Georgia § 32-3-12 Orders of court for payment of award in condemnation proceedings, for surrender of property, and as to other charges

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§ 32-3-12 — Orders of court for payment of award in condemnation proceedings, for surrender of property, and as to other charges

Georgia § 32-3-12

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O.C.G.A. § 32-3-12 (2026).

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(a)Upon the application of the parties in interest, and not earlier than 15 days subsequent to the date of the last advertisement in the official newspaper of the county as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 32-3-8 , the court shall order that the money deposited in the court, or any part thereof applied for, be paid forthwith to the parties found to be entitled thereto, for the just compensation to be awarded in the proceedings; provided, however, that, where the validity of the proceedings has been placed in issue as provided for in Code Section 32-3-11 , the court shall not order the payment of the fund to the condemnee pending a final determination of such questions.

(b)Upon the filing of a declaration of taking, the court shall have power to fix the time, the same to be

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(a) Upon the application of the parties in interest, and not earlier than 15 days subsequent to the date of the last advertisement in the official newspaper of the county as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 32-3-8 , the court shall order that the money deposited in the court, or any part thereof applied for, be paid forthwith to the parties found to be entitled thereto, for the just compensation to be awarded in the proceedings; provided, however, that, where the validity of the proceedings has been placed in issue as provided for in Code Section 32-3-11 , the court shall not order the payment of the fund to the condemnee pending a final determination of such questions. (b) Upon the filing of a declaration of taking, the court shall have power to fix the time, the same to be not later than 60 days from the date of the filing of the declaration of taking as provided in Code Section 32-3-6 , within which and the terms upon which the parties in possession shall be required to surrender possession to the petitioner. The court shall have power to make such orders in respect of encumbrances, liens, rents, taxes, assessments, insurance, and other charges, if any, as shall be just and equitable.