shall be brought against any person performing or furnishing the survey or plat, design, planning, supervision or observation of construction, or construction of such an improvement more than eight years after substantial completion of such an improvement.
History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 127, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 2020, p. 37, § 1/SB 451.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, added subsection (c). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2020, p. 37, § 2/SB 451, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall apply to causes of action which have accrued on or after January 1, 1968.”
Law reviews.
For article discussing architect liability for product design and supervision of construction, and the statute of limitations, see 14 Ga. St. B.J. 164 (1978).
For survey article on torts, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 271 (1982).
For note, “The Effect of Georgia’s Architectural Statutes of Limitations on Real and Personal Property Claims for Negligent Construction,” see 7 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 137 (1990).
For annual survey of construction law, see 43 Mercer L. Rev. 141 (1991).
For annual survey of construction law, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 71 (2010).
For article, “Construction Law,” see 63 Mercer L. Rev. 107 (2011).
For article with annual survey on construction law, see 73 Mercer L. Rev. 59 (2021).
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