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- MZX denies the allegations against it but is offering through a real estate broker to buy Southaven property in exchange for a separate release of all claims tied to the Haley lawsuit, including damages and individual claims.
- xAI plans to purchase 418 Southaven homes, according to a door-to-door realtor who said 18 homeowners already plan to sell.
- Southaven renters report they are already being forced out with 60 days’ notice after their landlords agreed to sell.
- Haley lawsuit was filed by three residents who accuse xAI’s Southaven data center and gas-fired turbines of emitting near-constant noise and vibrations.
- xAI has constructed two Colossus facilities in Memphis and brought the Macrohardrr data center and an accompanying power plant to Southaven, just over the Tennessee border.
- Memphis City Council voted down a one-year moratorium on AI data-center development and instead adopted a 135-day construction pause.
- NAACP brought legal action accusing xAI of operating dozens of unpermitted methane gas turbines in Southaven; a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to dismiss the case earlier this month.
Why it matters: Homeowners in Southaven can trade their properties and broad liability claims for a buyout, while tenants facing 60-day displacement lose housing as landlords sell. The offer gives MZX a path to acquire land for its Southaven plant while owners who sign releases give up damages and individual claims in the three-resident Haley suit.
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