# Mississippi residents say xAI home offers hinge on avoiding noise lawsuit

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/elonville-mississippi-residents-say-musks-xai-is-buying-up-homes-if-they-dont-sue-over-noise/
- Published: 2026-10-28T11:30:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T11:47:18+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/datacenter-noise-lawsuit-elon-musk-mississippi
- Topics: AI, Art, Business, Celebrity, Companies, Culture, Entertainment, Technology

## Key points

- xAI agents are reportedly offering to buy 418 Southaven homes.
- Some offers are conditional on not joining a noise lawsuit.
- Residents cite disruption from 69 gas turbines powering data centres.

## Summary

Residents in Southaven, Mississippi, say real estate agents working for Elon Musk’s xAI have offered to buy their homes on condition that owners do not join a lawsuit over noise from a nearby power plant. The reported buyout could reshape much of the Colonial Hills neighbourhood as xAI expands its data centre operations, raising concerns among some residents about noise, pressure to sell and the effects of rapid development.

A realtor reportedly said the company was aiming to buy 418 homes, with 18 owners already agreeing; xAI did not respond to questions about the figures or its plans. The neighbourhood’s average house price is about $180,000. Three residents filed a lawsuit in June over noise and vibrations from a site using 69 temporary gas turbines, which residents say operate around the clock; xAI denies the claims.

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