Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 22-1-1. Definitions

As used in this title, the term:
Property shall not be deemed blighted because of esthetic conditions.
History. Ga. L. 1929, p. 219, § 3; Code 1933, § 36-201; Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 3/HB 1313; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 22/HB 323.
Cross references.
Fee simple estates generally, § 44-6-20 et seq.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 1/HB 1313, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as ‘The Landowner’s Bill of Rights and Private Property Protection Act.’ ”
Ga. L. 2006, p. 39, § 25/HB 1313, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section shall apply to those condemnation proceedings filed on or after February 9, 2006, where title has not vested in the condemning authority unless constitutionally prohibited.
Law reviews.
For comment on Botts v. Southeastern Pipeline Co., 190 Ga. 689 , 10 S.E.2d 375 (1940); Harrell v. Southeastern Pipeline Co., 190 Ga. 709 , 10 S.E.2d 387 (1940), see 3 Ga. St. B. J. 49 (1941).
For article on 2006 amendment of this Code section, see 23 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 157 (2006).
For survey article on zoning and land use law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 457 (2008).
For note, “The Georgia Condominium Act’s Authorization of Private Takings: Revisiting Kelo and ‘Bitter with the Sweet,”’ see 55 Ga. L. Rev. 395 (2020).

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