Georgia Code
Part 3 - Mechanics and Materialmen
§ 44-14-361.3. Preliminary Notice of Lien; Form; Notice to Contractor; Filing; Necessity of Preliminary Notice

History. Code 1981, § 44-14-361.3 , enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1450, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1322, § 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 2021, p. 674, § 5/HB 480.
The 2000 amendment, effective July 1, 2000, substituted “certified mail or statutory overnight delivery” for “certified mail” in the first sentence of subsection (b).
The 2021 amendment, effective May 10, 2021, inserted “and (10)” near the beginning of subsection (a) and in subsection (d). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
Ga. L. 2021, p. 674, § 7/HB 480, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval and Sections 2 through 8 of this Act shall apply to labor, services, or materials performed or furnished by registered interior designers on or after such date” This Act was approved by the Governor on May 10, 2021.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 44 - Property

Chapter 14 - Mortgages, Conveyances to Secure Debt, and Liens

Article 8 - Liens

Part 3 - Mechanics and Materialmen

§ 44-14-360. Definitions

§ 44-14-361. Creation of Liens; Property to Which Lien Attaches; Items to Be Included in Lien

§ 44-14-361.1. How Liens Declared and Created; Amendment; Record; Commencement of Action; Notice; Priorities; Parties; Limitation on Aggregate Amount of Liens

§ 44-14-361.2. Dissolution of Lien

§ 44-14-361.3. Preliminary Notice of Lien; Form; Notice to Contractor; Filing; Necessity of Preliminary Notice

§ 44-14-361.4. Cancellation or Expiration of Preliminary Notice; Demand for Filing of Claim of Lien

§ 44-14-361.5. Liens of Persons Without Privity of Contract

§ 44-14-362. Cancellation of Preliminary Notice Upon Final Payment; Form of Cancellation

§ 44-14-363. Special Liens on Personalty; Notice; Enforcement; Priorities; Maximum Claims for Storage; Recordation

§ 44-14-364. Release of Lien on Approval of Bond; Amount; Real Property Bonds; Schedule, Affidavit, and Recordation; Superior Court Clerk Held Harmless for Good Faith Discretionary Acts in Connection With Bond Approval

§ 44-14-365. Rights as to Liens of Partnerships, Corporations, and Associations Made Up of or Employing Registered Architects, Foresters, Land Surveyors, Professional Engineers, or Interior Designers

§ 44-14-366. Waiver of Lien or Claim Upon Bond in Advance of Furnishing Labor, Services, or Materials Void; Interim Waiver and Release Upon Payment; Unconditional Waiver and Release Upon Final Payment; Affidavit of Nonpayment

§ 44-14-367. Notice; Required Statement

§ 44-14-368. Notice of Contest of Lien

§ 44-14-369. Computation of Certain Time Periods