What can a landlord do with a tenant’s belongings left behind in Mississippi?
In Mississippi, after an eviction judgment, a landlord may dispose of property a tenant leaves behind without further notice if the tenant moves out by the court-ordered date, and once a warrant of removal is executed must give the tenant 72 hours of reasonable access to remove it before setting what remains at the curb. The judge ordinarily orders the tenant to vacate within seven days of the judgment, unless a shorter or longer period is justified by an emergency or other compelling circumstances. During the 72 hours after the warrant of removal is executed, the landlord must allow the tenant reasonable access to remove the tenant’s personal property, including any manufactured home; if the tenant moves out within those 72 hours leaving property behind, the landlord may dispose of it without further notice. After the 72 hours, the landlord may remove any property remaining on the premises to the curb, an area designated for garbage, or another location the tenant and landlord agree on. This is Miss. Code § 89-8-39.
| What | Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Belongings left behind | No notice; 72 hours’ access after a removal warrant |
| What the statute requires first | No waiting period before disposal |
What the statute says
“If the tenant moves out by the date ordered by the court, leaving personal property behind, then the landlord may dispose of such abandoned property without further notice.”
Quoted word for word from the section’s text.
Source
Miss. Code § 89-8-39
Read the statute in the Mississippi Code (Mississippi Legislature): legislature.ms.gov.
The linked sections open Justia’s free copy of the code, because the state’s own site has no stable address for each section.
Checked against the statute on November 15, 2026.
This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.
How Seayora uses this rule
Seayora keeps a lease’s end date and every notice sent through it, with the date it went out, in the lease record — so the dates a rule like this one counts from are on file rather than remembered.
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