Georgia Code
Article 5 - Ad Valorem Tax Foreclosures
§ 48-4-81. Sale Procedures; Time; Minimum Bid; Finality; Right of Redemption by Owner; Execution of Tax Deed; Report of Sale

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When recorded, please CROSS-REFERENCE: return to: Deed Book , page , County, Georgia Records STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF TAX DEED This indenture (the “Deed”) made this day of , , by and between , a (“Grantor”) and , a (“Grantee”). WITNESSETH WHEREAS, on the day of , , during the legal hours of sale, Grantor did expose for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door in County, Georgia, the Property (as hereinafter defined) at which sale Grantee was the highest and best bidder for the sum of $ and the Property was then and there knocked off to Grantee for said sum. The sale was made by Grantor pursuant to and by virtue of the power and authority granted to it in that certain Order granted , , Case No. , Superior Court of County, Georgia (the “Order”). Said sale was made after advertising the time, place, and terms thereof in the , published in , Georgia, in the aforesaid county, and being the publication in which Sheriff’s advertisements for said county are now published, once a week for four consecutive weeks prior to said sale on the , , , and of , , and said advertisement in all respects complied with the requirements of Code Section of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Notice of the time, place, and terms of the sale of the Property was given pursuant to Code Section of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Said sale was made for the purpose of paying the ad valorem taxes owed to , the interest and penalties on said indebtedness, the expenses of the sale including attorneys’ fees, all of which were mature and payable because of failure of the owner to pay the ad valorem taxes owed. NOW, THEREFORE, Grantor, acting under and by virtue of the Order and pursuant to Code Section of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, for and in consideration of the facts hereinbefore recited, has bargained, sold, and conveyed and does hereby bargain, sell, and convey unto Grantee, its successors and assigns, the following described property (herein referred to as the “Property”); to wit: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot of the District, County, Georgia, and being more particularly described on attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. Exhibit “A” This Deed is given subject to all restrictions and easements, if any, to which the Deed is junior and inferior in terms of priority, and any and all tax liens which pursuant to subsection (b) of of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated are superior to the rights conveyed herein relating to the Property. Code Section 48-2-56 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the Property unto Grantee, its successors and assigns in fee simple. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor, has caused its duly authorized officer to sign and seal this Deed as of the day and year first above written. Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of: Unofficial Witness By: (SEAL) Its: Notary Public Commission Data: (NOTARIAL SEAL) EXHIBIT A Description of the Property Together with all right, title, and interest running with the above-described property but not taxed under a separate tax reference number as delineated on the tax maps of the petitioner for the year(s) for the taxes being foreclosed.
History. Code 1981, § 48-4-81 , enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 272, § 1.