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O.C.G.A. § 44-14-603 (2019)

Priority of liens

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Prior recorded liens and liens for ad valorem taxes shall have priority over a broker’s lien.

History

Code 1981, § 44-14-603, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1490, § 1.

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS A commercial real estate broker’s lien had priority over a subsequently recorded deed to secure debt and also over the lien of a prior encumbrancer that had agreed to subordinate part of its debt to the subsequently recorded deed. Padgett

v. City of Moultrie, 229 Ga. App. 500, 494 S.E.2d 299, 1997 Ga. App. LEXIS 1449 (1997), cert. denied, No. S98C0429, 1998 Ga. LEXIS 393 (Ga. Mar. 6, 1998), cert. denied, No. S98C0464, 1998 Ga. LEXIS 413 (Ga. Mar. 6, 1998).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Padgett v. City of Moultrie, 494 S.E.2d 299 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997).
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Padgett v. City of Moultrie, 494 S.E.2d 299 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “Empire and the City rely on OCGA § 44-14-603, which provides: “Prior recorded liens and liens for ad valorem taxes shall have priority over a broker’s lien.”
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