O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 44-14-344 (2019)

Special lien for rent in favor of transferee of rent contract; when lien arises

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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Whenever any written contract for rent is transferred by the landlord by written assignment before the maturity of the crops on the lands rented, the special lien in favor of the landlord shall, on the maturity of the crops, arise in favor of the transferee of such rent contract in the same manner as it would have done in favor of the landlord had no transfer been made.

History

Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 109, § 1; Civil Code

1895, § 2798; Civil Code 1910, § 3343; Code 1933, § 61-206.

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS No lien if rent contract consideration fails. - If the consideration for the rent contract has failed before assignment, no lien arises in favor of the assignee under O.C.G.A. § 44-14-344. Camp v. West & Co., 113 Ga. 304, 38 S.E. 822, 1901 Ga. LEXIS 237 (1901); Garner v. Douglasville Banking Co., 136 Ga. 310, 71 S.E. 478, 1911 Ga. LEXIS 527 (1911).

No setoff against lien assignee. - A plea of setoff against the original landlord is not available as against a bona fide assignee claiming a lien under O.C.G.A. § 44-14-344. Mosley v. Bank of Lincolnton, 143 Ga. 181, 84 S.E. 438, 1915 Ga. LEXIS 339 (1915).

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 49 Am. Jur. 2d, Landlord and Tenant, § 853. C.J.S. 52 C.J.S., Landlord and Tenant, § 676. ALR. Rights of lessee who relets for entire term as against sublessee or person claiming under latter, 32 A.L.R. 1429. Acceptance of rent from assignee or

sublessee as relieving assignor or sublessor, 36 A.L.R. 316. Lessee as surety for rent after assignment; and effect of lessor’s dealings (other than consent to assignment or mere acceptance of rent from assignee) to release lessee, 99 A.L.R. 1238. What amounts to assignment or sublease as distinguished from employment contract, within provision of lease against

assignment or sublease without lessor’s consent, 163 A.L.R. 532. Landlord’s remedy by way of distress or lien on defaulting tenant’s property on

leased premises as including right to collect for all unpaid utility expenses, 99 A.L.R.3d 1100.