Free Mississippi Cure-or-Quit Notice

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This Mississippi 14-day cure-or-quit notice is a Mississippi statutory notice under Miss. Code §89-8-13(3) giving the tenant a cure right — the tenant may cure the breach within 14 days, or the rental agreement terminates on the date stated in the notice. Applies to curable material lease violations: material lease breach, occupancy issues, unauthorized alterations.

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Complete the fields below to generate a Mississippi 14-Day Notice to Cure or Quit. State the violation clearly and specify what cure is required. Use the Unconditional Quit notice instead for severe non-curable violations.

About the Mississippi Cure-or-Quit Notice

The Mississippi 14-Day Notice to Cure or Quit is a statutory notice under Miss. Code §89-8-13(3) that gives the tenant a cure right — the tenant may either (a) cure the breach within 14 days of receiving the notice, or (b) surrender possession on the termination date stated in the notice. If the tenant neither cures nor vacates, the landlord may commence eviction proceedings. Common applications include: material lease breach, occupancy issues, unauthorized alterations. This notice is the standard remedy for curable material lease violations. For severe non-curable violations (criminal activity, drug-related crimes, violent acts, property destruction, prostitution, a substantially similar breach that recurs within six months under §89-8-13(3)(b), or a substantial violation that materially affects health or safety under §89-8-19(4)), the Unconditional Quit notice applies instead — that notice provides NO cure right and demands immediate surrender of possession. Best practice: identify the violation clearly with dates and evidence; specify what the tenant must do to cure; serve the notice properly with proof of service retained; track the cure period; if the tenant cures, accept the cure and do not file eviction; if the tenant neither cures nor vacates, wait the full 14 days from the tenant’s receipt of the notice before filing the eviction action under Miss. Code §89-8-31; consult Mississippi landlord-tenant counsel for contested cures or improperly framed notices.

Mississippi Statutory Requirements

• Statute: Miss. Code §89-8-13(3) (Residential Landlord and Tenant Act — notice of breach and termination)
• Cure period: 14 days, running from the tenant’s receipt of the notice
• Second bite: if substantially the same act or omission recurs within six (6) months, §89-8-13(3)(b) allows termination on at least fourteen (14) days’ notice with no further cure right
• Not the nonpayment notice: nonpayment of rent uses the separate three (3) day notice at §89-8-13(5)(a)
• Statutory CURE RIGHT — tenant may fix violation to avoid eviction
• Standard applications: material lease breach, occupancy issues, unauthorized alterations
• If tenant cures, the notice expires and tenancy continues
• If tenant neither cures nor vacates, eviction proceedings may commence after expiration
• For severe non-curable violations: use Unconditional Quit notice instead

How the Notice Must Be Delivered in Mississippi

Mississippi does not impose a tiered service ladder for this notice. Section 89-8-13(3) states only the form the notice must take: it must be in writing, or delivered by email or text message if the breaching party has agreed in writing to be notified that way. There is no statutory substituted-service step, no post-and-mail step, and no statutory extension of the period for mailing.

• Writing is the default. A written notice handed to the tenant, or sent so that receipt can be proved, satisfies the statute.
• Email or text is authorised — but only where the tenant agreed in writing to be notified that way (Miss. Code §89-8-13(3)). Without that written agreement, electronic delivery alone does not satisfy the statute.
• Prove receipt, not dispatch. The fourteen days run from the tenant’s receipt of the notice, so certified mail with return receipt, a signed acknowledgment, or a process server’s return is what protects the filing date.
• Notice to the landlord’s agent counts as notice to the landlord under Miss. Code §89-8-7(2); the same section lets a landlord contract with an agent to give notices.
• Retain the proof — date, method, and evidence of receipt. Section 89-8-33 requires a copy of the notice to be filed with the eviction affidavit or complaint.

Common Mistakes (Mississippi-Specific)

• Using cure-or-quit for severe non-curable violations — use Unconditional Quit notice instead
• Filing eviction before cure period expires — premature filing may be dismissed
• Not specifying what the tenant must do to cure — notice should clearly identify the remedy
• Ignoring tenant’s cure — if tenant cures, eviction is improper
• Wrong notice period — Mississippi requires 14 days, not 30
• Wrong statute citation — cite Miss. Code §89-8-13(3). Section 89-7-27 no longer reaches dwelling units: since 2022 Miss. Laws ch. 501 it applies only to premises not constituting a dwelling unit as defined in §89-8-7
• Counting from the mailing date — the fourteen days run from the tenant’s receipt
• Failure to retain proof of service

Best Practices

• Specify the violation clearly with dates, observations, evidence
• State what cure is required — what the tenant must do to remedy
• Cite Miss. Code §89-8-13(3) on the notice
• Deliver in a way that proves receipt — hand delivery with a signed acknowledgment or certified mail, return receipt requested
• Track the cure period — verify whether tenant cured before filing eviction
• If tenant cures: accept the cure, document it, and do not file eviction
• Wait the full 14 days from receipt before filing if no cure
• Consult Mississippi landlord-tenant counsel for contested cures

Related Resources

• Mississippi eviction notice laws
• Mississippi habitability laws
• Mississippi landlord tenant laws
• Mississippi security deposit laws
• Mississippi late fee laws
• Eviction notice laws by state

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