xAI reportedly offers Southaven home buyouts tied to noise claims
xAI and subsidiary MZX are reportedly offering to buy hundreds of homes near their Southaven, Mississippi, data-center operations, with sale terms requiring owners to release potential claims connected to the plant and related noise lawsuit. A realtor said the target was 418 homes and that 18 homeowners planned to sell, while local property records show MZX Tech bought at least five homes since October 9. Residents allege near-constant noise and vibrations from gas-fired turbines, but xAI denies the allegations and says it reduced power output and installed sound barriers; Southaven’s mayor says municipal monitoring found no exceedance of the local 70-decibel limit.
The reported buyout links a major AI data-center buildout to an unusual attempt to acquire neighboring homes while requiring owners to waive noise-related litigation rights, making it a significant development in the dispute over xAI’s infrastructure and local community impact.
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.
by Emma Roth
Oct 28, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC

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