Mississippi Rental Application
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Maintained by Rapi Stack · Every state-specific figure on this page is cited to its statute or official agency page · Dataset last verified July 2026 · Not legal advice.
Mississippi application-fee rule · as of July 2026
No statewide cap
Miss. Code §89-8 (no provision)
Source: Mississippi Code ↗. Laws change — confirm the current rule before you rely on it.
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Know your Mississippi rules
Application-fee rules come from state law, not the form. Mississippi's rule under Miss. Code §89-8 (no provision) — No statewide cap. Cities can add their own caps. Check the current Mississippi screening rules before charging or paying a fee.
Frequently asked questions
How much can a landlord charge for a rental application in Mississippi?
Mississippi sets no statewide cap on application fees (Miss. Code §89-8 (no provision)), so the amount is up to the landlord — market rates run $25-$75. Source: Mississippi Code.
Is the application a lease?
No. The application only collects information for screening. If approved, landlord and tenant then sign a lease — see our Mississippi lease agreement template, which reflects Mississippi's deposit and notice rules.
How does Mississippi compare? See application-fee limits in all 50 states, every rule cited to statute.
How Mississippi compares
Computed from our 51-jurisdiction dataset (as of July 2026). Source for Mississippi: Mississippi Code ↗.
- Mississippi is one of 33 of 51 jurisdictions that set no statutory limit on application fees (8 cap the application fee by statute; 6 limit the fee to the landlord's actual screening cost; 4 ban application fees outright).
The rest of what Mississippi requires
The figures below are Mississippi's, not national averages — each one is the value we verified for this state, with the statute it comes from. Follow a row to the full Mississippi page for that document.
- Security deposit cap · as of 2026
- No statutory limit Miss. Code §89-8-21 ↗
- Deposit return deadline · as of 2026
- 45 days after move-out Miss. Code §89-8-21 ↗
- Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy · as of 2026
- 30 days Miss. Code §89-8-21 ↗
- Notice for unpaid rent · as of 2026
- 3 days to pay or quit Miss. Code §§ 89-8-13, 89-8-19 ↗
- Notice to cure a lease violation · as of 2026
- 14 days Miss. Code §§ 89-8-13, 89-8-19 ↗
- Small claims limit · as of 2026
- $3,500 Miss. Code Ann. § 9-11-9 ↗
- Where you file · as of 2026
- Justice Court (county-level court; no separate small claims division) · filing fee Varies by county; typically ~$50-$100 total including service on one defendant (clerk fees set under Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-25). Check the county Justice Court clerk. Miss. Code Ann. § 9-11-9 ↗
- Bill of sale notarization · as of 2026
- Not required Mississippi DOR / DMV.ORG ↗
- Power of attorney signing · as of 2026
- Notarization recommended Miss. Code §87-3-101 et seq. ↗
- LLC operating agreement · as of 2026
- Not required by statute, but it controls over the default rules Miss. Code § 79-29-105(t) ↗
- Recording a deed · as of 2026
- Chancery Clerk (of the county where the land lies) · no witnesses Miss. Code § 89-3-1 ↗
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