approved by me, this day of , A.D. . “, Sheriff.” Click to view If the attachment be for rent not due, the bond for the payment thereof will vary in its terms to suit the case.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 89-7-71 ("Form of bond for payment of 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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