Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 63 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS (§§ 63-1-1 — 63-NEW01-NEW-014) › Chapter 21 - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES (§§ 63-21-1 — 63-21-261) › Article 3 - ABANDONED MANUFACTURED OR MOBILE HOMES (§§ 63-21-201 — 63-21-223) › Section 63-21-203 - Complaint for disposition of abandoned manufactured or mobile homes

Any community owner or landowner, his agent or attorney, may initiate a proceeding by filing a complaint under oath for the disposition of an abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property, setting forth:
(a)
A statement that the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home is abandoned, including the address and county where it is abandoned and the date when it was vacated by the owner in a manner that the community owner or landowner believes led to an abandonment.
(b)
A description of the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home, including all reasonably available information as to the year, make, model number and serial number.
(c)
A copy of the notice of abandonment sent by the community owner or landowner to the owner at the owner's last known address, on a date at least thirty (30) days after the date of abandonment and at least thirty (30) days before the commencement of the proceeding, and any response thereto.
(d)
The value of the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home.
(e)
A statement as to whether or not the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home is believed to be uninhabitable and, if so, the statement of the person making such determination and the bid of the person establishing the cost of demolition and removal, which may be one and the same person.
(f)
An inventory of any personal property within or adjacent to the abandoned manufactured home or mobile home and a statement of value.
(g)
A statement as to the current, delinquent or other status of the personal property taxes on the home.
(h)
A statement as to known or presumed owner of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and the last known address of the owner.
(i)
A statement as to the known or presumed liens and lienholders of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and associated personal property and the amount of such liens.
(j)
A statement as to whether the property owner has knowledge of any other person having or asserting a lien or claim upon the abandoned manufactured or mobile home.
(k)
A statement that, in addition to the manufactured or mobile home being abandoned, the owner is in breach of a lease, lease-purchase or agreement with the community owner or landowner of the lot on which the manufactured or mobile home is situated and setting out the damages incurred by the community owner or landowner, including any credit for a security or other deposit by the owner.
(l)
A statement requesting that a commissioner be appointed for the public sale of the abandoned manufactured or mobile home and designating the proposed commissioner by name, address and phone number.
(m)
A statement identifying all necessary parties who shall be made defendants and served with process in the time and manner required by law.
(n)
Such other statements as may be appropriate under the circumstances.
Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 376, HB 955,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.