xAI is buying out homeowners who promise not to sue over data center noise

xAI and its subsidiary MZX are reportedly offering to buy hundreds of homes around Southaven, Mississippi.

xAI and its subsidiary MZX are reportedly offering to buy hundreds of homes around Southaven, Mississippi.

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A subsidiary of Elon Musk’s xAI is offering to buy up homes in a Mississippi neighborhood, as long as residents don’t join a lawsuit targeting the company’s nearby data center and power plant, according to a report from The Guardian . A realtor going door-to-door in the Southaven neighborhood reportedly told one resident that xAI plans to purchase 418 homes, adding that 18 homeowners already have plans to sell. People who rent homes in the area report they’re already being forced out , with 60 days’ notice after their landlords agreed to sell.

A recent report from the Mississippi Free Press includes a letter received by several households recently, reading in part:

MZX denies all of the allegations against it. However, because MZX also requires property for its business purposes, MZX, through its real estate broker, is offering to purchase real estate in Southaven in exchange for, among other things, a release of all claims related to the lawsuit. If you decide to accept MZX’s offer, MZX will ask you to sign a real estate contract under which you will agree to execute a separate release agreement at the closing of the real estate transaction.