If it has to do with land, it has to be in writing. He said, she said doesn’t cut it in court. If it’s not in writing, it takes a pretty good lawyer to prove it was said. Document, document, document and disclose, disclose, disclose.

Your Realtor, by law, needs to provide you with a Property Condition Disclosure Form approved by the Mississippi Real Estate Commission if you are selling a house, a duplex, a tri-plex, or a quad.

No Mississippi law states you must use any certain form for selling land, or residentail property five units on up. A building inspection report performed by a licensed inspector detailing all known and hidden defects presented to the buyer and hold harmless paperwork drawn up by your closing attorney and signed by the buyer is your best bet for keeping out of trouble after the sale.

As per raw land, the Mississippi Real Estate Commission does provide a disclosure form for unimproved property. It’s not mandatory you fill it out and have it countersigned by the buyer. But…is that a good reason to tell the judge when you’re defending yourself in court as a reason you don’t have this thing filled out? Here it is…

UNIMPROVED PROPERTY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT