Mississippi Senate Bill 2833 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That Size Or Area Of Real Property Shall Not Be Required To Be Disclosed By Any Real Estate Licensee And Shall Not Be Considered Any Warranty Or Guarantee Of The Size Or Area Information; To Provide That A Real Estate Licensee Has No Duty To The Seller Or Purchaser To Conduct An Independent Investigation Of The Size Or Area Of The Real Property; To Provide That A Real Estate Licensee Shall Not Be Subject To Liability For Damages Sustained With Regard To Any Conflicting Measurements Or Opinions Of Size Or Area; To Provide That A Real Estate Licensee May Be Liable Only When He Knowingly Violates The Duty To Disclose The Source Of The Information; And For Related Purposes.

Real estate brokers; shall not be liable for wrong square footage of property.

Sen. Josh Harkins [R]

Sen. William Longwitz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-20		Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2833.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2833IN.htm