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Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 35-9-1 - Tenant Estopped to Deny Landlord's Title. - The tenant cannot dispute his landlord's title, nor attorn to...
Section 35-9-2 - When Tenant at Will Entitled to Emblements. - The tenant at will is entitled to his emblements, if...
Section 35-9-3 - Duration of Tenancy When Time for Termination Not Specified - Generally. - Where no time is specified for the termination of tenancy,...
Section 35-9-4 - Duration of Tenancy When Time for Termination Not Specified - Hiring of Lodgings for Indefinite Term. - Repealed by Act 2006-316, p. 668, §3, effective January 1,...
Section 35-9-5 - Notice to Terminate Tenancy for Term Less Than One Year. - In all cases of tenancy by the month or for...
Section 35-9-6 - Notice to Quit for Breach or Default of Terms of Lease. - When default is made in any of the terms of...
Section 35-9-7 - Service of Demand or Notice. - (a) Any demand may be made or notice served by...
Section 35-9-8 - Notice Unnecessary When Tenancy Is for Certain Period. - When a tenancy is for a certain period, and the...
Section 35-9-9 - Remedies Extended to Lessor's Grantees, Etc. - The grantees of any demised lands, tenements, rents or other...
Section 35-9-10 - Remedies Extended to Lessee's Grantees. - The lessees of any lands, their assigns, or personal representatives,...
Section 35-9-11 - Right of Landlord to Enforce Lien Against Sublessees or Assignees. - In all cases when the demised premises shall be sublet,...
Section 35-9-12 - Seizure of Crops Upon Abandonment of Premises. - When a tenant abandons or removes from the premises or...
Section 35-9-13 - Recovery of Rent Upon Death of Life Tenant Who Has Demised Estate. - When a tenant for life shall demise any lands and...
Section 35-9-14 - Tenant Responsible for Sewer Services Bill. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any bill for sewer...
Section 35-9-15 - Responsibility for a Tenant's Delinquent Bill for Goods or Services. - The provider of goods or services may not require a...
Article 2 - Liens of Landlord.
Division 1 - Liens for Advances and Rent of Lands.
Section 35-9-30 - Lien Declared. - A landlord has a lien, which is paramount to, and...
Section 35-9-31 - Maturity of Rent and Advances. - Unless otherwise stipulated, such rent and advances shall become due...
Section 35-9-32 - Continuation of Lien and Attachment to Crop of Succeeding Year. - When the tenant fails to pay any part of such...
Section 35-9-33 - Assignment of Claim for Rent and Advances. - The claim of the landlord for rent and advances, or...
Section 35-9-34 - When Lien May Be Enforced by Attachment. - The landlord, or his assignee, may have process of attachment...
Section 35-9-35 - Affidavit and Bond. - Before such attachment is issued, the plaintiff, or his agent...
Section 35-9-36 - Issuance and Return of Attachment; Trial; Property Leviable. - Such attachment may be issued by any officer authorized to...
Section 35-9-37 - Relation Between Party Furnishing Land and Party Furnishing Labor. - When one party furnishes the land and the other party...
Section 35-9-38 - Failure or Refusal of Tenant to Plant Crop. - In any case in which a tenant of farm lands...
Section 35-9-39 - Levy Upon Crop of Subtenant. - When lands are cultivated by a subtenant, and an attachment...
Section 35-9-40 - Subrogation of Subtenant to Rights, Liens, and Remedies of Landlord. - Any subtenant who pays or discharges any debt or lien...
Section 35-9-41 - Right of Subtenant to Require Attachment Against Tenant in Chief. - The subtenant may notify the superior landlord, or his assignee,...
Section 35-9-42 - Applicability of Division to Tenant in Chief and Subtenant. - The provisions of this division shall apply to parties occupying...
Division 2 - Liens for Rent of Buildings.
Section 35-9-60 - Lien Declared. - The landlord of any storehouse or other building shall have...
Section 35-9-61 - When Lien May Be Enforced by Attachment. - The landlord shall have the right, for the enforcement of...
Section 35-9-62 - Affidavit and Bond. - Before such attachment is issued, the plaintiff, or his agent...
Section 35-9-63 - Property Leviable; Priority of Lien. - Such attachment may be levied on so much of the...
Section 35-9-64 - Law Governing Proceedings. - The law governing the issue, levy, trial, and other proceedings...
Section 35-9-65 - Lien, Rights, and Remedies Vested in Assignee of Claim for Rent. - The lien provided in this division shall vest in any...
Article 3 - Possession Wrongfully Withheld.
Section 35-9-80 - Demand for Premises. - Repealed by Act 2006-316, p. 668, §3, effective January 1,...
Section 35-9-81 - Issuance of Writ or Process. - Repealed by Act 2006-316, p. 668, §3, effective January 1,...
Section 35-9-82 - Service of Writ or Process. - Repealed by Act 2006-316, p. 668, §3, effective January 1,...
Section 35-9-83 - Removal to Circuit Court. - Repealed by Act 2006-316, p. 668, §3, effective January 1,...
Section 35-9-84 - Arrest of Proceedings. - Repealed by Act 2006-316, p. 668, §3, effective January 1,...
Section 35-9-85 - Trial Upon Delivery of Counter Affidavit. - Repealed by Act 2006-316, p. 668, §3, effective January 1,...
Section 35-9-86 - Judgment for Landlord. - Repealed by Act 2006-316, p. 668, §3, effective January 1,...
Section 35-9-87 - Appeals. - Repealed by Act 2006-316, p. 668, §3, effective January 1,...
Section 35-9-88 - Fees. - Repealed by Act 2006-316, p. 668, §3, effective January 1,...
Article 4 - Use and Occupation.
Section 35-9-100 - When Reasonable Satisfaction May Be Recovered. - A reasonable satisfaction may be recovered for the use and...