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MS SB2124

MS SB2124
Tax sales; revise provisions related to.


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Introduced
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/03/2026

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act To Amend Section 27-43-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Tax Sale Where The Clerk Inadvertently Fails To Send The Required Notice Is Voidable; To Provide That The Sale Shall Not Be Void If The Tax Sale Purchaser Provided The Required Notice; To Authorize The Tax Sale Purchaser To Provide A Landowner With Notice; To Require Landowners To Provide A Mailing Address With The Chancery Clerk Of The County In Which The Real Property Is Located; To Provide That A Landowner Who Fails To Provide An Address For The Service Of Notice Under This Section May Not Claim Lack Of Notice Under This Chapter; To Amend Section 27-43-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Tax Sale Purchaser To Provide Certain Notice To Mortgagees, Beneficiaries And Holders Of Vendor's Liens; To Amend Section 27-45-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Purchaser Of Tax Sale Lands Shall Be Entitled To Subsequent Years Taxes, Reasonable Attorney Fees Incurred By The Tax Sale Purchaser In Defending His Or Her Title, The Amount Paid By The Purchaser For Regular Maintenance, Clean-up Expenses, Repairs And Improvements Generated Through The Purchaser's Use And Possession Of The Property; To Prohibit The Defense Of Homestead Or Homestead Exemption In Certain Actions; To Provide That In The Event That A Tax Sale Is Determined Void Or Is Otherwise Set Aside, A Tax Sale Purchaser Shall Not Be Considered To Have Trespassed On Such Property When Acting In Accordance With Their Statutory Right Of Possession; To Amend Section 29-1-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Courts From Recognizing Claims By Any Other Party Or Political Subdivision Where A State Agency, County, Municipality, Or Other Political Subdivision Of The State, Has Applied For Transfer Or Purchase Of The Tax Lands; To Bring Forward Section 27-45-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Governs Which Persons May Redeem Land Sold At A Tax Sale, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-45-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Directs The Chancery Clerk To Execute Deeds Of Conveyance To Individuals Purchasing Lands At Tax Sales, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

AI Summary

This bill modifies Mississippi's tax sale laws to clarify procedures and protect purchasers. It makes tax sales voidable, not automatically void, if the clerk inadvertently fails to send required notices, unless the tax sale purchaser provided the notice themselves or the landowner had actual notice. Landowners are now required to provide a mailing address to the Chancery Clerk, and failure to do so means they cannot claim lack of notice. The bill also allows tax sale purchasers to notify mortgagees, beneficiaries, and holders of vendor's liens, and clarifies that purchasers are entitled to recover subsequent years' taxes, reasonable attorney fees for defending their title, and costs for maintenance, cleanup, and improvements made to the property. It prohibits the defense of homestead or homestead exemption in certain tax sale actions and states that a tax sale purchaser will not be considered a trespasser if a sale is later deemed void, provided they acted within their right of possession. Additionally, the bill gives priority to state agencies, counties, or municipalities applying to transfer or purchase tax lands, preventing other parties or political subdivisions from claiming them. Finally, it brings forward existing laws regarding who can redeem land sold at a tax sale and how deeds of conveyance are executed, for potential future amendments.

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Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Died In Committee (on 02/03/2026)

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