Mississippi § 95-3-23 - Lease annulled for unlawful use.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 95-3-23 — Lease annulled for unlawful use., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 95-3-23. Lease annulled for unlawful use.
If a tenant or occupant of a building or tenement under a lawful title uses such place as a nuisance as herein defined, such use shall annul and make void the lease or other title under which he holds and, without any act of the owner, shall cause the right of possession to revert and vest in the owner, and the owner may without process of law make immediate entry upon the premises.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 95-3-23 ("Lease annulled for unlawful use.") 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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