Section 89-8-17 - Rights of landlord after expiration of rental agreement

(1) A rental agreement that fixes a definite term expires on the date stated in the rental agreement.(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 89-8-13, the landlord may, at any time after the expiration of a rental agreement, provide notice to the tenant in writing, or by email or text message, if the tenant has agreed to be notified by email or text message, specifying that the tenant is holding over after expiration of the rental agreement and that the landlord will commence eviction proceedings no earlier than three (3) days after such notice is provided. The landlord may alsodemand an increase in rent after the expiration of the rental agreement if such actions by the landlord did not have the dominant purpose of retaliation against the tenant for his actions authorized under this chapter and the landlord received written notice of each condition which was the subject of such actions of the tenant.Laws, 1991, ch. 478, § 9, eff. 7/1/1991.Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 501, SB 2461,§ 26, eff. 4/21/2022.