Mississippi · MS
In Mississippi, a landlord must return a security deposit within 45 calendar days.
- Return deadline
- 45 calendar days
- Itemized statement
- Required
- Move-in condition list
- Not required by statute
- Maximum deposit
- No statutory cap
- Interest on deposit
- Not required
If the landlord withholds in bad faith
If withheld without good faith, landlord liable for statutory damages up to $200 in addition to any actual damages
Deadline runs from the latest of termination, delivery of possession, and tenant's demand. No statutory deposit cap. No move-in checklist or interest requirement in the statute. Penalty is a flat $200 statutory cap, not a multiplier.