Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-473 (2026)

Persons to whom property may be disposed; authorized uses

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School buildings, land, property and related facilities may be sold, conveyed, leased or otherwise disposed of under Sections 37-7-471 through 37-7-483, to any charter school, to any group of persons, to any association, club or corporation, or to any county, municipality or other political subdivision, to be used as a charter school facility, to be used as a civic, community, recreational or youth center, or to be used by any county or district fair association in connection with its activities, or to be used for church purposes, or to be used as a library or other public building, or to be used as a factory or otherwise in connection with an industrial enterprise, or to be used as part of a residential, mixed-use or other development activity to stimulate economic development activities within the district, or to enhance property values within the district, or to be used for any similar or related purpose or activity.

Codes, 1942, § 6328-104; Laws, 1958, ch. 596, § 4; Laws, 2005, ch. 540, § 4, eff. 4/20/2005.

Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 374, SB 2164,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.

Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 497, HB 369, 51, eff. 7/1/2013.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2002–2004 · leading case: Clark v. Stephen D. Lee Found., 887 So. 2d 798 (Miss. 2004).

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Clark v. Stephen D. Lee Found., 887 So. 2d 798 (Miss. 2004). “7 The sub-lease 8 , purportedly entered into pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-473 , provided that the School District was “willing to abandon the Home and allow others to save it provided the School District could save the costs of demolishing the remains of the mansion and…”

Eric Clark v. Stephen D. Lee Found. (Miss. 2002). “The lease, purportedly entered into pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-473 , provided for the nominal rental fee of $1.”

Eric Clark v. Stephen D. Lee Found. (Miss. 2002). “7 The sub-lease8, purportedly entered into pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-473 , provided that the School District was “willing to abandon the Home and allow others to save it provided the School District could save the costs of demolishing the remains of the mansion and…”

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