What a landlord must fix, and your options when they do not
This page covers the landlord's duty to maintain a habitable home in Mississippi, and what you can do when repairs go unmade.
It does not cover commercial leases, or conditions you caused yourself (which are treated differently).
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-23 — 房东义务：遵守健康安全法规、维护 dwelling unit 及 plumbing/heating/cooling 系统「substantially the same condition as at the start of the lease」（合理磨损除外）。
密西西比采用「保持入住时状态」标准（非典型 implied warranty of habitability），且二手站提示或可依租约部分放弃（需谨慎核实租约）。
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-23 ↗遵守影响健康安全的建筑/住房法规（89-8-23(1)）。
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-23(1) ↗维护 dwelling unit 及 plumbing/heating/cooling 系统保持入住时状态（89-8-23(2)）。
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-23(2) ↗89-8-15：租客书面通知缺陷后，房东有 30 天修复；未修则租客可自修并报销/扣租。
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-15 ↗repair-and-deduct（89-8-15）：30 天通知后房东未修，租客可自修并报销/扣租，**≤1 月租金、每 6 个月一次、租金须无欠缴、非租客造成、不超过 usual and customary charge**；45 天内报销。
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-15 ↗无 withhold rent；若缺陷重大影响健康安全，租客可终止租约（89-8-3 / 89-8-13(3)）。
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(3) ↗密西西比无州级法定进入通知天数（合理通知即可，24 小时是惯例非法定）；紧急情况可无通知进入。
None (no statutory entry notice) ↗房东对租客故意/过失造成的缺陷无修复义务（89-8-23）。
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-23 ↗Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.
| Statute | Last verified | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-23 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-23(1) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-23(2) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-15 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-13(3) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| None (no statutory entry notice) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
Where the official text and a secondary summary disagree, this page follows the official text and says so. Where a provision admits of more than one reading, that is flagged rather than smoothed over.
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Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-23 — 房东义务：遵守健康安全法规、维护 dwelling unit 及 plumbing/heating/cooling 系统「substantially the same condition as at the start of the lease」（合理磨损除外）。
repair-and-deduct（89-8-15）：30 天通知后房东未修，租客可自修并报销/扣租，**≤1 月租金、每 6 个月一次、租金须无欠缴、非租客造成、不超过 usual and customary charge**；45 天内报销。 无 withhold rent；若缺陷重大影响健康安全，租客可终止租约（89-8-3 / 89-8-13(3)）。