Georgia § 44-14-35 Recording of mortgages on realty; effect of renewed mortgage as lien absent recordation

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§ 44-14-35 — Recording of mortgages on realty; effect of renewed mortgage as lien absent recordation

Georgia § 44-14-35

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O.C.G.A. § 44-14-35 (2026).

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Mortgages on realty shall be recorded in the county where the land is located. Where a mortgage upon realty is executed to secure the payment of money or other thing of value and the same is not recorded as provided by law but the mortgage is renewed or reexecuted, the mortgage shall operate as a lien upon the property of the mortgagor only against the mortgagor himself and those having actual notice of the mortgage except from the date of the record of such mortgage.

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Mortgages on realty shall be recorded in the county where the land is located. Where a mortgage upon realty is executed to secure the payment of money or other thing of value and the same is not recorded as provided by law but the mortgage is renewed or reexecuted, the mortgage shall operate as a lien upon the property of the mortgagor only against the mortgagor himself and those having actual notice of the mortgage except from the date of the record of such mortgage.