Title 44 — Title 44
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O.C.G.A. § 44-7-72 Issuance of summons; service on defendant; time for hearing
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When the affidavit provided for in Code Section 44-7-71 is made, the judge of the superior court, the state court, the civil court, or the magistrate court before whom it was made shall grant and issue a summons to the marshal or the sheriff or his deputy of the county where the …
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-73 TENEMENTS
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Landlord and tenant. Destruction of tenement. Effect on obligation to pay rent, §44-7-15. Use of land and tenements rented to tenant. Specific rights of tenants, §44-7-11. TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS. Gifts causa mortis, §44-5-100. THEFT. Land registration. Theft in connection with reg…
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-75 Bond, §44-7-76
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Trial of issues, §44-7-74. Claims by third persons, §44-7-81. Possession pending final outcome, §44-7-74. Transfer of property pending trial, §44-7-75. Bond, §44-7-76.
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-77 Flooding propensity of property
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Failure to notify prospective tenant, §44-7-20. Retaliation by landlord against tenant, action for, §44-7-24. Security deposits. Failure to return security deposit, §44-7-35. Tort liability of landlord, §44-7-14.
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-78 Appeal; possession pending appeal
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Any judgment by the trial court shall be appealable to the appellate court pursuant to Chapters 2, 3, 6, and 7 of Title 5. If the judgment of the trial court is against the tenant and the tenant appeals this judgment, the tenant shall remain in the premises and in possession of h…
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-79 Execution and levy of distress warrant; sale
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Whenever a distress warrant is granted pursuant to this article, the distress warrant may be levied by the marshal, the sheriff, or the deputy on any property belonging to said tenant whether found on the premises or elsewhere; and the marshal, the sheriff, or the deputy shall ad…
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-8 AIDING AND ABETTING
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Encumbered property. Removal to hinder, delay or prevent levy, §44-14-9. Conviction not dependent upon principal’s conviction, §44-14-9. Venue, §44-14-9. AIDS. Ghost in the attic statute. Diseased person occupying site subject to real estate transaction. Failure to disclose, §44-…
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-80 Time for attachment of landlord’s lien; priorities
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The landlord’s lien for his rent shall attach from the time that the affidavit is made pursuant to Code Section 44-7-71; but it shall take precedence over no lien of older date except as to the crop raised on the premises. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2268; Code 1868, § 2260; Code 1873, §…
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-81 Claims by third persons; oath and bond; method of trial
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A third person may make a claim to the distrained property by giving the oath and the bond as is required in cases of other claims. Such a claim shall be returned and tried as is provided by law for the trial of the right of property levied upon by execution. (Orig. Code 1863, § …
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-82 Application of article to tenant’s mobile home
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘mobile home’’ means a movable or portable dwelling over 32 feet in length and over eight feet wide which is constructed to be towed on its own chassis and to be connected to utilities and is designed without a permanent foundation for …
O.C.G.A. § 44-7-9 Estoppel to dispute landlord’s title or attorn to another
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The tenant may not dispute his landlord’s title or attorn to another claimant while he is in actual physical occupation, while he is performing any active or passive act or taking any position whereby he expressly or impliedly recognizes his landlord’s title, or while he is takin…