Georgia Code - Building and Housing - Title 8

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The General Assembly finds that an adequate supply of clean drinking water is a precious and essential resource upon which life depends. The General Assembly further finds that ...

The purposes of this part are as follows: (1) To promote greater efficiency in residential and commercial water use and preserve the natural resources of ...

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Commercial' means any type of building other than residential. (2) 'Construction' means ...

As used in this part, the term: (1) 'Board' means the Board of Community Affairs. (2) 'Commissioner' means the commissioner of community ...

Enforcement of the state minimum standard codes provided for in divisions (9)(A)(i) and (9)(B)(i) of Code Section 8-2-20 shall not include enforcement of appendices to such codes except ...

Provisions for licensing trades, professions, and businesses covered by the provisions of this article shall be as determined by Chapter 14 of Title 43 and the rules and ...

(a)(1) The department, with the approval of the board, may from time to time revise and amend the state minimum standard codes either on its own motion or ...

(a) For the purpose of assisting the department in carrying out the provisions of Code Section 8-2-23, the commissioner shall appoint an advisory committee to be composed of ...

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of Code Section 8-2-24, when any party has proposed an amendment, modification, or new provision to a state minimum standard code and ...

(a) On and after July 1, 2004, the state minimum standard codes enumerated in subdivisions (9)(A)(i)(I) through (9)(A)(i)(VIII) and (9)(B)(i)(I) through (9)(B)(i)(VIII) of Code Section 8-2-20 shall have ...

(a) The governing body of any municipality or county adopting any state minimum standard code shall have the power: (1) To adopt by ordinance or ...

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'ICC' means the International Code Council. (2) 'Qualified inspector' means: ...

(a) The design, erection, construction, and alteration of any building to which the International Energy Conservation Code shall apply shall be accomplished so that the building or applicable ...

Any municipality or county either enforcing or adopting and enforcing a construction code shall utilize one or more of the state minimum standard codes established pursuant to this ...

In addition to any other powers granted by this part, the department shall have the power to: (1) Administer all funds available under this part; ...

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, this part shall apply to all installations, alterations, and repairs of plumbing, air-conditioning and heating, or electrical systems within ...

(a) Nothing in this part shall repeal or be construed as abrogating or otherwise affecting the power of any state department or agency to promulgate regulations, make inspections, ...

The legislature finds, declares, and determines that Georgia needs an alternative method to resolve legitimate construction disputes that would reduce the need for litigation while adequately protecting the ...

As used in this part, the term: (1) 'Action' means any civil lawsuit, judicial action, or arbitration proceeding asserting a claim in whole or in ...

If a claimant files an action without first complying with the requirements of this part, on application by a party to the action, the court or arbitrator shall ...

(a) In every action subject to this part, the claimant shall, no later than 90 days before initiating an action against a contractor, provide service of written notice ...

A construction defect that is discovered after a claimant has provided a contractor with the initial claim notice may not be alleged in an action until the claimant ...

(a) If a claimant accepts an offer made in compliance with this part and the contractor fulfills the offer in compliance with this part: (1) ...

(a) Upon entering into a contract for sale, construction, or improvement of a dwelling, the contractor shall provide notice to the owner of the dwelling of the contractoŕs ...

(a) A person shall not provide or offer to provide anything of value, directly or indirectly, to a property manager of an association or to a member or ...

(a) Nothing in this part shall create any cause of action on behalf of any claimant or contractor. (b) This part does not apply to ...

(a) Owners of buildings more than two stories in height, not including the basement, who utilize any level above the second story wholly or partially as a factory ...

(a) The governing authority of the city where any building covered by Code Section 8-2-50 is situated, or the judge of the probate court of the county if ...

The owners of buildings referred to in this part shall make all alterations or additions necessary to comply with the requirements of this part. Inspections and reports required ...

The governing authority of any city may, by ordinance, provide that this part shall apply to all buildings within the city limits which are not used as private ...

Any owner of a building more than two stories in height who fails to comply with the requirements of this part and who, after receiving the notice prescribed ...

Reserved. ...

As used in this part, the term: (1) 'Fabricator' means a person who fabricates, assembles, or glazes from component parts such structures or products commonly ...

It shall be unlawful, for use in the State of Georgia, knowingly to sell, fabricate, assemble, glaze, install, or consent to be installed any glazed structure, product, or ...

Transparent glass or plastic doors located in commercial or public places which are situated in buildings open to the public must, in addition to use of safety glazing ...

Any light which is made of safety glazing material and which is manufactured, distributed, imported, sold, or installed within the State of Georgia shall be permanently labeled by ...

The Commissioner of Labor shall administer and enforce this part. He shall have the power and authority to adopt and promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as shall ...

Any person who violates any provision of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. ...

As used in this part, the term: (1) 'Alteration' means any change or addition to the equipment other than ordinary repairs or replacements. ...

(a) Prior to January 1, 1986, the owner or lessee of every existing elevator, escalator, manlift, moving walk, and dumbwaiter shall register with the department or local enforcement ...

(a)(1) Power passenger elevators, power freight elevators, escalators, manlifts, and moving walks shall be inspected once during each six-month period. (2) Hand elevators and power ...

(a) An operating report shall be issued by the enforcement authority if the inspection report indicates that the elevator, escalator, manlift, moving walk, or dumbwaiter complies with the ...

(a) The Commissioner shall be authorized to employ inspectors to carry out the provisions of this part. The Commissioner shall also be authorized to certify other qualified persons ...

(a) The governing body of any municipality or county which adopts at least the minimum rules and regulations relative to inspections and safety standards for elevators, escalators, manlifts, ...

(a) The owner or lessee shall report, by telephone, to the enforcement authority on the same day or by noon on the next work day, excluding state holidays ...

(a) The installation, alteration, maintenance, and operation of the facilities and equipment regulated by or pursuant to the provisions of this part affect the public interest, and such ...

(a) Any person aggrieved by an order or an act of an inspector under this chapter may, within 15 days of notice thereof, appeal from such order or ...

(a) For the purpose of assisting the Commissioner in the adoption of rules and regulations and in carrying out the provisions of this part, the Commissioner shall consult ...

(a) This part shall not apply to elevators located on vehicles operating under the rules of other state or federal authorities and used for carrying passengers or freight. ...

The General Assembly finds that, in an effort to meet the building needs within the state, the private construction industry has developed mass production techniques which can substantially ...

As used in this part, the term: (1) 'Commissioner' means the commissioner of community affairs. (2) 'Component' means any assembly, subassembly, or ...

(a)(1) An industrialized building manufactured after the effective date of the rules adopted pursuant to Code Section 8-2-113 which is sold, offered for sale, or installed within this ...

(a) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to interpret and make specific the provisions of this part. These rules and regulations shall include provisions imposing requirements reasonably ...

(a) If the commissioner determines that the standards for construction and inspection of industrialized buildings prescribed by statute or rule of another state are reasonably consistent with the ...

(a) Any person aggrieved by the application of any rule or regulation to such person, which rule or regulation is promulgated pursuant to this part, may appeal such ...

The commissioner may obtain injunctive relief from the superior court to enjoin the sale, delivery, or installation or to require the inspection, repair, or removal of an industrialized ...

Notwithstanding any other remedy at law, a person who suffers an injury to his person or property or to his person and property as a result of a ...

Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that any person is or has been violating provisions of this part, the commissioner may issue and deliver to such person ...

A person who violates any of the provisions of this part or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. A ...

The provisions of this part shall not apply to Part 2 of this article relating to manufactured homes. ...

The commissioner or the authorized representatives of the commissioner may enter at reasonable times any factory, warehouse, site, or establishment in which industrialized buildings are manufactured, stored, held ...

Each manufacturer, dealer, or installer of industrialized buildings shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information as the commissioner may require by rule ...

This part shall be known and may be cited as 'The Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured Homes Act.' ...

As used in this part, the term: (1) 'Commissioner' means the Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner. (2) 'Installer' means a person responsible for ...

(a) The Commissioner is authorized and empowered to contract or enter into cooperative agreements with any agency, department, or instrumentality of the United States; any agency, board, department, ...

During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-132, the Commissioner may make, amend, ...

During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-132, no person may manufacture, sell, ...

During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-132: (1) Every manufacturer ...

(a) During such time as the Commissioneŕs office is acting as the primary inspection agency pursuant to Section 623 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards ...

Each manufacturer, retailer, retail broker, and installer of manufactured homes shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information as the Commissioner or the ...

(a) Any hearing conducted under the provisions of this chapter or of the rules and regulations promulgated under this part shall be in accordance with Chapter 13 of ...

During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-132, retailers, retail brokers, and installers ...

(a) No person may interfere with, obstruct, or hinder an authorized representative of the Commissioner who displays proper department credentials in the performance of his or her duties ...

Any authorized representative of the Commissioner may, upon displaying proper department credentials, stop and inspect any new manufactured home in transit in order to ascertain if the manufactured ...

(a) During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-132, any retailer, retail broker, ...

If any state or foreign country imposes upon Georgia-domiciled manufactured home manufacturers (or upon their agents or representatives) any taxes, licenses, or other fees in the aggregate, or ...

(a) Civil penalties. Any person in this state who violates any provision of Section 610 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 ...

The Commissioner of Insurance shall file a report on or before December 15 of each year accounting for all fees received by the Commissioner under this part and ...

As used in this part, the term: (1) 'Commissioner' means the Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner. (2) 'Installation' means the construction of a ...

The Commissioner is authorized and empowered to contract or enter into cooperative agreements with any agency, department, or instrumentality of the United States as may be necessary to ...

During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-160.1, the Commissioner may: ...

During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-160.1, the Commissioner has full authority ...

It shall be unlawful for any person to perform an installation of a manufactured home or a mobile home, without regard to whether such person receives compensation for ...

During such time as the Commissioner has contracted or entered into cooperative agreements pursuant to his or her authority under Code Section 8-2-160.1: (1) Any installer ...

(a) Any installation of a manufactured home or a mobile home in this state shall be performed in strict compliance with the applicable manufactureŕs installation instructions, specifically including, ...

Any person determined by the Commissioner to be in violation of this part may be penalized by a fine of not more than $500.00 for each such violation, ...

No political subdivision may adopt or enforce any requirement not consistent with this part. ...

(a) The adoption of rules and conduct of hearings under this part shall be in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the 'Georgia Administrative ...

As used in this part, the term: (1) 'Clerk of superior court' means the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the ...

(a) A manufactured home or mobile home shall constitute personal property and shall be subject to the 'Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act,' Chapter 3 of Title 40, ...

(a) When a Certificate of Permanent Location is properly filed with the clerk of superior court, the clerk shall record such certificate in the same manner as other ...

(a) When a Certificate of Permanent Location has been properly filed with the clerk of superior court, a certified copy thereof properly filed with the commissioner, and the ...

(a) A home which has previously become real property shall become personal property if: (1) The manufactured home or mobile home is or is to ...

(a) Upon receipt of a properly executed Certificate of Removal from Permanent Location, the commissioner shall file and retain a copy of such certificate together with all other ...

(a) The clerk of superior court shall not accept a Certificate of Removal from Permanent Location for filing unless the certificate contains thereon the confirmation by the commissioner ...

(a) When a home which has previously become real property has been or is to be destroyed, the owner of the real property and the holders of all ...

(a) Upon receipt of a properly executed Certificate of Destruction, the commissioner shall file and retain a copy of such certificate together with all other prior title records ...

(a) The clerk of superior court shall not accept a Certificate of Destruction for filing unless the certificate contains thereon the confirmation by the commissioner that the certificate ...

A manufactured or mobile home which constitutes real property shall not be subject to Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 but shall instead be taxed as ...

The commissioner shall charge a fee of $18.00 for any filing under this part. ...

This article shall be known and may be cited as 'The Uniform Act for the Application of Building and Fire Related Codes to Existing Buildings.' ...

(a) It is a purpose of this article to encourage the sensitive rehabilitation, restoration, stabilization, or preservation of existing buildings throughout this state and to encourage the preservation ...

As used in this article, the term: (1) 'Enforcement authority' means the Safety Fire Commissioner, the state fire marshal, local building officials, local fire marshals, ...

The provisions of this article shall be mandatory and binding on the state fire marshal, the Safety Fire Commissioner, and other state officials responsible for state building code, ...

The provisions of this article shall require any state code enforcement authority and shall permit any authorized local code enforcement authority to permit the repair, alteration, addition, or ...

With reference to existing buildings, authorized enforcement authorities should give special attention to the conditions or defects described in this Code section in accordance with the provisions of ...

Code Sections 8-2-207 through 8-2-211 contain generally acceptable compliance alternatives illustrating principles which shall be applied to the rehabilitation of existing buildings by state enforcement authorities and which ...

Compliance alternatives for an inadequate number of exits include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Provide connecting fire-exit balconies acceptable to the enforcement ...

Compliance alternatives for excessive travel distances to an approved exit include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Install an approved smoke detection system ...

Compliance alternatives for unenclosed or improperly enclosed exit stairways or vertical shafts include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Improve enclosure of exit ...

Compliance alternatives for inadequate or a total lack of fire partitions or fire separation walls shall be as set forth in Code Section 8-2-209. ...

Compliance alternatives for a lack of required protection of openings in exterior walls where a fire exposure is a risk include, but are not limited to, the following: ...

Whenever action is taken on any existing building to repair, make alterations, or change the use or occupancy of an existing structure and, when said action proposes the ...

Where an existing building or structure falls within the jurisdiction of both state level and local level enforcement authorities, the final review of any part of the project ...

Additions to an existing building shall comply with the applicable requirements of state and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and standards for new construction. Such additions shall not ...

Minor alterations or repairs to an existing building which do not adversely affect the performance or safety of the building may be made with the same or like ...

The legal use and occupancy of any building or structure may be continued without change, except as may be provided otherwise by this article or as may be ...

(a) A total change in the use or occupancy of an existing building which would cause a greater hazard to the public shall not be made unless such ...

(a) If a portion of a building is changed to a new use or occupancy and that portion is separated from the remainder of the building with vertical ...

Any proposed change in the use or occupancy of an existing building or portion thereof which could increase the floor loading should be investigated by a Georgia registered ...

The Safety Fire Commissioner shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to implement and carry out the requirements of this article. ...

Should any person, firm, corporation, or other entity be dissatisfied with any ruling or decision of the state fire marshal pursuant to the provisions of this article, the ...

Nothing in this article shall be construed to constitute a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the state or any officer or employee thereof in carrying out the ...

This article may be referred to as the 'Housing Authorities Law.' ...

It is declared that there exist in the state unsanitary and unsafe dwelling accommodations; that persons of low income are forced to reside in such accommodations; that within ...

As used in this article, the term: (1) 'Area of operation,' in the case of a housing authority of a city, means such city and ...

As used in this article, the term: (1) 'Community facilities' means the land, buildings, improvements, and equipment for such recreational, community, educational, and commercial facilities ...

In each city and in each county of the state there is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the 'housing authority' of the ...

(a) A governing body shall adopt a resolution declaring that there is need for a housing authority in the city or county, as the case may be, if ...

In any action or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or otherwise relating to, any contract of an authority, the authority shall be conclusively deemed to have ...

All housing projects of an authority shall be subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the locality in which the housing ...

The property of an authority is declared to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes and not for purposes of private or corporate benefit and ...

At least once a year, an authority shall file with the clerk a report of its activities for the preceding year and shall make recommendations with reference to ...

Whenever a housing authority is or has been created under the terms of this article, and whenever it is determined by the commissioners or other governing body of ...

It is declared to be the policy of this state that each housing authority shall manage and operate its housing projects or, in the event of its use ...

(a) In the operation or management of housing projects, an authority shall at all times observe or cause to be observed the following duties with respect to rentals ...

(a) Any two or more authorities may join or cooperate with one another in the exercise, either jointly or otherwise, of any or all of their powers for ...

(a) As used in this Code section, the term 'municipality' means any municipality in the state. (b) If the governing body of each of two ...

(a) In addition to its other powers, a housing authority created for a city may exercise any or all of its powers within the territorial boundaries of any ...

Any housing authority which has rural areas under its jurisdiction may undertake the provision of housing for families of low income in such rural areas and may comply ...

(a) The great increase in population in the State of Georgia which has taken place in recent years has created a serious shortage in dormitory housing accommodations at ...

(a) An authority shall constitute a public body corporate and politic exercising public and essential governmental functions and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out ...

An authority shall have the right to acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property which it may deem necessary for its purposes ...

An authority is empowered to borrow money or accept grants or other financial assistance from the federal government for, or in aid of, any housing project within its ...

(a) In any contract or amendatory or superseding contract for a loan and annual contributions heretofore or hereafter entered into between a housing authority and the federal government ...

(a) Any housing authority may, within its area of operation, undertake studies and analyses of housing needs and of the measures required to meet such needs, including the ...

(a) It is found and declared that from time to time there has existed and at the present time there exists an inadequate supply of funds at interest ...

Any housing authority created pursuant to this article, acting through its director or his or her designee, is authorized to prohibit, without breaching the peace, any person who ...

(a)(1) When the governing body of a city adopts a resolution as provided in Code Section 8-3-5, it shall promptly notify the mayor of such adoption. Upon receiving ...

(a) The powers of each authority shall be vested in the commissioners thereof in office from time to time. Three commissioners shall constitute a quorum of the authority ...

(a) No commissioner or employee of the authority shall voluntarily acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any project or in any property included or planned to be ...

For inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office, a commissioner of an authority may be removed by the mayor or, in the case of an authority ...

An authority shall have power to issue bonds from time to time, in its discretion, for any of its corporate purposes. An authority shall also have power to ...

(a) Neither the commissioners of an authority nor any person executing the bonds shall be liable personally on the bonds by reason of the issuance thereof. ...

Bonds of an authority are declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and to be public instrumentalities. All such bonds shall be exempt from ...

Bonds of an authority shall be authorized by its resolution and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates; mature at ...

The bonds of an authority may be sold at public or private sale in such a manner and for such price as the authority may determine to be ...

In case any of the commissioners or officers of the authority whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such commissioners or officers before ...

Any bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by an authority to aid in financing a housing project to provide dwelling accommodations for persons of low ...

In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations under leases and in order to secure the payment of such bonds or obligations, an authority ...

An obligee of an authority shall have the right, in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on such obligee, subject only to any contractual restrictions ...

An authority shall have power by its resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract to confer upon any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, ...

All real property of an authority shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution; and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against ...

Notwithstanding any restrictions on investments contained in any laws of this state, the state and all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and public bodies; all banks, bankers, ...

If the governing body of each of two or more contiguous counties by resolution declares that there is a need for one housing authority to be created for ...

When any real property of a county housing authority vests in a regional housing authority as provided in Code Section 8-3-100, the county housing authority shall execute a ...

(a) The governing body of each of two or more contiguous counties may by resolution declare that there is a need for one regional housing authority to be ...

The governing body of a county shall not adopt any resolution authorized by Code Sections 8-3-100, 8-3-102, and 8-3-104 unless a public hearing has first been held. The ...

In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or relating to any contract of the regional housing authority, the regional housing authority shall be ...

Except as otherwise provided in this part, a regional housing authority and the commissioners thereof shall, within the area of operation of such regional housing authority, have the ...

The governing bodies of the counties desiring to form a regional housing authority shall have the right to establish by resolution the composition and size of the board ...

If the area of operation of a regional housing authority consists of an even number of counties, the commissioners of the regional housing authority appointed by the governing ...

(a) The commissioners of a regional housing authority shall be appointed for terms of five years, except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms. Each ...

(a) The commissioners shall constitute the regional housing authority, and the powers of such authority shall be vested in such commissioners in office from time to time. ...

The area of operation of a housing authority created for a county shall include all of the county for which it is created; and the area of operation ...

(a) The area of operation of a regional housing authority shall be increased from time to time to include one or more additional contiguous counties not already within ...

When any real property of a county housing authority vests in a regional housing authority as provided in Code Section 8-3-111, the county housing authority shall execute a ...

The governing body of each of the counties in the area of operation of the regional housing authority, the commissioners of the regional housing authority, and the governing ...

(a) The area of operation of a regional housing authority which has undertaken the development of one or more housing projects may be decreased from time to time ...

The governing body of each of the counties in the area of operation of the regional housing authority and the commissioners of the regional housing authority may adopt ...

(a) Notwithstanding Code Sections 8-3-114 and 8-3-115, the governing body of any county may by resolution detach the county from the area of operation of its regional housing ...

(a) At any time after the exclusion or detachment of any county from the area of operation of a regional housing authority, as provided in Code Sections 8-3-114 ...

The governing body of a county shall not adopt any resolution authorized by Code Sections 8-3-110 through 8-3-117 unless a public hearing has first been held in the ...

The preparation for national defense requires a great migration of persons to engage in national defense industries and activities which would be jeopardized unless housing is available for ...

As used in this part, the term: (1) 'City' means any city in the state; (2) 'Federal government' means the United States ...

(a) Any housing authority established pursuant to this article may undertake the development or administration, or both, of projects to provide housing for persons engaged or to be ...

(a) No housing authority shall initiate the development of any housing project under this part after the termination of a period of war or national emergency as declared ...

A housing authority may exercise any or all of its powers to aid and cooperate with the federal government in making housing available for persons engaged or to ...

(a) With respect to projects undertaken by a housing authority or the federal government to provide housing for persons engaged or to be engaged in national defense industries ...

(a) The development of a project shall be deemed to have been initiated under this part if a housing authority has issued any bonds, notes, or other obligations ...

(a) This part shall constitute an independent authorization for a housing authority to undertake the development or administration of projects to provide housing for persons engaged or to ...

This article may be referred to as the 'Housing Cooperation Law.' ...

It has been found and declared in Article 1 of this chapter, the 'Housing Authorities Law,' that there exist in the state unsafe and insanitary housing conditions and ...

As used in this article, the term: (1) 'Federal government' means the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of ...

(a) For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of housing projects located within the area in which it is authorized to ...

In connection with any housing project located wholly or partly within the area in which it is authorized to act, any state public body may contract with a ...

(a) When any housing authority which is created for any city or county becomes authorized to transact business and exercises its powers therein, the city council or the ...

The exercise by a state public body of the powers granted by this article may be authorized by resolution of the governing body of such state public body. ...

The General Assembly finds and declares that housing is an issue of paramount concern to this state which affects the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of ...

The General Assembly affirms the state´s policy to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing to all segments of the population of this state. The State Office of Housing ...

(a) The State Office of Housing shall award state or federal funds to construct single-family affordable housing for individuals and families of low and very low income only ...

(a) It is the policy of the State of Georgia to provide, within constitutional limitations, for fair housing throughout the state. (b) The general purposes ...

As used in this article, the term: (1) 'Administrator' means the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity created under Article 2 of Chapter 19 ...

(a) Except as exempted by subsection (b) or (d) of this Code section or Code Section 8-3-205, it shall be unlawful: (1) To refuse to ...

It shall be unlawful to deny any person access to or membership or participation in any multiple-listing service, real estate brokers´ organization, or other service, organization, or facility ...

(a) As used in this Code section, the term 'residential real estate related transaction' means any of the following: (1) The making or purchasing of ...

(a) Nothing in this article shall prohibit a religious organization, association, or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in conjunction with ...

(a) The authority and responsibility for administering this article shall be vested in the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity. (b) The administrator may ...

The administrator shall commence such educational and conciliatory activities as in the administrator´s judgment will further the purposes of this article. The administrator shall call conferences of persons ...

(a) An aggrieved person may, not later than one year after an alleged discriminatory housing practice has occurred or terminated, file a complaint with the administrator alleging such ...

(a) The administrator shall investigate an alleged discriminatory housing practice and complete such investigation within 100 days after the filing of a complaint unless it is impracticable to ...

Wherever a local fair housing law provides rights and remedies for alleged discriminatory housing practices which are substantially equivalent, as certified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban ...

(a) The administrator shall, within 100 days after the filing of the complaint, determine based on the facts whether reasonable cause exists to believe that a discriminatory housing ...

(a) The administrator may issue subpoenas and order discovery in aid of investigations and hearings under this article. Such subpoenas and discovery may be ordered to the same ...

(a)(1) When a charge is filed to initiate an administrative complaint under Code Section 8-3-208, a complainant, a respondent, or an aggrieved person on whose behalf the complaint ...

(a) If the board of commissioners determines that the respondent has not engaged in a discriminatory housing practice, the board of commissioners shall state the board of commissioners´ ...

(a) Any party to a hearing before the board of commissioners may appeal any adverse final order of the board of commissioners by filing a petition for review ...

Any person affected by a final order of the administrator or the board of commissioners may file in the superior court of the county of the residence of ...

(a)(1) An aggrieved person may commence a civil action in an appropriate superior court not later than two years after the occurrence or the termination of an alleged ...

(a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the ...

Any court in which a proceeding is instituted under Code Section 8-3-217 or 8-3-218 shall assign the case for hearing at the earliest practicable date and cause the ...

A political subdivision of this state may adopt verbatim the laws against discriminatory housing practices cited in Code Section 8-3-202, 8-3-203, 8-3-204, 8-3-205, or 8-3-222 of this article ...

The administrator may cooperate with federal and local agencies charged with the administration of federal and local fair housing laws or ordinances and, with the consent of such ...

It shall be unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of such person´s having exercised or ...

Compliance with the provisions of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (Pub. L. No. 100-430) shall be deemed compliance with the provisions of paragraph (7) of Code ...

This article shall be known and cited as the 'State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Act.' ...

As used in this article, the term: (1) 'Commission' means the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Commission created in Code Section 8-3-306. ...

The State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless is created as a separate fund in the state treasury. The fund shall be expended only as provided in this ...

The director of the Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services shall credit to the trust fund all amounts appropriated or otherwise donated to such trust fund. All funds ...

The director of the Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services shall invest trust fund money in the same manner in which state funds are invested as authorized by ...

The Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services shall be authorized to draw a warrant or warrants upon the trust fund upon receipt of an order for payment of ...

(a) There is established the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Commission which shall consist of nine members. Two of the nine members shall be the commissioner ...

Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall receive the same expense allowance per day as that received by a member of the General Assembly for ...

The commission shall: (1) Meet at such times and places as it shall determine necessary or convenient to perform its duties; (2) ...

The commission may accept federal funds granted by Congress or executive order for the purposes of residential housing projects and gifts, grants, and donations from individuals, private organizations, ...

(a) The commission may authorize the disbursement of available money from the trust fund for residential housing projects sponsored by a qualified sponsor. The commission may consult, as ...

(a) The commission shall have the power to hold title to any residential housing project financed by it, but it shall not be required to do so. ...

As used in this article, the term 'home inspector' means any person, except an employee of a county, municipality, or political subdivision while engaged in the performance of ...

Every home inspector shall provide to the person on whose behalf a home or single-family dwelling is being inspected a written document specifying: (1) The scope ...

Nothing in this article shall preempt a political subdivision from prescribing licensing requirements for home inspectors. ...

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. ...

This chapter may be referred to as the 'Redevelopment Law.' ...

It is found and declared: (1) That there exist in many communities within this state blighted areas, as defined in Code Section 8-4-3, or areas ...

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) 'Blighted areas' means: (A) Areas in which there is a predominance of buildings or ...

Any housing authority established pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 3 of this title, the 'Housing Authorities Law,' is authorized to prepare or cause to be prepared redevelopment ...

An authority shall not initiate any redevelopment project under this chapter until the governing body, planning agency, or other legally designated and empowered public agency of each city ...

(a) An authority may make land in a redevelopment project available for use by private enterprise or public agencies in accordance with the redevelopment plan. Such land may ...

Any property which the authority leases to private corporations, individuals, or partnerships for development under a redevelopment plan shall have the same tax status as if such leased ...

(a) Upon a determination, by resolution, of the governing body of the city in which such land is located that the acquisition and development of undeveloped vacant land, ...

Any state public body, as defined in Code Section 8-3-152, shall have the same rights and powers to cooperate with and assist housing authorities with respect to redevelopment ...

An authority may borrow money or accept contributions from the federal government to assist in its undertakings and redevelopment projects. An authority may do any and all things ...

Bonds or other obligations issued by a housing authority in connection with a redevelopment project pursuant to this chapter, which bonds or obligations are secured by a contract ...

Notwithstanding any restriction or limitation on investments contained in any other laws of this state, any building and loan association, any savings and loan association, any investment company, ...

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the 'Art in State Buildings Program.' ...

The General Assembly finds and declares that the State of Georgia has a responsibility for expanding public experience with art. The General Assembly recognizes that other states have ...

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) 'Acquisition' means acquisition by purchase, lease, or commission. (2) 'Council' means the Georgia Council ...

(a) Financing of works of art in state buildings shall be subject to appropriations by the General Assembly. The Governor shall include a budget item for art in ...

In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the council shall do all of the following: (1)(A) Determine and implement procedures for the ...

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the selection and commissioning of artists and the purchase and execution of works of art for state buildings shall be exempt ...

(a) The state shall receive sole ownership of each work of art acquired pursuant to this chapter, including all tangible rights and privileges thereof, subject to the following ...

In consultation with the director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the council shall prepare an annual report relative to the art in state buildings program pursuant ...

If a work of art acquired pursuant to this chapter is to be sold by the state, such sale shall be made to the highest bidder, conditioned on ...

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the 'Construction Activity Prohibition on Abandoned Landfills Act of 1988.' ...

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) 'Construction activity' means to erect or build an enclosed building or structure of any type, kind, or ...

(a) The division shall maintain records on each landfill operated now or in the future in this state, which records shall include an accurate legal description of the ...

(a) No person shall construct any building or enclosed structure of any type, kind, or design on any real property on which a landfill on the public records ...

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Agency' means the State of Georgia and any branch, department, agency, division, board, bureau, entity, ...