MS HB1475

Tax sale purchasers who demand a deed after the redemption period expires receive "perfect fee simple title" to the land and all property thereon, clarifying full ownership rights including any structures or improvements on the property

Chancery clerks must certify unredeemed tax-forfeited lands to the Secretary of State within 150 days after the redemption period expires, increased from the previous 30-day requirement

If no tax sale purchaser demands the deed within 30 working days after the redemption period ends, the chancery clerk must notify the two most recent tax sale purchasers by registered mail, giving each 30 days to respond before offering to the next purchaser

When land is certified to the Secretary of State because no purchaser demanded the deed, all debt including repair costs, rents, and improvements that accrued during redemption must be cancelled, and the state receives the property free of liens

Courts are barred from recognizing claims by original owners, heirs, assigns, or any other party after unredeemed lands are sold to the state and received by the Secretary of State's office or conveyed to a government entity