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Housing authority asks county to set aside 2022 tax sale for Leland property; supervisors postpone for review
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Summary
Counsel for the South Delta Regional Housing Authority asked supervisors to set aside a 2022 tax sale for 404 Feltus in Leland, citing statutes that require notice to owners and lienholders; the board voted to postpone to allow county counsel and the chancery clerk to review whether a tax deed was issued.
Carlos Palmer, the board attorney for the South Delta Regional Housing Authority, told the board the authority owns property at 404 Feltus in Leland (PIN O23942) and that it did not receive statutorily required notice of a 2022 tax sale. Palmer cited Mississippi statutes (section 27-43-1, 27-43-3 and 27-43-11) that require the chancery clerk to notify owners and lienholders; he said case law and attorney-general opinions indicate that lack of notice may require setting aside a tax sale.
Palmer said the housing authority paid 2023 and 2024 taxes once it learned of the sale but that the notice for 2022 appears to have been last received in 2012 on county records. County counsel asked whether a tax deed had been issued; Palmer said his inquiry indicated no tax deed had been recorded. The county attorney recommended postponing consideration to allow staff to check records with the chancery clerk and clarify the legal posture.
The board voted to postpone consideration to the next meeting so counsel and staff can review the clerk’s records and advise on whether the board can address the matter locally or if chancery-court action is required.
What happens next: County counsel will consult the chancery clerk’s office and review the record; the matter will return to the board for further action after that review.
