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Article 1 - In General
§ 44-14-1. Operation of “Open-End” Clauses; Limited to Ex Contractu Obligations Between Parties - History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 655, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 44-14-2. What Advances Secured by Mortgage or Conveyance to Secure Debt; Effect of Recorded Transfer of Property Subject to “Open-End” Clause; Notice of Transfer - whether such advances were made by the original owner or...
§ 44-14-3. Furnishing of Cancellation by Grantee or Holder Upon Payment; Liability for Failure to Comply; Cancellation of Instrument After Failure to Comply; Liability of Agents - Any person who files an affidavit in accordance with this...
§ 44-14-4. Procedure for Recording Cancellation of Mortgage - Any mortgagor who has paid off his or her mortgage...
§ 44-14-5. Practices Prohibited in Connection With Certain Residential Real Estate Transactions - Any borrower who has been relieved of liability for the...
§ 44-14-6. Wrongful Sale or Removal of Mortgaged Property; Penalty - After having made a mortgage deed to personal property or...
§ 44-14-7. Selling or Disposing of Motor Vehicle Securing Bill of Sale With Intent to Defraud; Penalty - After having given a bill of sale to secure debt...
§ 44-14-8. Removal or Other Disposal of Encumbered Property in Order to Hinder Levy; Penalty; Venue - Any mortgagor, any giver of a purchase money lien, a...
§ 44-14-9. Aiding and Abetting Removal or Other Disposal; Venue; Conviction Not Dependent Upon Principal’s Conviction - Any person who intentionally aids or abets in any violation...
§ 44-14-10. Search for Property Where Defendant Has No Permanent Abode; Venue of Prosecution - When any person who violates Code Section 44-14-8, 44-14-9, or...
§ 44-14-11. Entry of Nulla Bona; Shifting of Burden of Proof - When a search has been made in any of the...
§ 44-14-12. Deceiving as to Existence of Lien; Making Second Deed of Conveyance; Penalty - Any person who defrauds another in the sale or disposition...
§ 44-14-13. Disbursement of Settlement Proceeds; Delivery of Loan Funds to Settlement Agent by Lender; Damages - For purposes of this Code section, the instruments described in...
§ 44-14-14. Vacant and Foreclosed Real Property Registries; Definitions; Fees and Penalties for Registration - Such term shall not include a building or structure containing...
§ 44-14-15. Fee for a Future Conveyance; Limited Circumstances - History. Code 1981, § 44-14-15 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 2 - Mortgages
§ 44-14-30. Mortgage as Security Only; Effect on Title - A mortgage in this state is only security for a...
§ 44-14-31. Form and Contents of Mortgage - No particular form is necessary to constitute a mortgage. However,...
§ 44-14-32. Use of Parol Evidence to Prove Apparent Deed a Mortgage - A deed or bill of sale which is absolute on...
§ 44-14-33. Attestation or Acknowledgment of Mortgage; Additional Witness in Case of Land; Constructive Notice - In order to admit a mortgage to record, it shall...
§ 44-14-34. Signing of Mortgages Executed Outside State - When executed outside this state, mortgages shall be signed by...
§ 44-14-35. Recording of Mortgages on Realty; Effect of Renewed Mortgage as Lien Absent Recordation - Mortgages on realty shall be recorded in the county where...
§ 44-14-35.1. Property Covered by Mortgage or Bill of Sale to Secure Debt; Mortgage or Bill Given to Secure Bond Issue - A mortgage or bill of sale to secure debt may...
§ 44-14-36. Registry of Mortgages on Property of Railroads and Other Utilities - History. Code 1933, § 67-108.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1964,...
§ 44-14-39. Effect of Defective Record as Notice - A mortgage which is recorded in an improper office or...
§ 44-14-40. Probate of Mortgages - All the rules prescribed for the probate of deeds to...
§ 44-14-41. Tacking of Mortgages - There shall be no tacking of mortgages. History. Orig. Code...
§ 44-14-42. Mortgages to Sureties and Guarantors - Mortgages may be taken by sureties and guarantors to indemnify...
§ 44-14-42.1. Redemption of Property by Mortgagor - If the possession of real property shall be given to...
§ 44-14-43. Foreclosure of Mortgage After Note Barred by Limitations - The fact that a note or other evidence of debt...
§ 44-14-44. Sale of Mortgaged Land Under Other Process; Claiming Proceeds of Sale - Subject to the lien of the mortgage, mortgaged property may...
§ 44-14-45. Forthcoming Bond by Purchaser of Mortgaged Personalty; Affidavit of Mortgagee - Purchasers at public sales of personal property subject to the...
§ 44-14-46. When Mortgage Fi. Fa. May Claim Proceeds of Sale - If other writs of fieri facias are levied on mortgaged...
§ 44-14-47. Sale of Mortgaged Property Without Foreclosure and Claim by Mortgagee - If a mortgage on realty or personalty is not foreclosed...
§ 44-14-48. Foreclosure by One of Several Mortgagees; Control and Distribution of Proceeds by Court - If there are several mortgages of equal rank or if...
§ 44-14-49. Right of Holder of Mortgage to Foreclose in Equity - The holder of any mortgage of real or personal property...
Article 3 - Conveyances to Secure Debt and Bills of Sale
Part 1 - In General
§ 44-14-60. Deed to Secure Debt as Absolute Deed; Necessity of Bond of Title or to Reconvey - Whenever any person in this state conveys any real property...
§ 44-14-61. Signing of Deeds to Secure Debt and Bills of Sale - In order to admit deeds to secure debt or bills...
§ 44-14-62. Out-of-State Deeds to Secure Debt and Bills of Sale - When executed outside this state, deeds to secure debt and...
§ 44-14-63. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Recording of Deeds to Secure Debt and Bills of Sale to Secure Debt; Effect of Failure to Record - History. Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 124, § 1; Civil Code...
§ 44-14-63. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Recording of Deeds to Secure Debt and Bills of Sale to Secure Debt; Effect of Failure to Record - History. Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 124, § 1; Civil Code...
§ 44-14-64. Transfers of Deeds to Secure Debt; Execution; Partial Transfers; Transfers by Certain Financial Institutions; Requirements for Recording; Payoff Balance - History. Code 1933, § 67-1305.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1967,...
§ 44-14-66. Effect of Liens Against Grantee on Grantor’s Right to Reconvey; Effect of Reconveyance in Event of Grantor’s Prior Death - The grantor’s right to a reconveyance of the property upon...
§ 44-14-67. Cancellation of Deed as Reconveyance of Title - Any clerk of superior court who cancels of record any...
Part 2 - Reversion
§ 44-14-80. Reversion of Realty to Grantor; Renewals and Affidavits; Effect; Fees; Construction of Code Section - provided, however, that foreclosure by an action or by the...
§ 44-14-81. When Power of Sale Barred - Powers of sale in the conveyances of real property to...
§ 44-14-82. When Action to Recover Barred - No action shall be brought to recover property under a...
§ 44-14-83. Actions to Foreclose and Exercise of Powers of Sale After Reversion - No action to foreclose and no action to recover property...
§ 44-14-84. Effect of Grantor Relinquishing Possession in Settlement of Debt - This part shall not apply in those cases where the...
§ 44-14-85. Withdrawal of Foreclosure Proceedings After Acceleration of Maturity of Indebtedness; Effect on Running of Statute of Limitations; Rescission of Acceleration - History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 716, §§ 1, 2. Law...
Article 4 - Security Agreements Relating to Crops
§ 44-14-100. Tree Growing and Fruit Producing as Agricultural Pursuits; Gum Producers as Farmers - History. Ga. L. 1933, p. 128, §§ 1, 2; Code...
§ 44-14-101. Crops as Personalty - All matured or unmatured crops are declared to be personalty....
Article 5 - Trust Deeds
§ 44-14-120. Enforcement of Rights; Petition; Order - Whenever any person has conveyed real property in this state...
§ 44-14-121. Defense by Maker; When and How Made; Affidavit - When an order for the payment of the sums demanded...
§ 44-14-122. Action Against Maker’s Personal Representative - When the maker of the deed is dead, the proceedings...
§ 44-14-123. Trial of Issues - When proceedings to enforce a deed of trust are instituted...
§ 44-14-124. Judgment; Lien Thereof; Levy and Sale of the Land - When the maker of the deed, after being directed so...
§ 44-14-125. Disposition of Proceeds of Sale; Surplus - The money arising from the sale of the property shall...
§ 44-14-126. Debt Due in Installments; Treatment of Surplus - If the deed is given to secure debts due by...
Article 6 - Expiration and Extension of Instruments Affecting Personalty
§ 44-14-140. Expiration of Notice Effected by Recording of Mortgage or Other Security Instrument on Personalty - The notice given to third persons by the filing for...
§ 44-14-141. Extension of Time Period; Affidavit - The effect regarding third persons of the filing for record...
§ 44-14-142. Recording of Affidavit; Indexing; Fee - The clerk of the superior court shall file the affidavit...
§ 44-14-143. Limitations on Instruments Filed Before March 31, 1937 - The notice given by the filing of any mortgage, bill...
§ 44-14-144. Exclusion of Public Utility Corporations From Coverage of Code Sections 44-14-140 Through 44-14-143 - This article shall not apply to any mortgage, bill of...
Article 7 - Foreclosure
§ 44-14-160. Filing of Foreclosure and Deed Under Power; Penalty for Late Payment - History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 422, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 44-14-161. Sales Made on Foreclosure Under Power of Sale; When Deficiency Judgment Allowed; Confirmation and Approval; Notice and Hearing; Resale - History. Ga. L. 1935, p. 381, § 1. Law reviews....
§ 44-14-162. Sales Made on Foreclosure Under Power of Sale; Manner of Advertisement and Conduct Necessary for Validity; Filing - History. Ga. L. 1935, p. 381, § 2; Ga. L....
§ 44-14-162.1. “Debtor” Defined - As used in Code Sections 44-14-162.2 through 44-14-162.4, the term...
§ 44-14-162.2. Mailing or Delivery of Notice to Debtor; Procedure - History. Ga. L. 1981, p. 834, § 2; Ga. L....
§ 44-14-162.3. Waiver or Release of Notice Requirement - No waiver or release of the notice requirement of Code...
§ 44-14-162.4. Recitals in Deeds as to Meeting of Notice Requirement - All deeds under power shall contain recitals setting forth the...
§ 44-14-163. Vacation of Certain Judgments Prior to Sale; Jurisdiction, Power, and Authority - When a judgment is rendered upon any obligation secured by...
§ 44-14-164. Vacation of Certain Judgments Prior to Sale; Cancellation of Execution; Invalidation of Deed Made for Purpose of Levy and Sale; Notation on Record - Whenever a judgment is so vacated and set aside, the...
§ 44-14-165. Vacation of Certain Judgments Prior to Sale; Effect - When a judgment is vacated and set aside as provided...
Part 2 - Foreclosure on Mortgages
§ 44-14-180. Manner of Foreclosing; Petition; Rule; Venue - Mortgages on real estate may be foreclosed in the following...
§ 44-14-181. Proceedings by Personal Representative When Mortgagee Deceased - If the person entitled to foreclose a mortgage on real...
§ 44-14-182. Foreclosure by Transferee - An endorsement to order or in blank by the payee...
§ 44-14-183. Proceedings Against Personal Representative When Mortgagor Deceased - When the mortgagor is dead, the proceedings to foreclose the...
§ 44-14-184. Defense Against Foreclosure; Verification - When a rule nisi to foreclose a mortgage on real...
§ 44-14-185. Defenses by Third Persons; Right of Purchaser Not Party to Foreclosure to Go Behind Judgment - If the mortgagor or his special agent or attorney fails...
§ 44-14-186. Jury Trial - When proceedings to foreclose a mortgage shall be instituted and...
§ 44-14-187. Judgment; Sale of Mortgaged Property - When the mortgagor, after being directed so to do, fails...
§ 44-14-188. Effect of Judgment on One Purchasing During Pendency of Proceedings - After proceedings to foreclose the mortgage have been begun, a...
§ 44-14-189. Rights of Purchaser at Void or Irregular Sale - A purchaser at a void or irregular judicial sale under...
§ 44-14-190. Disposition of Proceeds - The money arising from the sale of mortgaged property sold...
§ 44-14-191. Treatment of Proceeds of Sale When Debt Due in Installments - If the mortgage is given to secure a debt due...
Part 3 - Foreclosure of Deeds to Secure Debt, Purchase Contracts, and Bonds for Title
§ 44-14-210. Execution and Recordation of Quitclaim Deed Following Judgment; Levy and Sale; Disposition of Proceeds; Notice - History. Laws 1847, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 517.; Laws 1850,...
§ 44-14-211. Attachment Against Grantor in Deed to Realty to Secure Debt; Execution and Recordation of Quitclaim, Levy, and Deed Following Judgment; Sale; Disposition of Proceeds - In all cases where a deed to land has been...
Part 4 - Foreclosures on Personalty
Subpart 1 - In General
§ 44-14-230. Authority to Foreclose; Execution; Sale - History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 571; Laws 1839,...
§ 44-14-231. Petition for Writ of Possession; Affidavit - Upon a statement of the facts under oath, any person...
§ 44-14-232. Summons; Service on Defendant; Debtor’s Duty to Notify Creditor of Address Changes; Form - Click to view “IN THE COURT OF COUNTY STATE OF...
§ 44-14-233. Answer; Reopening the Default; Granting Writ Upon Default; Trial; Order to Turn Over Property to Sheriff or Other - Click to view “IN THE COURT OF COUNTY STATE OF...
§ 44-14-234. Payment Into Court; Issuance of Writ; Possession and Disposition of Property Pending Resolution; Disposition of Payments - In any foreclosure action, the defendant shall comply with the...
§ 44-14-235. Appeals; Possession Pending Appeal - Any judgment by the court shall be appealable pursuant to...
§ 44-14-236. Execution and Levy; Retention by Plaintiff; Sale - Whenever a writ of possession is granted pursuant to a...
§ 44-14-237. Transfer, Movement, or Conveyance of Property by Defendant After Posting of Bond - In all cases where the defendant may desire to transfer,...
§ 44-14-238. Foreclosure When Debts Due in Installments; Treatment of Surplus - If a mortgage on personalty is given to secure several...
§ 44-14-239. Foreclosure Before Debt Due; Grounds; Affidavit - Whenever a process of attachment may be legally brought against...
§ 44-14-240. Foreclosure Before Debt Due; Levy and Sale; Disposition of Proceeds - All subsequent proceedings respecting the levy and sale of the...
§ 44-14-241. Foreclosure Before Debt Due; Affidavit of Illegality; Bond; Trial of Issue - After the levy of the execution on the mortgaged property,...
Subpart 2 - Foreclosures Arising Out of Commercial Transactions
§ 44-14-260. Definitions - As used in this subpart, the term: History. Code 1933,...
§ 44-14-261. Petition for Immediate Writ of Possession; Verification; Exemption of Consumer Transactions - Any person seeking to foreclose an interest in personal property...
§ 44-14-262. Grounds for Immediate Writ of Possession - The petitioner seeking an immediate writ of possession shall allege...
§ 44-14-263. Bond or Waiver Required - The petition for an immediate writ of possession shall be...
§ 44-14-264. Issuance of Writ; Procedure When Showing Insufficient - The court before which the petition is pending shall issue...
§ 44-14-265. Service of Notice to Defendant - When an immediate writ of possession has been granted, a...
§ 44-14-266. Execution and Levy - Upon the granting of a writ of immediate possession, the...
§ 44-14-267. Time for Filing Defenses - At any time prior to the sale or other final...
§ 44-14-268. Motion for Dissolution of Writ; Payment of Claim or Furnishing of Bond; Procedure Upon Dissolution of Writ - History. Code 1933, § 67-716, enacted by Ga. L. 1975,...
§ 44-14-269. Default Judgment - Upon the failure of the defendant to appear and answer...
Subpart 3 - Foreclosures on Bills of Sale or Contracts Retaining Title
§ 44-14-280. Manner of Foreclosure - The owner of any bill of sale or written contract...
§ 44-14-281. Proceedings After Foreclosure; Defenses - In the event any bill of sale is foreclosed as...
§ 44-14-282. Levy and Sale Following Execution and Recording of Bill of Sale to Defendant; Priorities; Disposition of Proceeds - When any judgment has been or shall be rendered in...
Subpart 4 - Foreclosures in Magistrate Court
§ 44-14-300. Amount of Mortgage; Filing of Affidavit; Execution - Any person having a mortgage on personal property to secure...
§ 44-14-301. Notice to Mortgagor - It shall be the duty of the magistrate with whom...
§ 44-14-302. Levy and Sale of Property; Advertisement - When the execution provided for by Code Section 44-14-300 is...
§ 44-14-303. Defenses by Mortgagor; Hearing in Magistrate’s Court - The mortgagor may avail himself of any defense he may...
Article 8 - Liens
§ 44-14-320. Certain Liens Established; Removal of Nonconforming Liens - The petition must be executed by the movant or movant’s...
§ 44-14-321. Lien of Judgment on Debt Given for Purchase Money; Priority - The judgment upon any evidence of debt given for the...
§ 44-14-322. Vendor’s Equitable Lien Abolished - The vendor’s equitable lien for the purchase money of lands...
§ 44-14-323. Rank of Liens According to Date - All liens which are not regulated and fixed as to...
§ 44-14-324. Assignment of Liens; Rights of Assignee - Except as otherwise provided by law, assignments of all liens...
§ 44-14-325. Transfers and Assignments of Evidences of Indebtedness Secured by Lien; How Made - All transfers and assignments of rent notes, mortgage notes, and...
§ 44-14-326. Transfers and Assignments of Evidences of Indebtedness Secured by Lien; Effect as Transfer of Lien - Upon all such transfers or assignments of any rent note,...
Part 2 - Landlords
§ 44-14-340. Lien for Farming Supplies, Equipment and Other Items Furnished Tenant; Operation of Law or Special Contract; Enforcement; Duty to Inform; Priorities - Landlords furnishing supplies, money, horses, mules, asses, oxen, farming utensils,...
§ 44-14-341. Special Lien on Tenant’s Crops; Priorities; General Lien on Tenant’s Property - Landlords shall have a special lien for rent on crops...
§ 44-14-342. Priority and Date of General Liens; Date of Special Liens for Rent; Enforcement of Liens - The general liens of landlords shall be inferior to liens...
§ 44-14-343. Enforcement of Special Lien for Rent by Distress Warrant - A landlord’s special lien for rent shall be enforced by...
§ 44-14-344. Special Lien for Rent in Favor of Transferee of Rent Contract; When Lien Arises - Whenever any written contract for rent is transferred by the...
§ 44-14-345. Special Lien for Rent in Favor of Transferee of Rent Contract; Foreclosure by Transferee - The special lien provided for in Code Section 44-14-344 may...
§ 44-14-346. Giving False Information as to Liens; Penalty - A person who has given a lien under Code Section...
§ 44-14-347. Unlawful Purchase of Corn or Cotton From Tenant or Laborer After Notice of Disability to Sell; Penalty - Any person who buys any corn or any cotton in...
§ 44-14-348. Unlawful Sale of Farm Products on Which Lien Exists; Penalty - Any person who sells or otherwise disposes of crops upon...
§ 44-14-349. Priority of Liens Affecting Manufactured and Mobile Homes - History. Code 1981, § 44-14-349 , enacted by Ga. L....
Part 3 - Mechanics and Materialmen
§ 44-14-360. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: (.1) “Business day”...
§ 44-14-361. Creation of Liens; Property to Which Lien Attaches; Items to Be Included in Lien - History. Ga. L. 1873, p. 42, § 7; Code 1873,...
§ 44-14-361.1. How Liens Declared and Created; Amendment; Record; Commencement of Action; Notice; Priorities; Parties; Limitation on Aggregate Amount of Liens - A.B., a mechanic, contractor, subcontractor, materialman, machinist, manufacturer, registered architect,...
§ 44-14-361.2. Dissolution of Lien - there was not of record, at the time of the...
§ 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....
§ 44-14-361.4. Cancellation or Expiration of Preliminary Notice; Demand for Filing of Claim of Lien - This demand was mailed to you on _______________ pursuant to...
§ 44-14-361.5. Liens of Persons Without Privity of Contract - The contractor shall be required to give a copy of...
§ 44-14-362. Cancellation of Preliminary Notice Upon Final Payment; Form of Cancellation - Click to view “Clerk, Superior Court of County You are...
§ 44-14-363. Special Liens on Personalty; Notice; Enforcement; Priorities; Maximum Claims for Storage; Recordation - A.B., mechanic, claims a lien on _______________ (here describe the...
§ 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 - History. Code 1933, § 67-2004, enacted by Ga. L. 1953,...
§ 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 - If services are performed or furnished with respect to any...
§ 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 - Click to view Provided, however, that the failure to correctly...
§ 44-14-367. Notice; Required Statement - Failure of a lien claimant to commence a lien action...
§ 44-14-368. Notice of Contest of Lien - Click to view “ NOTICE OF CONTEST OF LIEN TO:...
§ 44-14-369. Computation of Certain Time Periods - For the purposes of this part, the computation of time...
Part 4 - Laborers
§ 44-14-380. General Lien; Priorities - Laborers shall have a general lien upon the property of...
§ 44-14-381. Special Lien; Priorities - Laborers shall also have a special lien on the products...
§ 44-14-382. When Laborers’ Liens Arise; Priority of Conflicting Liens - Liens of laborers shall arise upon the completion of the...
Part 5 - Pawnbrokers, Factors, Bailees, Acceptors, and Depositories
§ 44-14-400. Liens of Pawnbrokers, Factors, Bailees, and Acceptors; Priorities - Pawnbrokers, factors, bailees, and acceptors shall have such liens as...
§ 44-14-401. Depositories’ Liens; Loss of Liens Under This Code Section and Code Section 44-14-400; Priorities - Depositories shall have such liens as are prescribed in this...
§ 44-14-402. Liens of Depositories for Hire - Depositories for hire shall have a lien for their hire...
§ 44-14-403. Lien of Pawnbroker; Action for Interference; Grace Period on Pawn Transactions; Extension or Continuation of Maturity Date; Redemption of Goods After Maturity Date - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2118; Code 1868, § 2113;...
§ 44-14-404. Factor’s Lien; Extent; Attachment to Proceeds - A factor’s lien extends to all balances on general account...
§ 44-14-405. Satisfaction of Factors’ and Acceptors’ Liens - Liens of factors and acceptors shall be satisfied by such...
§ 44-14-406. Livery Stable Keepers; Lien by Retaining Possession; Priorities - Livery stable keepers shall have a lien for their charges...
§ 44-14-407. Procedure for Livery Stable Keepers Acquriing Lien; Recording; Enforcement - History. Ga. L. 1889, p. 117, §§ 1, 2; Civil...
§ 44-14-408. Satisfaction of Liens of Pawnbrokers and Livery Stable Keepers - Liens of pawnbrokers and livery stable keepers shall be satisfied...
§ 44-14-409. Special Lien of Bailee for Hire of Labor and Service; Effect of Delivery of a Part - The bailee for hire of labor and service shall have...
§ 44-14-410. Depositories of Involuntary, Gratuitous, or Naked Deposits; Lien; Authorization to Open Containers; Notice to Owner - Except as provided in Code Section 44-14-411.1, involuntary, gratuitous, or...
§ 44-14-411. Sale by Depositories of Property at Public Auction; Notice - Except as provided in Code Section 44-14-411.1, any property in...
§ 44-14-411.1. Repossessor of Motor Vehicle as Involuntary, Gratuitous, or Naked Depository of Personal Property Found Therein; Disposition of Personal Property - History. Ga. L. 1982, p. 915, § 3; Code 1981,...
§ 44-14-412. Disposition of Proceeds of Sale; One-Year Limitation for Claims of Owner - The proceeds of any sale made under Code Sections 44-14-410,...
Part 6 - Jewelers
§ 44-14-430. Lien for Repairs; Sale After One Year - In order to enforce his lien for materials furnished and...
§ 44-14-431. Publication and Mailing of Notice - Before any sale is made as provided in Code Section...
§ 44-14-432. Sale at Public Auction Before Courthouse - All sales made under this part shall be made at...
§ 44-14-433. Disposition of Proceeds of Sale; One-Year Limitation for Claims of Owner; Disposition of Residue - The proceeds of any sale made under this part shall...
§ 44-14-434. Display of Sign as to Intention to Sell - Any jeweler or other person, firm, or corporation desiring to...
Part 7 - Laundries, Cleaners, and Tailors
§ 44-14-450. Creation of Lien - All persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the business of...
§ 44-14-451. Enforcement of Lien; Retention of Possession; Attachment to Articles Acquired After Delivery Made - Any persons, firms, or corporations shall have the right to...
§ 44-14-452. Priority; Method of Foreclosure - A lien under this part shall have the same rank...
§ 44-14-453. Sale of Goods After 90 Days; Sale of Goods Within 120 Days Where Notice Provided - History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 217, § 1; Code 1933,...
§ 44-14-454. Notice of Sale - Before any sale shall be made as provided in subsection...
§ 44-14-455. Disposition of Proceeds of Sale - The proceeds of any sale made under subsection (a) of...
§ 44-14-456. Cumulative Remedies for Satisfaction - The method of satisfaction of the liens referred to in...
Part 7A - Repair of Equipment
§ 44-14-460. Creation of Lien - All persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the business of...
§ 44-14-461. Right to Retain Possession; Forfeiture of Lien - Any persons, firms, or corporations shall have the right to...
§ 44-14-462. Priority; Foreclosure - A lien under this part shall have the same rank...
§ 44-14-463. Sale of Goods After 60 Days - In order to satisfy the lien of the person, firm,...
§ 44-14-464. Notice of Sale - Before any sale shall be made as provided in Code...
§ 44-14-465. Disposition of Proceeds of Sale - The proceeds of any sale made under this part shall...
§ 44-14-466. Cumulative Remedies for Satisfaction - The method of satisfaction of the liens referred to in...
Part 8 - Hospitals and Nursing Homes
§ 44-14-470. Lien on Causes of Action Accruing to Injured Person for Costs of Care and Treatment of Injuries Arising Out of Such Causes of Action - History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 105, § 1;...
§ 44-14-471. Filing of Verified Statement; Contents; Notice - History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 105, § 2;...
§ 44-14-472. Duties of Clerk; Lien Book; Fee - The clerk of the superior court shall endorse the date...
§ 44-14-473. Effect of Covenant Not to Bring an Action; Action to Enforce Lien; Limitation; Affidavit of Payment - provided, however, that the person taking the affidavit shall not...
§ 44-14-474. Exemptions From Part - This part shall not apply to any moneys becoming due...
§ 44-14-475. Effect of Part on Settlement Before Entry Into Hospital, Nursing Home, or Traumatic Burn Care Medical Facility - No settlement or release entered into or executed prior to...
§ 44-14-476. No Independent Right of Action - This part shall not be construed to give any hospital,...
§ 44-14-477. False Swearing in Affidavits Under Code Section 44-14-473 - Any person who gives any false affidavit as provided by...
Part 9 - Veterinarians and Boarders of Animals
§ 44-14-490. Lien for Treatment, Board, or Care of Animal; Right to Retain Possession - Charges shall not include fees, expenses, or commissions of any...
§ 44-14-491. Notice to Owner; Sale or Disposal of Animal; Liability - History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 330, § 2; Ga. L....
§ 44-14-492. Disposition of Sale Proceeds - When any animal or pet is sold as authorized in...
§ 44-14-493. Necessity of Other Legal Proceedings - Other than compliance with the requirements of this part, no...
§ 44-14-494. Criminal Liability Under Code Section 44-14-491 - It shall not constitute a violation of Code Section 16-12-4...
Part 10 - Miscellaneous Liens
§ 44-14-510. Lien of Officers and Employees on Watercraft; Priorities - Every officer and employee or guardian of any employee on...
§ 44-14-511. Liens on Offspring of Stallions, Jacks, Bulls or Boars; Necessity of Recordation; Recording Fee; Priorities - The owner or keeper of any stallion, jack, or blooded...
§ 44-14-512. Lien for Hauling Lumber, Stocks, or Logs - Any person hauling stocks, logs, or lumber for another person...
§ 44-14-513. Liens in Favor of Planing Mills and Similiar Establishments - Proprietors of planing mills and other similar establishments shall have...
§ 44-14-514. Liens of Laborers at Mills and Similar Establishments - Laborers in mills and other establishments mentioned in Code Section...
§ 44-14-515. Liens for Articles Furnished to Sawmills; Priorities - All persons furnishing sawmills with timber, logs, provisions, or any...
§ 44-14-516. Liens on Merchandise Because of Bad Checks or Stop Payment Orders - History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 342, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 44-14-517. Filing Liens Imposed Under Federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 - Pursuant to the authority granted to states by Section 107...
§ 44-14-518. Liens on Aircraft or Aircraft Engines for Labor and Materials and for Contracts of Indemnity - History. Code 1981, § 44-14-518 , enacted by Ga. L....
Part 11 - Foreclosure of Liens on Realty
§ 44-14-530. Manner of Foreclosure; Attachment of Lien; Proceeds of Judicial Sale; Trial of Claim; Damages; Effect of Delivery of Possessions - History. Ga. L. 1873, p. 42, § 17; Code 1873,...
§ 44-14-531. Right of Transferee to Foreclose - Upon the simple transfer or assignment of any rent note,...
Part 12 - Foreclosure of Liens on Personalty
§ 44-14-550. Manner of Foreclosure; Demand; Forfeiture of Lien; Affidavit; Notice; Petition for and Conduct of Probable Cause Hearing; Possession; Bond; Petition for Full Hearing; Authorization of Foreclosure; Damages; Limitation - Liens on personal property, other than mortgages, when not otherwise...
§ 44-14-551. Judgment on Replevy Bonds - In all foreclosure of liens on personalty in which the...
Part 13 - Registration of Liens for Federal Taxes
§ 44-14-570. Purpose - It is the purpose of this part to conform to...
§ 44-14-571. Filing of Federal Tax Liens on Realty and Personalty - History. Ga. L. 1924, p. 124, § 1; Code 1933,...
§ 44-14-572. When Notices and Certificates Affecting Tax Liens Entitled to Be Filed; Certification by Secretary of Treasury - Certification by the secretary of the treasury of the United...
§ 44-14-573. Filing of Federal Tax Lien, Notice or Revocation of Certificate, or Certificate of Discharge - The clerk of superior court shall file, index, and record...
§ 44-14-574. Fees; Billing Procedure - The fee for filing and indexing each notice of a...
Part 14 - Bankruptcy Proceedings
§ 44-14-590. Recording of Bankruptcy Petition, Decree, or Order; Fees - A certified copy of a petition, with schedules omitted, commencing...
§ 44-14-591. Effect of Failure to Record Petition, Decree, or Order as to Bona Fide Purchaser or Lienor of Real Property - Unless a certified copy of the petition, with schedules omitted,...
Part 15 - Commercial Real Estate Broker Liens
§ 44-14-600. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 44-14-601. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 44-14-602. Lien on Commercial Real Estate for Broker’s Compensation - History. Code 1981, § 44-14-602 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 44-14-603. Priority of Liens - Prior recorded liens and liens for ad valorem taxes shall...
§ 44-14-604. Escrow to Release Claim for Lien That Would Prevent Closing of Transaction or Conveyance - Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, whenever a...
§ 44-14-605. Release or Satisfaction of Lien on Occurrence of Condition Precluding Broker From Receiving Compensation; Suit to Enforce Lien; When Lien Invalid; When Right to File and Record Lien Dissolved - History. Code 1981, § 44-14-605 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 9 - Lis Pendens
§ 44-14-610. Necessity of Recordation for Operation of Lis Pendens as to Real Property - No action, whether seeking legal or equitable relief or both,...
§ 44-14-611. Lis Pendens Docket; Indexing; Recording Fees - The clerks of the superior courts of this state shall...
§ 44-14-612. Entry of Dismissal, Settlement, or Final Judgment - Upon the dismissal of any action by the plaintiff or...
§ 44-14-613. Effect of Article on Other Laws - History. Ga. L. 1939, p. 345, §§ 4, 5; Ga....