Mississippi § 11-25-103 - Purchaser of tax lands.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-25-103 — Purchaser of tax lands., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-25-103. Purchaser of tax lands.
The purchaser of land at a sale for taxes, or his vendee, after two years from the date of the sale for taxes, and within three years from such date, may bring the action of unlawful detainer, for the recovery or possession of the land; and a judgment in his favor in the action shall be a bar to any action in any court brought after one year from the date of such judgment, to controvert the tax title to the land, saving the rights of infants and persons of unsound mind to redeem the same.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-25-103 ("Purchaser of tax lands.") 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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