Mississippi § 45-43-21 - Compliance with chapter; exceeding chapter standards.
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§ 45-43-21. Compliance with chapter; exceeding chapter standards.
Except as provided by subsection (2) of this section and Section 45-43-23, a person who constructs or modifies a pool yard enclosure to conform with this chapter may not be required to construct the enclosure differently by a local governmental entity, common law or any other law. An owner of a multiunit rental complex or a rental dwelling in a condominium, cooperative, or townhome project with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls or maintains a pool may, at the person’s option, exceed the standards of this chapter or those adopted by the State Board of Health under Section 45-43-23.A tenant or occupant in a multiunit rental complex and a member of a property owners association may, by express written agreement, require the owner of the complex or the association to exceed those standards. A municipality may continue to require greater overall height requirements for pool yard enclosures if the requirements exist under the municipality’s ordinances on July 1, 2012.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-43-21 ("Compliance with chapter; exceeding chapter standards.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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