What counts as retaliation, and the window where the law presumes it
This page covers landlord retaliation in Mississippi — what a landlord may not do after you exercise a protected right.
It does not cover commercial leases, or conduct outside the protected window described below.
密西西比**无专门反报复成文法**。唯一相关条款是 89-8-17(2)：租约到期后，房东涨租/驱逐/减服务须「did not have the dominant purpose of retaliation」。
权威站 evictionriskmap 明确「Mississippi has no dedicated anti-retaliation statute」。89-8-17(2) 仅规范**租约到期后**的行为，标准是 dominant purpose 非报复，且须房东已收到每个条件的书面通知。二手站 tenantrightsinfo 宣称的「89-8-9 报复、90 天推定、1 月租金 + $200 罚金」系编造——89-8-9 实为「obligation to act in good faith」一般义务，官方原文无 90 天推定、无 $200 罚金。
None (no dedicated anti-retaliation statute); Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-17(2) (post-expiration); § 89-8-9 (good faith) ↗Mississippi does not set a statutory presumption window. Whether an action counts as retaliation depends on the facts rather than a fixed clock.
无固定推定窗口。二手站宣称的「90 天推定」系编造（89-8-9/89-8-17 官方原文均无时间推定）。
None (no statutory retaliation presumption) ↗无州级受保护行为清单（无专门报复成文法）。89-8-17(2) 仅泛称「actions authorized under this chapter」，且须房东已收到书面通知。
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-17(2) ↗租约到期后以报复为 dominant purpose 的涨租/驱逐/减服务（89-8-17(2)）。
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-17(2) ↗无固定推定窗口，举证责任在主张报复的租客（须证明房东 dominant purpose 是报复）。
None (no presumption) ↗无专门报复损害赔偿或法定乘数。可依 89-8-9 诚信义务与一般合同/衡平原则寻求救济。
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-9 ↗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 |
|---|---|---|
| None (no dedicated anti-retaliation statute); Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-17(2) (post-expiration); § 89-8-9 (good faith) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| None (no statutory retaliation presumption) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-17(2) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| None (no presumption) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| Miss. Code Ann. § 89-8-9 | 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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密西西比**无专门反报复成文法**。唯一相关条款是 89-8-17(2)：租约到期后，房东涨租/驱逐/减服务须「did not have the dominant purpose of retaliation」。
The state does not set a statutory presumption window. 无固定推定窗口。二手站宣称的「90 天推定」系编造（89-8-9/89-8-17 官方原文均无时间推定）。