History. Ga. L. 1851-52, p. 238, § 2; Code 1863, § 2638; Code 1868, § 2637; Code 1873, § 2679; Code 1882, § 2679; Civil Code 1895, § 3584; Civil Code 1910, § 4164; Code 1933, § 85-402.
Cross references.
Adverse possession against cotenant, § 44-6-123 .
Obtaining private ways through adverse possession, §§ 44-9-1 , 44-9-54 , 44-9-55 .
Law reviews.
For annual survey of real property law, see 35 Mercer L. Rev. 257 (1983).
For annual survey of zoning and land use law, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 447 (2005).
For survey article on local government law, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 285 (2007).
For article with annual survey on real property, see 73 Mercer L. Rev. 217 (2021).
For note, “For Sale — One Level 5 Barbarian for 94,800 Won: The International Effects of Virtual Property and the Legality of Its Ownership,” see 37 Ga. J. Int’l & Comp. L. 381 (2009).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 5 - Acquisition and Loss of Property
§ 44-5-160. Nature of Title by Prescription
§ 44-5-161. Adverse Possession; Effect of Permissive Possession
§ 44-5-162. Effect of Fraud on Prescription
§ 44-5-163. When Adverse Possession for 20 Years Confers Title
§ 44-5-164. When Adverse Possession for Seven Years Confers Title
§ 44-5-165. How Actual Possession of Lands Evidenced
§ 44-5-167. Extent of Constructive Possession Under Deed; Judicial Notice
§ 44-5-168. Adverse Possession of Mineral Rights Under Certain Conditions; Procedure to Obtain Title
§ 44-5-169. Possession of Land as Notice; Presumption From Possession of Husband and Wife
§ 44-5-170. Effect of Disabilities on Commencement of Prescription
§ 44-5-171. Effect of Intervening Disabilities; Tacking
§ 44-5-172. Tacking of Successive Possessions
§ 44-5-173. Prescription Involving Unrepresented Estates, Joint Tenancies, or Dismissed Actions
§ 44-5-174. Tacking of Prior Possession Originating in Fraud
§ 44-5-175. Prescription Involving Incorporeal Rights
§ 44-5-176. Effect on Prescription of Notice of Instrument Creating a Lien