Georgia Code, Title 22, Chapter 1 - General Provisions

• § 22-1-1 - Definitions
  As used in this title, the term: (1) "Blighted property," "blighted," or "blight" means any urbanized or developed property which: (A) Presents two or...
• § 22-1-2 - Nature of Right of Eminent Domain; Property to Be Put to Public Use
  (a) The right of eminent domain is the right of the state, through its regular organization, to reassert, either temporarily or permanently, its dominion...
• § 22-1-3 - Power of General Assembly to Determine When Right of Eminent Domain May Be Exercised; Duty of Courts As to Laws Authorizing the Condemnation of Private Property for Private Uses
  It is the province of the General Assembly to determine when the right of eminent domain may be exercised. If, however, under pretext of...
• § 22-1-4 - Manner in Which General Assembly May Exercise Right of Eminent Domain
  The General Assembly may exercise the right of eminent domain directly through the officers of the state, through the medium of corporate bodies, or...
• § 22-1-5 - Requirement of Just Compensation As a Limitation on Exercise of Power of Eminent Domain
  Except in cases of extreme necessity and great urgency, the right of eminent domain cannot be exercised without first providing for just compensation to...
• § 22-1-6 - Right of Persons to Take or Damage Private Property Upon Payment of Just and Adequate Compensation
  If a person who is authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain cannot by contract procure the property or the easement, right of...
• § 22-1-7 - Effect of Failure to Agree on Compensation
  If the parties cannot agree upon the compensation to be paid, the same shall be assessed and determined as provided in Article 1 of...
• § 22-1-8 - Exclusive Nature of Title
  All persons authorized to take or damage private property for public purposes shall proceed as set forth in this title.
• § 22-1-9 - Policies and Practices Guiding Exercise of Eminent Domain
  In order to encourage and expedite the acquisition of real property by agreements with owners, to avoid litigation and relieve congestion in the courts,...
• § 22-1-10 - Duties of Condemnor Prior to Exercise of Eminent Domain; Rights of Condemnee; Exceptions
  (a) Prior to exercising the power of eminent domain, a governmental condemnor shall: (1) Not less than 15 days before any meeting at which...
• § 22-1-10.1 - Time for Bringing Condemnation Action; Exceptions
  (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this Code section, no action for condemnation may be brought in any court of...
• § 22-1-11 - Determination of Authority to Exercise Public Domain
  Before the vesting of title in the condemnor and upon motion of the condemnee, or within ten days of the entry of the special...
• § 22-1-12 - Reimbursement to Property Owner of Reasonable Costs and Expenses Associated With Condemnation Proceedings
  In all actions where a condemning authority exercises the power of eminent domain, the court having jurisdiction of a proceeding instituted by a condemnor...
• § 22-1-13 - Compensation to Condemnee for Relocation Damages and Expenses
  In addition to the types of relocation damages permissible under law, any condemnee that is displaced as a result of the condemnation shall be...
• § 22-1-14 - Valuation of Condemned Property
  (a) When property is condemned under this title or any other title of this Code, the value of the condemned property may be determined...

Last modified: October 14, 2016