Statutory Obligation to Reappraise Sixteenth-Section Land Prevails Over Lease Terms
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…
e-Notary Law slowly moves forward without RIN, RON and paper-out procedure
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…
SAFE Banking Act Included in Proposed Fourth COVID Stimulus Package
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…
Moratoria on Evictions and Foreclosures
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…
ID Verification
Watch Courtney Robbins, an attorney with Luckett Land Title and the current LTAMS Legislative Chair, demonstrate how to use the new identity verification process –…
Member Highlight – Abstractor: Jeaneen Bobo
Like many of the best real estate abstractors, Jeaneen Bobo learned her craft through one-on-one training by a close friend. As she was going through…
Hinds County e-Recordings Delayed
We understand that the Hinds County Chancery Clerk’s office is currently behind on recording and indexing documents submitted electronically through all of its e-recording vendors.…
All MS CLE Obligations for 2019-2020 may be completed online
The Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education petitioned for the temporary removal of the limit on CLE credit earned through online programs. In support of…
MISMO Issues ALTA-supported Uniform Closing Instructions
For the past few years, ALTA and the Mortgage Bankers Association have been working with the Mortgage Industry’s Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) to create uniform…
1031 Exchange: Extensions for Presidentially Declared Disasters
IRS Provides Time Extensions for Taxpayers in Disaster Areas Internal Revenue Code sections 7508 and 7508(A) each provides a list of time-sensitive acts that are…
Qualia Introduces a New Video Chat Feature
According to a recent poll of Qualia customers, it appears that the majority of title & escrow companies across the country switched to working remotely…
Top 10 Tips to Protect Employee’s Health
We know that healthy employees are crucial to your business. As we move from the shelter-in-place order to the safer-at-home order, here are 10 ways…
Member Highlight – Associate: Qualia
Qualia’s goal is focused: provide the necessary infrastructure to streamline the home closing experience. And since its founding in 2015, it has achieved that goal…
ALTA Webinar: How Your Business Can Access Financial Assistance Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocated almost $350 billion to help small businesses keep workers employed amid the pandemic and economic…
Fannie and Freddie Provide New Temporary Guidance for Use of RON, POA
In response to the COVID-19 national emergency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have provided temporary guidance to lenders on several policy areas to support mortgage…
Remote Notarization and Remote Online Notarization
Governor Tate Reeves issued Executive Order 1467 on April 7, 2020, authorizing remote notarization and remote online notarization in Mississippi. The Executive Order effectively waives…
1031 Exchange: Tax Filing Requirements
REPORTING THE EXCHANGE A 1031 exchange is reported on the tax return for the year in which the exchange begins, i.e. the year the relinquished…
EO No. 1466 – Shelter in Place
The new executive order (No. 1466) issued Wednesday, April 1st, by Gov. Reeves limits activities statewide to essential services as defined by prior Executive Order…
GSEs Issue New Guidance on RON, Powers of Attorney
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac modified their single-family seller guides including temporary requirements for remote online notarizations (RON) and…
Homeland Security Definitions and Guidelines Revised to Include County Clerks Among Essential Services Workforce
Over the weekend, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued new guidelines and definitions that include among our nation’s essential…