Mississippi surplus funds recovery

Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-77 governs tax-sale excess bids, reported by the collector to the chancery clerk and paid into the county treasury. The owner may receive excess if the land is not redeemed.

Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-77 governs tax-sale excess bids, reported by the collector to the chancery clerk and paid into the county treasury. The owner may receive excess if the land is not redeemed. The owner must request it within two years after the tax-sale redemption period expires, or the county retains it.

The owner must request it within two years after the tax-sale redemption period expires, or the county retains it. The separate property-redemption period is generally two years from sale under § 27-45-3.

Miss. Code Ann. § 89-1-55 regulates power-of-sale foreclosure advertisement, while the deed of trust and Mississippi priority case law govern proceeds. Junior liens attach by priority and any residue belongs to the mortgagor; § 89-1-55 sets no surplus deadline.

Miss. Code Ann. § 89-1-55 regulates power-of-sale foreclosure advertisement, while the deed of trust and Mississippi priority case law govern proceeds. Junior liens attach by priority and any residue belongs to the mortgagor; § 89-1-55 sets no surplus deadline. Seek trustee accounting and payment promptly, while any challenge or civil claim follows its own limitations rules.

Seek trustee accounting and payment promptly, while any challenge or civil claim follows its own limitations rules. A mortgage sale generally ends the owner's equity of redemption, a separate property issue.

Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-12-1 et seq. govern unclaimed property, with State Treasurer claims under § 89-12-39. Section 89-12-39 sets no fixed initial owner-claim deadline.

Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-12-1 et seq. govern unclaimed property, with State Treasurer claims under § 89-12-39. Section 89-12-39 sets no fixed initial owner-claim deadline. Its 15-year limit concerns interest accrual, not the right to claim principal.

Its 15-year limit concerns interest accrual, not the right to claim principal. Judicial review after an adverse decision follows § 89-12-41.

The separate property-redemption period is generally two years from sale under § 27-45-3. A mortgage sale generally ends the owner's equity of redemption, a separate property issue. Judicial review after an adverse decision follows § 89-12-41.