Georgia Code
Article 3 - Covenants and Warranties
§ 44-5-59. Covenant Running With the Land Between Property Owner and Third Party

Except as provided in Code Section 44-5-60 and excluding covenants recorded on property solely by the property’s owner, which shall run with the title to the land, a covenant runs with the land when, for consideration and as reflected in a duly recorded instrument found in the applicable chain of title, a property owner and a third party agree to such covenant, the property is adequately described in such covenant, and such covenant does not run for more than 20 years.
History. Code 1981, § 44-5-59 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 776, § 1/HB 175.
Effective date. —
This Code section became effective July 1, 2013. See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2013, p. 776, § 2/HB 175, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Code section shall apply to covenants recorded on or after July 1, 2013.
Law reviews.
For annual survey on real property, see 65 Mercer L. Rev. 233 (2013).

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