Hattiesburg · Forrest County · Lamar County · Mississippi
Find the county office for an assessment, property-tax question, deed, or estate record, then compare local sale resources and Mississippi rules. We buy houses in Hattiesburg and across Forrest and Lamar counties, as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
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These resources separate property assessment, property-tax collection, deeds and land records, and estate proceedings. You can also compare selling situations, read the Hattiesburg guide and report, or use the sale calculator.
Useful offices
Hattiesburg city limits extend into both Forrest and Lamar counties. We can use your property address to help point you to the county office that handles the question.
Forrest County · Chancery Court proceedings
For a Chancery Court proceeding, the county court page identifies the court location and directs service questions to the Chancery Clerk.
Paul B. Johnson Chancery Building, downtown Hattiesburg.
Forrest County · deeds and public land records
Use the Chancery Clerk for recorded deeds and other public land records. The county identifies this office as the recorder and custodian of those records.
641 Main Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401.
Forrest County · property assessment and ownership maps
Ask the Tax Assessor about assessed value, property-assessment records, or the county ownership map for a property.
601 N. Main Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401.
Forrest County · property-tax collection
For a property-tax bill, payment, or collection question, contact the Tax Collector. This is separate from the Assessor’s property-valuation and mapping work.
Tax Services Building, 601 N. Main Street, Hattiesburg.
Lamar County · estate matters, deeds, and public land records
Use the Chancery Clerk for estate matters and public land records, including recorded deeds in Lamar County.
403 Main Street, Purvis, MS 39475.
Lamar County · assessment and property-tax collection
The county lists assessment and tax collection as separate duties of this office. Ask about assessed value with the Assessor and property-tax bills or payments with the Collector.
144 Shelby Speights Drive, Purvis, MS 39475.
Helpful Mississippi rules
Yes. In Mississippi, an executor may sell estate real property before the estate closes when the will gives authority to sell or the Chancery Court orders the sale. Being an heir alone does not authorize someone to sign for the estate.
The will, appointment, any court order, and title determine who can convey the house. We can discuss a sale with the appointed representative while those documents are reviewed.
Mississippi has no state real-estate transfer tax. A deed has recording fees under Miss. Code Ann. §25-7-9, and the county Chancery Clerk applies the statutory fee schedule and any other recording charge.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.
Selling situations
Review Mississippi estate authority and options for a house that is part of an estate.
Read about a house with a lender notice or foreclosure deadline.
Compare sale options when a home is part of a divorce.
Find information about selling a tenant-occupied property.
Review options for a property with a code notice or repair concerns.
Read about selling a property affected by fire.
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Hattiesburg city limits extend into Forrest and Lamar counties. The property address determines which county office handles an assessment, tax, deed, or estate question. We can use the address to help point you to the right county office.
For a Forrest County property, contact the Forrest County Tax Assessor about assessed value, assessment records, and ownership maps. For a Lamar County property, contact the Lamar County Tax Assessor / Collector and ask for the Assessor’s assessment function.
For a Forrest County property-tax bill or payment, contact the Forrest County Tax Collector. For Lamar County, the Tax Assessor / Collector office handles property-tax collection separately from assessment.
The Forrest County Chancery Clerk is the recorder and custodian of Forrest County public land records. The Lamar County Chancery Clerk handles public land records in Lamar County. Chancery Court proceedings are a separate matter; the Forrest County court page routes service questions to the Chancery Clerk.
Yes. In Mississippi, an executor may sell estate real property before the estate closes when the will gives authority to sell or the Chancery Court orders the sale. Being an heir alone does not authorize signing for the estate; the will, appointment, any court order, and title determine who can convey the house.
Mississippi has no state real-estate transfer tax. Deeds are subject to recording fees under Miss. Code Ann. §25-7-9, applied by the county Chancery Clerk under the statutory fee schedule and any other recording charge. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.