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Foreclosure Prevention
   HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies (Separate Website)
Listing of Mississippi Counseling Agencies approved by HUD.
By: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
  
   
   Is Bankruptcy the Right Option For Me? This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

By: Mississippi Center for Legal Services
 
  
   
   Making Home Affordable-Refinancing and Modification Initiatives (Separate Website)
Explains the 2009 Stimulus package provisions regarding refinancing and modification of home mortgages.
By: U.S. Department of Consumer
  
   
   Renters in Foreclosure Toolkit (Separate Website)
Discusses the implications of the Protecting Tenants in Foreclosure Act of 2009 with documents to help renters stay in their homes.
By: National Low Income Housing Coalition
  
   
   Sixteen Rules About Choosing Which Debts to Pay First (Separate Website)
You should direct your limited resources to what is most necessary for you or your family-- typically food, clothing, shelter and utility service. Unfortunately, there is no universally applicable list of the order in which debts should be paid. Instead what follows are sixteen rules about how to set priorities, from Surviving Debt (National Consumer Law Center, 3rd ed. 1999).
By: National Consumer Law Center
  
   
   Thinking About a Home Improvement? (Separate Website)
This site by The Federal Trade Commission offers tips and checklist to help you.
  
   
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Landlord and Tenant Issues
   Current Law for Tenants and Landlords (Separate Website)
The tenant-landlord relationship includes rights and responsibilities for each. Learn what you rights and responsibilities are.
By: The Mississippi Bar
  
   
   Eviction FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions for renters facing eviction.
  
   
   How To Represent Yourself in Civil Cases This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Tips on representing yourself in a Mississippi Justice Court.
By: Mississippi Center for Legal Services
 
  
   
   How To Request Your Landlord to Make Repairs This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Tips on how to request repairs.
By: Mississippi Center for Legal Services
 
  
   
   Landlord-Tenant Law in Mississippi

By: The University of Mississippi School of Law Legal Clinic
  
   
   Landlord-Tenant Relationship Act (Separate Website)
Landlord-Tenant Relationship Act
By: MS Attorney General's Office
  
   
   Mississippi Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

By: North Mississippi Rural Legal Services
 
  
   
   Renters in Foreclosure Toolkit (Separate Website)
Discusses the implications of the Protecting Tenants in Foreclosure Act of 2009 with documents to help renters stay in their homes.
By: National Low Income Housing Coalition
  
   
   What to do if You've Lost a Civil Lawsuit

By: MS Workers' Center for Human Rights
  
   
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Mobile Homes and Manufactured Homes
   Filing a Manufactured Housing Complaint with HUD (Separate Website)
How to file a manufactured housing complaint with HUD.
By: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
  
   
   How to Buy a Manufactured Home (Separate Website)
Tips on purchasing a manufactured home.
By: Federal Trade Commission
  
   
   HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies (Separate Website)
Listing of Mississippi Counseling Agencies approved by HUD.
By: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
  
   
   Manufactured Homes FAQ (Separate Website)
Manufactured Homes frequently asked questions.
By: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
  
   
   Warranty Tips for Mobile Homes (Separate Website)
Consumer Guide for Manufactured Home Owners.
By: Consumer's Union
  
   
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