MZX Tech LLC is offering to buy homes near its Southaven, Mississippi, facility in exchange for a release of claims in a turbine-noise lawsuit, linking a corporate property offer to residents’ legal action.
Southaven describes MZX as part of the SpaceXAI group. The company’s letter says MZX denies the allegations and would buy homes through a real estate broker under terms that include releasing claims connected to the case.
Three residents filed the proposed class action in federal court on June 8. Their complaint alleges that noise and vibration from the power plant interfere with residents’ use of their homes and seeks relief. Those claims are allegations in the filing.
The offer could affect renters as well as homeowners. Danielle Dillard told Mississippi Today that her landlord accepted a buyout and gave her 60 days to move. Southaven says some purchased homes could be used for company employees.
Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite has acknowledged residents’ noise concerns and said the noise had not crossed the city’s ordinance limit. In an Oct. 1 post, he described the purchases as a separate response to neighborhood concerns that could provide homes for specialized workers expected to move to the city.
The Guardian reported that a real estate agent described a goal of acquiring 418 homes and said 18 owners had agreed to sell, based on a recording heard by the newspaper. The Guardian said xAI did not respond to its questions about those figures. It also reported that county records showed MZX had bought five homes since Oct. 9.
The company says all 69 temporary mobile turbines at the facility are to be removed by July 2027. It also says a permanent 1.2-gigawatt plant with 41 turbines is under construction.
