O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 44-2-140 (2019)
Availability of prescription or adverse possession against registered land
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Title to or right or interest in registered land in derogation of that of the registered owner may be acquired by prescription or adverse possession.
History
(Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 66; Code 1933, § 60-423; Ga. L. 1989, p. 563, § 2.)
Annotations
Law reviews. - For note on 1989 amendment to this Code section, see 6 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 315 (1989).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Lankford v. Dockery, 85 Ga. App. 86, 67 S.E.2d 800 (1951). RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 66 Am. Jur. 2d, Registration of Land Titles, § 20.
C.J.S. - 76 C.J.S., Registration of Land Titles, § 25.