Cal. Civ. Code § 89-7-51
Lien of landlord.
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(1) Every lessor of land shall have a lien on the agricultural products of the leased premises, however and by whomsoever produced, to secure the payment of the rent and of money advanced to the tenant, and the fair market value of all advances made by him to his tenant for supplies for the tenant and others for whom he may contract, and for his business carried on upon the leased premises. This lien shall be paramount to all other liens, claims, or demands upon such products when perfected in accordance with Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 – Secured Transactions (Section 75-9-101 et seq.). The claim of the lessor for supplies furnished may be enforced in the same manner and under the same circumstances as his claim for rent may be; and all the provisions of law as to attachment for rent and proceedings under it shall be applicable to a claim for supplies furnished, and such attachment may be levied on any goods and chattels liable for rent, as well as on the agricultural products. (2) All articles of personal property, except a stock of merchandise sold in the normal course of business, owned by the lessee of real property and situated on the leased premises shall be subject to a lien in favor of the lessor to secure the payment of rent for such premises as has been contracted to be paid, whether or not then due. This lien shall be subject to all prior liens or other security interests perfected according to law. No such articles of personal property may be removed from the leased premises until such rent is paid except with the written consent of the lessor. All of the provisions of law as to attachment for rent and proceedings thereunder shall be applicable with reference to the lessor’s lien under this subsection. History Codes, 1880, § 1301; 1892, § 2495; 1906, § 2832; Hemingway’s 1917, § 2330; 1930, § 2186; 1942, § 908; Laws, 1972, ch. 343, § 1; Laws, 2001, ch. 495, § 34; Laws, 2015, ch. 395, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 2015.
Mississippi Code § 89-7-51 establishes two types of landlord liens in the landlord-tenant relationship. Under subsection (1), a landlord who leases agricultural land automatically holds a lien on the crops and other agricultural products grown on that land, which can secure unpaid rent and the value of supplies or money advanced to the tenant; when properly perfected under UCC Article 9, this lien takes priority over most other claims on those products. Under subsection (2), a landlord of any real property holds a lien on the tenant's personal property located on the leased premises—excluding merchandise sold in the ordinary course of business—to secure contracted rent, though this lien ranks behind any prior perfected security interests, and a tenant generally may not remove personal property from the premises without the landlord's written consent until rent is paid.
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Operators leasing agricultural land in Mississippi generally take steps to perfect their lien on crops and agricultural products under UCC Article 9 (referenced in § 89-7-51(1)) to ensure their claim for unpaid rent and advances holds priority over competing creditors. For any leased real property, § 89-7-51(2) means that compliant landlords document rent obligations clearly in the lease and, when a tenant's personal property remains on the premises, understand that written consent is required before that property may be removed if rent remains unpaid. Landlords familiar with this provision also recognize that attachment proceedings available for rent claims extend equally to claims for supplies furnished, providing an additional enforcement mechanism.
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Under Miss. Code Ann. § 89-7-51, tenants should be aware that a landlord may hold a legally recognized lien on agricultural products grown on leased farmland, as well as on personal property kept on any leased premises, to secure unpaid rent. The subsection (2) lien on personal property ranks behind any security interests the tenant had previously perfected according to law, which may be relevant to tenants who have existing financing arrangements on their property. Tenants who believe a landlord is improperly asserting or enforcing a lien under this provision may wish to consult a tenant-rights organization or legal aid service to understand available defenses and procedural options.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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