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Update on Yazoo County Tax Forfeited Property Auction
Yazoo City, MS—Ninety-nine (99) parcels of tax forfeited property, valued at approximately $360,000, were placed for auction in Yazoo County and Yazoo City on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Sealed bids on these properties must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 in the Secretary of State’s Office, 125 S. Congress St., Jackson, MS 39201.
Since the auction’s commencement, parcels with full addresses have been identified with images placed on the Secretary of State’s website (http://sos.ms.gov/publiclands/yazoo/default.htm) as well as signs from our Office placed on the parcels. Parcels with incomplete addresses are still in the process of being identified by the county and city.
“We have been working diligently with Yazoo City, Mayor Delaware, and the Board of Aldermen to place these tax forfeited properties in taxpayers hands at a bearable price,” says Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann. “We are committed to selling these properties and generating more money for the city, the county and the schools.”
To learn more on obtaining tax forfeited properties in this auction, please visit the Secretary of State’s website http://sos.ms.gov/publiclands/yazoo/default.htm or call the Public Lands Division of the Secretary of State’s Office at 601-359-5156.
