Mississippi mobile home rights cheat sheet

A quick reference to how Mississippi law generally treats mobile home park lot tenancies. Mississippi has no dedicated mobile home park act; residential tenancies are governed by the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Miss. Code Title 89, Chapter 8), which may not reach a tenancy in which the resident owns the home and rents only the lot. This is general information, not legal advice, and the authors are not lawyers — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Mississippi. Each line cites the controlling authority; read it at the source linked in Sources below.

At a glance

Topic	What the law generally provides	Cite
Governing law	No dedicated park act; general landlord-tenant act where it applies.	Miss. Code title 89, ch. 8
Coverage gap	"Dwelling unit" = a structure used as a home; a lot-only rental may fall outside the Act.	§89-8-7
Rent cap	No statewide cap.	(no statute)
Month-to-month notice	30 days (7 days week-to-week).	§89-8-19
Eviction	Court only; 14-day notice + cure for breach.	§89-8-13; title 89, ch. 7
Health/safety violation	No notice required for a substantial violation affecting health/safety.	§89-8-19(4)
Security deposit	No dollar cap; itemized claim, balance returned (45 days).	§89-8-21
Entrance/transfer fee	No statutory ban; lease controls.	(no statute)
Sell in place	No statutory right; lease and park rules control.	(no statute)
Utilities markup	No cap; PSC regulates utility rates.	(no statute)
Maintenance	Landlord maintains dwelling + plumbing/heating/cooling; meets codes.	§89-8-23
Anti-waiver	Tenant's statutory rights can't be waived; no confession of judgment.	§89-8-5
Title	Department of Revenue certificate of title.	title 63, ch. 21
Tax	Personal property on a rented lot; real estate once affixed.	title 27, ch. 53

How to use this

This sheet summarizes; it does not replace the statute or legal advice. Mississippi has no dedicated park act and no rent cap, and several common protections (sell-in-place, entrance-fee bans, utility caps) don't exist by statute — gaps this guide flags honestly. Because even the general landlord-tenant act may not reach a lot-only tenancy, your written lease and the park rules are especially important. Start there, then check the cited section for your issue.

Where to read more

• Mississippi topic guides on FightMyPark: lot rent, eviction, fees, utilities, buying, selling, title, and storm.
• The cited Code sections and official agency pages, linked in the Sources section below.