Georgia Code, Title 51, Chapter 9 - Injuries to Real Estate

• § 51-9-1 - Cause of Action for Interference With Enjoyment of Property
  The right of enjoyment of private property being an absolute right of every citizen, every act of another which unlawfully interferes with such enjoyment...
• § 51-9-2 - Recovery of Possession of Lands; Damages
  The bare right to possession of lands shall authorize their recovery by the owner of such right, as well as damages for the withholding...
• § 51-9-3 - Recovery for Wrongful Interference With Possession of Land
  The bare possession of land shall authorize the possessor to recover damages from any person who wrongfully interferes with such possession in any manner.
• § 51-9-4 - Action for Trespass by Person Having Title
  The person having title to lands, if no one is in actual possession under the same title with him, may bring an action for...
• § 51-9-5 - Effect of Holding Title When Possession Claimed by Two Persons
  If two persons claim to have actual possession of the same land, the person having legal title shall be deemed to be in possession...
• § 51-9-6 - Damages for Continuing Trespass
  Damages for a continuing trespass are limited to those which have occurred before an action is commenced. Subsequent damages flowing from a continuation of...
• § 51-9-7 - Diversion, Obstruction, or Pollution of Stream As Trespass
  The owner of land through which nonnavigable watercourses flow is entitled to have the water in such streams come to his land in its...
• § 51-9-8 - Interference With Underground Streams
  The course of a stream of water underground and its exact condition before its first use are so difficult of ascertainment that trespass may...
• § 51-9-9 - Interference With Rights of Owner Above and Below Surface of Property
  The owner of realty has title downwards and upwards indefinitely; and an unlawful interference with his rights, either below or above the surface, gives...
• § 51-9-10 - Interference With Right of Way or Right of Common
  The unlawful interference with a right of way or a right of common constitutes a trespass to the party entitled thereto.
• § 51-9-11 - Slander or Libel Concerning Title to Land
  The owner of any estate in lands may bring an action for libelous or slanderous words which falsely and maliciously impugn his title if...

Last modified: October 14, 2016