xAI offers Mississippi homeowners buyouts linked to data-center noise lawsuit
An xAI subsidiary is offering to purchase homes in a Southaven, Mississippi, neighborhood near the company’s data center and power plant, according to reports cited by The Verge. The proposal is conditional on residents promising not to join a lawsuit challenging noise from the facilities.
A realtor reportedly told one resident that xAI plans to buy 418 homes and that 18 homeowners have already agreed to sell. Tenants in the area say they are being forced to leave with 60 days’ notice after their landlords agreed to sell their properties.
The buyout program would place an unusual condition on the transactions: homeowners would have to waive participation in potential legal action against the data center. The reported plans have prompted concerns about the company’s response to nearby residents and the displacement of renters, although the articles do not describe the full terms of the offers.