The owner, or any person for him with his consent, or any person interested in the land sold for taxes, shall have two years from the date of sale in which to redeem such real property from such sale, redemption to be made by paying the taxes, damages and costs, as provided by law for the redemption of land from tax sales, saving, however, to infants and persons of unsound mind, whose real property may be sold for taxes, the right to redeem the same within two years after attaining full age or being restored to sanity, from the municipality or any purchaser thereof, on the basis herein prescribed, and on their paying the value of any permanent improvements on the land made after the expiration of two years from the date of sale of the real property for taxes. Upon such payment to the clerk of the municipality, he shall execute to the person redeeming the real property a release of all claim or title of the municipality or purchaser to such real property, which said release shall be attested by the seal of the municipality, and shall be entitled to be recorded without acknowledgment, as deeds are recorded. Said release when so executed and attested shall operate as a quitclaim on the part of the municipality or purchaser of any right or title under said tax sale.
The term "taxes" as used in Sections 21-33-55 through 21-33-61 shall include special improvement assessments or any installment thereof that may be delinquent.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 33 - Taxation and Finance
§ 21-33-1. Date of tax liability
§ 21-33-3. Municipal tax forms
§ 21-33-5. Form of land assessment roll
§ 21-33-7. Form of personal assessment roll
§ 21-33-9. Manner of municipal assessment
§ 21-33-11. Assessment of public utilities and added territory
§ 21-33-13. Assessment of private car companies
§ 21-33-15. Assessment of land
§ 21-33-17. Recapitulation of land roll
§ 21-33-19. Assessment of personal property
§ 21-33-21. Assessment of property in added territory
§ 21-33-23. Filing of assessments rolls
§ 21-33-25. Validity of assessment not affected by omissions of assessor
§ 21-33-27. Correction and revision of municipal assessment roll
§ 21-33-29. Equalization of assessments
§ 21-33-31. Rolls approved upon completion of equalization
§ 21-33-33. Objections to roll
§ 21-33-35. Rolls approved after objections heard
§ 21-33-39. Appeals of equalizations and assessments
§ 21-33-41. Clerk to make copy of rolls
§ 21-33-43. Change of assessments
§ 21-33-45. Levy of municipal ad valorem taxes
§ 21-33-51. Tax receipts to be given taxpayer
§ 21-33-53. Duties of tax collector
§ 21-33-55. Property escaping taxation; assessment
§ 21-33-57. Property escaping taxation; collection of tax; sale
§ 21-33-61. Redemption of land sold
§ 21-33-63. Sale for taxes; sale list
§ 21-33-65. Sale of land not sold at appointed time
§ 21-33-67. Recording of conveyances
§ 21-33-69. Lands struck off to the municipality
§ 21-33-71. Taxing of lands acquired by municipality
§ 21-33-73. Municipality may purchase at state and county tax sales
§ 21-33-75. Sale or lease of land by municipality
§ 21-33-77. Borrowing on delinquent tax lands
§ 21-33-79. Refund of erroneously paid taxes
§ 21-33-81. Surveys and appraisals authorized
§ 21-33-85. Application of Sections 21-33-1 through 21-33-85
§ 21-33-87. Tax levy to pay bonds and coupons
§ 21-33-89. Tax levy for street and cemetery purposes in certain municipalities