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O.C.G.A. § 22-4-1 (2019)

Short title; ‘‘Uniform Act’’ defined

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) This chapter shall be known as ‘‘The Georgia Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policy Act.’’ (b) As used in this chapter, the term ‘‘Uniform Act’’ means the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended by the Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of 1987, Title IV of Public Law 100-17.

History

Ga. L. 1973, p. 512, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 213, § 1.

Annotations

Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, quotation marks that enclosed ‘‘Uniform Relocation

Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970,’’ and ‘‘Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of 1987,’’ were deleted in subsection (b).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in DeKalb County v. United Family Life Ins. Co., 235 Ga. 417, 219 S.E.2d 707 (1975); DOT v. Doss, 238 Ga. 480, 233

S.E.2d 144 (1977); City of Atlanta v. Rosebush, 146 Ga. App. 99, 245 S.E.2d 440 (1978).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2024 · leading case: McKemie v. City of Griffin, 537 S.E.2d 66 (Ga. 2000).
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McKemie v. City of Griffin, 537 S.E.2d 66 (Ga. 2000). · cites it 2× “1 This Code section is contained in “The Georgia Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policy Act,” OCGA § 22-4-1 et seq. OCGA § 22-4-7, as amended, enables a condemnee to recover expenses of litigation in a proceeding brought by a public entity to acquire property “for a…”
Benton v. Savannah Airport Comm'n, 525 S.E.2d 383 (Ga. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “5 OCGA § 22-4-1 et seq. 6 42 USC § 4602 (a); United States v.”
Georgia 400 Indus. Park, Inc. v. Dep't of Transp., 616 S.E.2d 903 (Ga. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 22-4-1 et seq. See Benton v. Savannah Airport Comm.”
City of Griffin v. McKemie, 522 S.E.2d 288 (Ga. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “This provision is part of the Georgia Relocation Assistance & Land Acquisition Policy Act of 1973, OCGA § 22-4-1 et seq., and was “enacted to bring the state into compliance with federal law to enable the agencies of this state to continue to receive federal financial assistance…”
Torrente v. Metro. Atlanta Rapid Transit Auth., 603 S.E.2d 470 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “; see also OCGA § 22-4-4 (payment of relocation expenses by certain public entities, such as MARTA, are governed by the Uniform Act); Wirt, supra (indicating that MARTA is a public entity subject to the Georgia Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policy Act, OCGA § 22-4-1…”
Dep't of Transp. v. Star Land Holdings, LLC (Ga. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “The department further argues that the superior court erred by dismissing the condemnation petition itself, since OCGA § 32-3-11 only provides for setting aside, vacating, or annulling the declaration of taking and transfer of title.”
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