History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 571; Laws 1839, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 572; Code 1863, § 3875; Code 1868, § 3895; Ga. L. 1871-72, p. 20, § 1; Code 1873, § 3971; Code 1882, § 3971; Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 74, § 1; Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 109, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 2753; Civil Code 1910, § 3286; Code 1933, § 67-701; Ga. L. 1974, p. 398, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 724, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 892, § 2; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 44; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1023, § 1.
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For article on this part and personal property foreclosures, see 11 Ga. St. B. J. 230 (1975).
For article, “The Civil Jurisdiction of State and Magistrate Courts,” see 24 Ga. St. B. J. 29 (1987).
For article, “Foreclosure Diversion and Mediation in the States,” see 33 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 411 (2017).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 14 - Mortgages, Conveyances to Secure Debt, and Liens
Part 4 - Foreclosures on Personalty
§ 44-14-230. Authority to Foreclose; Execution; Sale
§ 44-14-231. Petition for Writ of Possession; Affidavit
§ 44-14-235. Appeals; Possession Pending Appeal
§ 44-14-236. Execution and Levy; Retention by Plaintiff; Sale
§ 44-14-237. Transfer, Movement, or Conveyance of Property by Defendant After Posting of Bond
§ 44-14-238. Foreclosure When Debts Due in Installments; Treatment of Surplus
§ 44-14-239. Foreclosure Before Debt Due; Grounds; Affidavit
§ 44-14-240. Foreclosure Before Debt Due; Levy and Sale; Disposition of Proceeds
§ 44-14-241. Foreclosure Before Debt Due; Affidavit of Illegality; Bond; Trial of Issue