Mississippi Code 1972 (2024)
Title 89 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 89-1-1 — 89-27-11)
Chapter 1 - LAND AND CONVEYANCES (§§ 89-1-1 — 89-1-527)
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS (§§ 89-1-501 — 89-1-527)
Section 89-1-503 - Delivery of written statement required; indication of compliance; right of transferee to terminate for late delivery; failure of transferor to provide certain information

• (1) The transferor of any real property subject to Sections 89-1-501 through 89-1-523 shall deliver to the prospective transferee the written property condition disclosure statement required by Sections 89-1-501 through 89-1-523, as follows:
  • (a) In the case of a sale, as soon as practicable before transfer of title.
  • (b) In the case of transfer by a real property sales contract, or by a lease together with an option to purchase, or a ground lease coupled with improvements, as soon as practicable before execution of the contract. For the purpose of this paragraph, "execution" means the making or acceptance of an offer.

    With respect to any transfer subject to paragraph (a) or (b), the transferor shall indicate compliance with Sections 89-1-501 through 89-1-523 either on the receipt for deposit, the real property sales contract, the lease, or any addendum attached thereto or on a separate document.

    If any disclosure, or any material amendment of any disclosure, required to be made by Sections 89-1-501 through 89-1-523, is delivered after the execution of an offer to purchase, the transferee shall have three (3) days after delivery in person or five (5) days after delivery by deposit in the mail, to terminate his or her offer by delivery of a written notice of termination to the transferor or the transferor's agent.

• (2) If a transferor of real property subject to Sections 89-1-501 through 89-1-523 shall fail to deliver the disclosure statement required by Sections 89-1-501 through 89-1-523, or fails to complete some portion of the disclosure statement, the prospective transferee is presumed to be on notice to inquire of the transferor concerning the content of the disclosure or the lack thereof. Any duly licensed real estate broker or salesperson involved with the transaction shall have no duty or obligation nor be subject to discipline or other action of any kind by any licensing authority of the State of Mississippi, pertaining to the disclosure or the failure of any disclosure to comply with Sections 89-1-501 through 89-1-523, or the delivery thereof.

Laws, 1993, ch. 407, § 2; Laws, 2002, ch. 512, § 17, eff. 7/1/2002.

Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 423, HB 1271,§ 2, eff. 4/23/2024.

Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 385, SB 2647,§ 2, eff. 3/14/2023.