Georgia Code, Title 44, Chapter 3, Article 6 - Property Owners' Associations

• § 44-3-220 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Property Owners' Association Act."
• § 44-3-221 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Board of directors" or "board" means an executive and administrative body, by whatever name denominated, designated...
• § 44-3-222 - Creation of Property Owners' Development; Affirmative Election to Be Governed by Article
  A property owners' development shall come into existence upon either the recordation of the declaration pursuant to this article or the amendment of a...
• § 44-3-223 - Compliance With Provisions of Instrument and With Rules and Regulations; Penalties for Noncompliance
  Every lot owner and all those entitled to occupy a lot shall comply with all lawful provisions of the property owners' association instrument. In...
• § 44-3-224 - Voting At Association Meetings
  (a) Since a lot owner may be more than one person, if only one of those persons is present at a meeting of the...
• § 44-3-225 - Assessment of Expenses; Exemption From Liability; Liability for Unpaid Assessments
  (a) To the extent that the instrument expressly so provides: (1) Any common expenses benefiting less than all of the lots shall be specially...
• § 44-3-226 - Amendment of Instrument; Presumption of Validity in Court Action
  (a) Except to the extent expressly permitted or required by other provisions of this article, the instrument shall be amended only by the agreement...
• § 44-3-227 - Incorporation As Prerequisite to Submission to Article; Requirements As to Corporate Documents; Board of Directors
  (a) Prior to submission to this article, the association shall be duly incorporated either as a business corporation under Chapter 2 of Title 14...
• § 44-3-228 - Presence of Quorums At Meetings
  Unless the instrument or bylaws provide otherwise, a quorum shall be deemed present throughout any meeting of the members of the association if persons...
• § 44-3-229 - Persons Deemed to Be "Lot Owner."
  If the instrument provides that any member of the board of directors or any officer of the association must be a lot owner, then,...
• § 44-3-230 - Frequency of Meetings; Notice
  Meetings of the members of the association shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the association's bylaws and in any event shall...
• § 44-3-231 - Powers and Duties of Association; Legal Actions Against Agent or Employee of Association
  (a) Except to the extent prohibited by the instrument and subject to any restrictions and limitations specified therein, the association shall have the power...
• § 44-3-232 - Assessments Against Lot Owners As Constituting Lien in Favor of Association; Additional Charges Against Lot Owners; Procedure for Foreclosing Lien; Obligation to Provide Statement of Amounts Due
  (a) All sums lawfully assessed by the association against any lot owner or property owners' association lot, whether for the share of the common...
• § 44-3-233 - Liberal Construction of Article; Substantial Compliance; Curing of Defects by Amendment
  The provisions of this article and of an instrument recorded pursuant thereto shall be liberally construed in favor of the valid establishment of property...
• § 44-3-234 - Application of Article
  The limitations provided in subsection (b) and paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of subsection (d) of Code Section 44-5-60 shall not apply to any...
• § 44-3-235 - Applicability of Article
  (a) This article shall apply to all property which is submitted to this article. This article shall also apply to any association of owners...

Last modified: October 14, 2016