Georgia Statutes

§ 44-5-164 — When adverse possession for seven years confers title

Georgia § 44-5-164

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O.C.G.A. § 44-5-164 (2026).

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Possession of real property under written evidence of title in conformance with the requirements of Code Section 44-5-161 for a period of seven years shall confer good title by prescription to the property against everyone except the state and those persons laboring under the disabilities stated in Code Section 44-5-170 , provided that, if the written title is forged or fraudulent and if the person claiming adverse possession had actual notice of such forgery or fraud when he commenced his possession, no prescription may be based on such possession.

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