O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 44-2-63 (2019)
Persons claiming less than fee; establishing title without registration
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Any person possessing lands and claiming an interest or estate less than the fee therein may have his title to such lands established under this article without the registration and transfer features provided in this article.
History
(Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 6; Code 1933, § 60-204.)
Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 66 Am. Jur. 2d, Registration of Land Titles, §§ 5, 18.
C.J.S. - 76 C.J.S., Registration of Land Titles, §§ 2, 5.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Sea Island Co., LLC v. Jane Fraser (Ga. Ct. App. 2025).
Sea Island Co., LLC v. Jane Fraser (Ga. Ct. App. 2025). “Reading these statutes together, they work in tandum; OCGA § 44-2-62 allows a petitioner who purports to hold title to land to initiate proceedings to have that land registered, while OCGA § 44-2-63 permits a petitioner who purports to possess the land to initiate proceedings to…”
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