Opinion No.

The Honorable Jim Hudson Prosecuting Attorney P.O. Box 177 Lewisville, AR 71845

Dear Mr. Hudson:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the validity of the sale of property located in Lafayette County. Your specific question is restated as follows:

Was the sale of land held in Lafayette County with notice first published on November 11, 1982, and sale held on November 24, 1982, valid under the applicable law as it existed in 1982?

Act 80 of 1955, as amended prior to its amendment in 1985 (Act 953 of 1985), is the controlling piece of legislation in this instance. The law as…