Ending a lease early
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A Mississippi tenant may end the lease if the landlord materially (in an important way) fails to follow the lease. The same goes for the duties in Section 89-8-23. Those duties include following building and housing codes that materially affect health and safety. To end the lease, the tenant gives the landlord a written notice naming the failure. If a court later disagrees, you can owe the rent and face eviction. Get legal help first.
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Mississippi Attorney General (Miss. Code 89-8, as amended through 2018) Miss. Code § 89-8-23(1)
Mississippi Legislature, 2022 Senate Bill 2461 as sent to the Governor Miss. Code § 89-8-13(2)
✓ Sources checked October 4, 2026
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