MS SB2807

Allows a landlord to dispose of personal property abandoned by an evicted tenant after a seven-day waiting period, provided the tenant fails to claim the property and reimburse storage costs.

Requires judges to include a notice in eviction summons informing tenants that unclaimed property may be disposed of by the landlord after seven days at the tenant's expense.

Mandates judges set a specific date and time for tenants to remove their belongings when ruling in favor of the landlord in eviction proceedings.

Establishes that if a tenant does not remove personal property by the judge-ordered deadline, the landlord may remove and store it for seven days at tenant expense, after which it is deemed abandoned.

Takes effect July 1, 2012.