O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 44-10-4 (2019)

Actions affecting easements; parties; power of court to modify or terminate easement

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) An action affecting a conservation easement may be brought by:

(1) An owner of an interest in the real property burdened by the easement;

(2) A holder of the easement;

(3) A person having a third-party right of enforcement; or

(4) A person authorized by other law.

(b) The easement holder shall be a necessary party in any proceeding of or before any governmental agency which may result in a license, permit, or order for any demolition, alteration, or construction on the property.

(c) This article does not affect the power of a court to modify or terminate a conservation easement in accordance with the principles of law and equity.

History

Code 1981, § 44-10-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2227, § 1.