Property Maintenance in Mississippi (2026)

5 rules on the books across Mississippi, 3 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Property Blight

Standards for property appearance including peeling paint, broken windows, junk accumulation, and other conditions the city considers blight.

Gulfport declares old, pre-Katrina slabs and pilings left standing after a home is gone to be a public nuisance under…

Owners of vacant buildings in Jackson must register with the Community Improvement Division within 30 days of vacancy…

Unincorporated Jackson County property owners cannot let household appliances, junk vehicles, tires, scrap building…

Requirements for maintaining vacant or undeveloped land, including mowing, fencing, and preventing dumping and trespassing.

In Gulfport's R-1, R-2, R-O, R-B, B-1, B-2 and B-3 zoning districts, owners and occupants cannot let junked cars, junk…

Vegetation on an unimproved, cleared lot in Jackson cannot exceed 48 inches in height under the city's amended property…