2015 Mississippi Code
Title 85 - DEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONSHIP
Chapter 7 - LIENS
Article 23 - COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKER LIEN ACT
§ 85-7-515 - Complaint; content; parties' foreclosure action; procedure [Repealed effective July 1, 2017]

MS Code § 85-7-515 (2015) What's This?

(1) A complaint filed under the provisions of this article shall contain all of the following:

(a) A statement of the terms of the written agreement for broker services on which the lien is based or a copy of the written contract or agreement;

(b) The date when the written agreement for broker services was made;

(c) A description of the services performed;

(d) The amount due and unpaid;

(e) A description of the property that is subject to the lien; and

(f) Any other facts necessary for a full understanding of the rights of the parties.

(2) The plaintiff shall file the action against all parties that have an interest of record in the commercial real estate; provided that a lender shall not be made a party to any suit to enforce a lien under this article unless the lender has willfully caused the nonpayment of the compensation giving rise to the lien. A foreclosure action for a lien claimed under this article shall be brought under the provisions of this section.

(3) Upon filing a complaint, the plaintiff shall file with the chancery clerk of each county where the commercial real estate, or any part thereof, is situated a lis pendens notice in accordance with Section 11-47-3.

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