Miss. Code § 41-43-45

Current through 6/1/2024
Section 41-43-45 - Lots sold to public to be free from liens; sale or transfer of lots by purchaser

All lots and grave spaces offered for sale to the public shall be free and clear of liens or encumbrances. On payment of the purchase price, the purchaser shall be delivered a warranty deed or a perpetual easement for interment purposes.

Only the owner of a cemetery, or its agents, may sell or convey lots, plots, or parts thereof.

The purchaser of any lot, plot or part thereof may sell or transfer the same by giving notice thereof to the cemetery authorities or organization. Before acknowledging any transfer as valid, said cemetery authorities or organization may require the transferee to personally appear in the cemetery's principal place of business to accept any deed or transfer rights to the property conveyed, in order that the transfer may be properly enrolled on the books of the cemetery. A memorandum of all transfers shall be made on the books of the cemetery corporation or organization.

Miss. Code § 41-43-45

Codes, 1942, § 5308-07; Laws, 1958, ch. 481, § 7, eff. 5/6/1958.