Mississippi § 15-1-15 - Three years’ actual occupation under a tax title bars suit.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 15-1-15 — Three years’ actual occupation under a tax title bars suit., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-1-15. Three years’ actual occupation under a tax title bars suit.
Actual occupation for three years, after two years from the day of sale of land held under a conveyance by a tax collector in pursuance of a sale for taxes, shall bar any suit to recover such land or assail such title because of any defect in the sale of the land for taxes, or in any precedent step to the sale, saving to minors and persons of unsound mind the right to bring suit within such time, after the removal of their disabilities, and upon the same terms as is provided for the redemption of land by such persons.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-1-15 ("Three years’ actual occupation under a tax title bars suit.") 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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