MS HB498

County boards of supervisors may remove personal property from land adjudicated as a public health menace after providing notice, store the property, and post notices in three public places describing what was received

Property owners have 21 days to reclaim removed personal property by paying any lien amounts owed for cleanup costs and providing assurance the property will be properly stored

Unclaimed personal property after 21 days must be sold at public auction with at least 10 days notice, with proceeds applied first to sale costs, then to cleanup assessment liens, and any remainder returned to the owner

If personal property does not sell at auction, the county may deem it surplus and dispose of it through standard surplus property disposal methods

The bill takes effect July 1, 2026