The Mississippi Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act (2002/2010) (the “Mississippi Disclaimer Act”), which replaces the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act (the “Old Disclaimer…
Henderson v. Copper Ridge Homes, LLC, 273 So.3d 750 (Miss. 2019). The Hendersons and Copper Ridge entered into a home construction contract. The Hendersons also…
Although Jana Manlove began her legal career working for an insurance defense firm, she has found her niche in the field of real estate curative…
MISMO, the mortgage industry’s standards organization, recently released proposed data standards for commercial property appraisals. The new dataset will facilitate the efficient exchange of appraisal…
Download: Until recently, Mississippi law did not recognize transfer-on-death deeds. However, with the passage of SB 2851, the Mississippi legislature created statutory guidelines for “Transfer…
The federal housing agencies have extended their existing moratoria on foreclosures and evictions to August 31, 2020. See https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2020-19hsngml.pdf (HUD); https://www.fhfa.gov/Media/PublicAffairs/Pages/FHFA-Extends-Foreclosure-and-Eviction-Moratorium-6172020.aspx (Fannie Mae and Freddie…
HB 444 makes amendments to Miss. Code Ann. § 21-19-11, which authorizes municipalities to enter upon and clean land that “is in such a state…
First American Title Insurance Company agents have come to know Gardner Richey as a talented and resourceful agent representative, but he recently began a new…
On July 6, 2020, the federal government released the names of 45,815 companies and organizations in Mississippi that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, which…
Burns v. Sonador REI LLC, 283 So. 3d 246 (Miss. Ct. App. 2019). Burns failed to pay the ad valorem taxes assessed to his property…
Sullivan v. Maddox, 283 So. 3d 222 (Miss. Ct. App. 2019)(en banc). The Court of Appeals held that an easement by necessity was extinguished when…
House Bill 1156, which would create the Revised Mississippi Law on Notarial Acts, was approved by Governor Reeves on June 25, 2020, and becomes effective…
Tippah County v. Lerose, 283 So. 3d 149 (Miss. 2019). A county road ran through land owned by the Leroses. The Tippah County Board of…
ALTA recently introduced a new campaign entitled “Our Title is Protection.” Meet the defenders, private investigators, guardians, and bodyguards of the American Dream. There are…
In a recent case, Diamondhead Country Club and Property Owners Association Inc. v. Committee for Contractual Covenants Compliance Inc., 2020 WL 3055993, at *1 (Miss.App.,…
The Mississippi Bar has adopted a new ethics opinion regarding the use of online cloud-based storage companies, such as Dropbox, Google Cloud, Box, OneDrive, etc.…
Oak Grove Marketplace, LLC v. Lamar County School District, 287 So. 3d 924 (Miss. 2020). Section 29-3-69 of the Mississippi Code requires that the rent…
Legislation by State Representative Shane Aguirre (R-17) that would authorize electronic notarization of documents received approval Tuesday (June 2, 2020) from the Senate Judiciary, Division…
The Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019 has been included as part of House Democrats’ proposal for a fourth stimulus package in…
Governor Reeves issued Executive Order No. 1477 on April 24, 2020, that imposed a moratorium on evictions of residential properties, Executive Order No 1484, issued…
