70-26-104: Notice of action by third person served on tenant -- duty to inform landlord.

A tenant who receives notice of a proceeding to recover the real property occupied by the tenant or the possession of the real property shall immediately inform the landlord of the notice and shall also deliver to the landlord the notice, if in writing, and is responsible to the landlord for all damages that the landlord may sustain by reason of any omission to inform the landlord of the notice or to deliver it to the landlord if in writing.