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Mississippi Security Deposit Calculator (2026)

Enter your rent and move-out date to see the most a Mississippi landlord can charge and the exact date your deposit is due back — no statutory cap here, returned 45 days after the tenancy ends, the tenant delivers possession, and the tenant makes a demand.

Cited to Miss. Code Ann. §89-8-21Source: Mississippi Code §89-8-21 (Tenant's security deposit), via FindLaw statute mirror.

Mississippi security deposit calculator

Security deposit · Mississippi

State

Monthly rent

Move-out date

Mississippi rule applied to your numbers

Maximum deposit

No cap

Mississippi sets no statutory maximum; your lease sets the amount. Mississippi has no statutory cap on the amount of a residential security deposit. The amount is whatever the landlord and tenant agree to in the rental agreement.

Return deadline

45 days

45 days after the tenancy ends, the tenant delivers possession, and the tenant makes a demand. Enter your move-out date for the exact deadline.

These are the Mississippi figures applied to what you entered: a plain summary of the rule and the dates, not a determination that anyone did or did not comply.

If a deposit is wrongly kept

If a landlord keeps all or part of the deposit in violation of the statute and without good faith, the tenant can recover the wrongfully withheld amount plus damages not to exceed $200, on top of any actual damages. The statute itself does not add attorney fees or court costs.

Interest on the deposit

Mississippi law does not require a landlord to pay interest on a security deposit.

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Security deposit — Mississippi

Maximum deposit: No statutory cap
Monthly rent: $2,000
Move-out date: Not entered
Return deadline: 45 days after the tenancy ends, the tenant delivers possession, and the tenant makes a demand

Source: Miss. Code Ann. §89-8-21

https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-89-real-and-personal-property/ms-code-sect-89-8-21/

⚠ Draft: confirm with the official source before relying on this.

Printed from plainstatute.com
Plain-language summary, not legal advice.

Informational only, not legal advice. Security-deposit rules carry exceptions (lease type, small landlords, city ordinances) this summary cannot weigh. See the full statute and exceptions on the Mississippi security deposit reference, cited to Miss. Code Ann. §89-8-21.

How Mississippi security deposits work

Mississippi gives a landlord 45 days to return your security deposit after your tenancy ends, you hand back possession, and you demand it, and the state sets no cap on how large that deposit can be (Miss. Code 89-8-21). If the landlord keeps any part of it, the written notice claiming the money has to itemize each amount. Deductions are limited to unpaid rent, damage beyond ordinary wear and tear, end-of-tenancy cleaning, and other reasonable expenses caused by your default. The penalty for bad-faith retention is modest by national standards: the wrongfully withheld amount plus damages capped at $200, in addition to any actual damages you can prove. Mississippi does not require the landlord to pay interest on your deposit or to hold it in a separate account. Because the statutory penalty is small, keeping written records and a clear demand letter matters if you ever need to press a claim.

This calculator shows the Mississippi figures applied to your own rent and dates. It is informational only and not legal advice — exceptions this summary cannot weigh may apply. For the full rules, penalties, and citations, see the Mississippi security deposit reference.

Security deposit calculators for other states

Same tool, each with its own cap and return deadline.