O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 44-3-70 (2019)

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✓ 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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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Condominium Act.’’

History

(Ga. L. 1975, p. 609, § 1.)

Annotations

Law reviews. - For article, ‘‘Recommended Changes in the Law Affecting Condominium and Homeowner Associations in Georgia,’’ see 1 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 185 (1985).

For article, ‘‘Georgia Condominium Law: Beyond the Condominium Act,’’ see 13 Ga. St. B.J. 24 (2007).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Country Greens Village One Owner’s Ass’n v. Meyers, 158 Ga. App. 609, 281 S.E.2d 346 (1981); Powers v. Jones, 185

Ga. App. 859, 366 S.E.2d 234 (1988); Walker v. 90 Fairlie Condo. Ass’n, 290 Ga. App. 171, 659 S.E.2d 412 (2008).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 29 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1988–2025 · leading case: Bradford Square Condo. Ass'n v. Miller, 573 S.E.2d 405 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002).
Bradford Square Condo. Ass'n v. Miller, 573 S.E.2d 405 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “Further, in 1973, Bradford Square amended its Declaration to submit the property to the Georgia Condominium Act, OCGA § 44-3-70 et seq. (“the Act”). Thus, the Condo Association is also governed by the Act.”
Pew v. One Buckhead Loop Condo. Ass'n, 700 S.E.2d 831 (Ga. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “Pew as trustee of the GST Exemption Trust of Gladys W Pew, Settlor (collectively, “Pew”), seeking judicial foreclosure of its lien against Pew’s condominium unit (the “Unit”) and for damages arising under the Georgia Condominium Act, OCGA § 44-3-70 et seq. (the “Act”), and the…”
Springs Condo. Ass'n, Inc. v. Harris, 677 S.E.2d 715 (Ga. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “Cedric Harris is the owner of a condominium unit located at The Springs Condominium, and he is required to pay assessments to the Association pursuant to its declaration and OCGA § 44-3-70 et seq. The declaration and OCGA § 44-3-70 et seq.”
Sadlowski v. Beacon Mgmt. Servs., Inc., 824 S.E.2d 42 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “14 OCGA § 44-3-70 et seq. 15 OCGA § 44-3-100 (a).”
Duffett v. E & W Props., Inc., 430 S.E.2d 858 (Ga. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “Any statutory provisions contained in the Georgia Condominium Act, OCGA § 44-3-70 et seq., are inapplicable to the protective covenants pertaining to Ashland subdivision; in fact, the record does not establish that any condominiums are located within Ashland.”
Park Regency Partners, L.P. v. Gruber, 608 S.E.2d 667 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “1 OCGA§ 44-3-70 etseq. 2 Paragraph 5 (c) provided the Grubers with a right to rescind and cancel the agreement in the event that the units and common elements were not completed within two years of the date the agreement was executed.”
Harpagon Co., LLC v. Davis, 658 S.E.2d 633 (Ga. 2008). · cites it 2× “The counterclaim was for the amount of the assessments, late fees, interest, costs, and attorney fees as the result of Harpagon’s refusal to pay the assessments in violation of the Georgia Condominium Act (OCGA § 44-3-70 et seq.”
Chattahoochee Chase Condo. Ass'n v. Ruben, 472 S.E.2d 520 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “Paragraph 6 of the Association's Declaration provides: "The Association shall have the power to impose assessments which shall be apportioned among the owners in accordance with the percentage interest in the common elements appurtenant to each unit." In addition, the…”
King v. Chism, 632 S.E.2d 463 (Ga. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “2 OCGA § 44-3-70 et seq. 3 OCGA§ 44-3-76. 4 (Footnote omitted.”
Hunter, MacLean, Exley & Dunn, P.C. v. St. Simons Waterfront, LLC, 730 S.E.2d 608 (Ga. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “See OCGA § 44-3-70 et seq. The record before us does not contain a copy of Hunter Maclean’s privilege log.”
Devins v. Leafmore Forest Condo. Ass'n of Owners, 407 S.E.2d 76 (Ga. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “While the Apartment Ownership Act was superseded by the Georgia Condominium Act (OCGA § 44-3-70 et seq.) in 1975, it was not repealed (OCGA § 1-1-10 (c) (55)) and continues to govern those condominiums which were created thereunder and have not amended their instruments so as to…”
The Dan J. Sheehan Co. v. Fairlawn on Jones Condo. Ass'n, Inc., 780 S.E.2d 35 (Ga. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “5 OCGA § 44-3-70 et seq. 6 Bullington v. Union Tool Corp.”
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