Sell a House With Liens or Code Violations — Hattiesburg, MS

Back taxes, municipal liens, code enforcement judgments, a contractor's lien, or an old mortgage that was never released will all stop a conventional sale, and they are the reason a lot of people assume their property is unsellable.

Code violations add a clock. Citations come with deadlines to correct, and Mississippi law gives municipalities real authority over property that becomes a public hazard or nuisance — Miss. Code § 21-19-20 allows a municipality to proceed to demolish or seize an abandoned building. Every step of that process costs the owner money.

Title problems are the quiet version. An unreleased lien or a break in the chain from decades ago will not surface until someone runs a title search, and by then a retail buyer has usually walked.

Liens and back taxes are typically settled out of the proceeds at closing. You do not need cash up front to clear them, and you often do not need to do anything at all except sign.

We buy with open citations. The compliance obligation transfers to us at closing, which ends your exposure to the escalating enforcement.

Messy title is normal for us. The title company does the work, and we are patient with the timeline that requires.