Harrison County, MS HOA Rules: Board Governance (2026)

Harrison County has no general homeowners-association statute of its own; the county's only HOA-related requirement lives inside the Unified Development Code's Master Planned Community (M-1) Overlay District, created under Article V, § 501, for large tracts of at least 500 acres combining residential, commercial, and other uses under one master plan. 02 lets the developer's master plan define the permitted land uses within the district. 03, titled "Governance," then places enforcement responsibility on the development itself rather than the county: "The Master Planned Community, through a community self-governing entity created by the owners of the property, shall administer, manage, and enforce the land use restrictions and covenants, land use designations, design standards, and any other private agreements" set out in the master plan.

In practice, that self-governing entity is the project's homeowners' or property owners' association, and it, not the county Planning Department, is responsible for day-to-day covenant enforcement once the district is approved. 04, the Board of Supervisors must review the master plan and hold a public hearing before approval, and that approval is treated as an amendment to both the county Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning District Map, with the approved boundary recorded with the Chancery Clerk. Modifications to an approved master plan that materially change land use regulations or design standards likewise require Board of Supervisors review, so the self-governing entity's authority operates inside limits the county itself continues to control.