(1) Upon the filing of the sworn affidavit or complaint, a summons shall be issued for service upon the person in possession of the identified premises or claiming possession thereof. The summons shall command such person to immediately vacate the premises or to show cause before the judge, on a day to be named in the summons, why possession of the premises should not be delivered to the applicant.
(2) In addition to the information required by subsection (1) of this section and the applicable Mississippi Rules of Court, the summons shall state:You are being sued for eviction. At the eviction hearing, the judge will determine if the landlord is entitled to possession of your rental unit.If the landlord is granted possession of the rental unit, then you will have at least seven (7) days from the date of the judgment to move out, unless a shorter or longer period of time for vacating the premises is ordered because of an emergency or other compelling circumstances.If the landlord seeks possession based on nonpayment of rent, you do not have to move out if you pay all the sums owed to the landlord either before the eviction hearing or, afterwards, by the court-ordered move-out date.If you move out by the date ordered by the court, leaving personal property behind, then the landlord may dispose of such abandoned property without further notice.If you do not move out by the date and time ordered by the court, the landlord can have you removed by law enforcement. You will have no right to reside at the premises once you have been removed. The landlord must grant you reasonable access to the premises during the seventy-two (72) hours following your removal to retrieve your personal property.After seventy-two (72) hours, the landlord may remove any personal property remaining on the premises to the curb, an area designated for garbage or some other location agreed to by you and the landlord. You may still retrieve your personal property, but the landlord will have no obligation to preserve the personal property upon removal.
You are being sued for eviction. At the eviction hearing, the judge will determine if the landlord is entitled to possession of your rental unit.
If the landlord is granted possession of the rental unit, then you will have at least seven (7) days from the date of the judgment to move out, unless a shorter or longer period of time for vacating the premises is ordered because of an emergency or other compelling circumstances.
If the landlord seeks possession based on nonpayment of rent, you do not have to move out if you pay all the sums owed to the landlord either before the eviction hearing or, afterwards, by the court-ordered move-out date.
If you move out by the date ordered by the court, leaving personal property behind, then the landlord may dispose of such abandoned property without further notice.
If you do not move out by the date and time ordered by the court, the landlord can have you removed by law enforcement. You will have no right to reside at the premises once you have been removed. The landlord must grant you reasonable access to the premises during the seventy-two (72) hours following your removal to retrieve your personal property.
After seventy-two (72) hours, the landlord may remove any personal property remaining on the premises to the curb, an area designated for garbage or some other location agreed to by you and the landlord. You may still retrieve your personal property, but the landlord will have no obligation to preserve the personal property upon removal.
(3) Service of summons shall be pursuant to applicable Mississippi Rules of Court.